Hi guys! I'm applying for NAU Yuma's nursing program and the Kaplan Nursing Entrance Exam is used for this school. I just took the Kaplan test yesterday and I did not do very well on the science and writing portions. Since I did not reach the minimum score for science (65%), I have to apply again for the next cycle.
Overall score: 79%
Reading: 91&
Math: 89%
Writing: 71%
Science: 60%
I want to list some topics that I remember from the test to help out future students, especially since there's not a lot of info out there. First of all, I thought only anatomy and physiology would be on the science portion, but it was not the only field of science.
Reading:
Main point of a passage
Interpretation of author's meaning
If certain words were appropriate for a passage
Math:
Fractions
Decimals
Roman numerals
Percentages
Flow rate (very general)
Adding/subtracting
Operations
Writing:
Mechanisms of writing
Subject verb agreement
Subject object agreement
Commas
Punctuation
Spelling (fairly easy)
Adding/deleting sentences into/from a passage
Science:
Know all the body systems
Know details of cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, immune and renal systems
Blood flow through heart
Airflow & gaseous exchange in lungs
Pumping action of lungs
Nephrons in kidneys
Puncture wounds (which type of immune cell phagocytizes foreign microbes in a puncture wound?)
Basic biology
Taxonomy
Prokaryotic/eukaryotic
Meiosis/Mitosis
Acid-base reactions & its products
Aging (super broad like is the taste sense the first sense to go?)
Symptoms of gout
Symptoms of asthma
I am very disappointed in the lack of clarity of what was going to be on this test, especially with the science portion. I think Kaplan needs to be more transparent about which fields of science will be on the test.
