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.
I passed! Not with the score I wanted but not bad for studying just a few days prior. LOL The info given truly helped me... Scored a 79%....90% in Science...95% in Reading...68% in Math and 67% in writing. I thought writing was my strongest area and its actually the weakest..
If anyone is taking the Kaplan soon, mathdude on Youtube has a good review to help with the general information you need to know. If you go in quizlet and look up the Kaplan nursing entrance exam, look for the sets with only 20-25 questions. Those really help for the science portion. I took mine January 6th and those resources were very helpful! Good luck to everyone!
You did great!! If you don’t mind me asking, what is your prerequisite GPA?
4.0. You?
Disappointed in my science performance as well. Changed some answers to wrong ones. That would be some advice I'd give to future takers- seems the first choice you make is the right one. Trust your gut.
FutureRNToya
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Thank you!