Need HESI Advice

Riseupandnurse · Jul 13, 2008

To pass the HESI: Make sure you know your labs and math calculations. When you see a question, cover up the answers and don't look at them until you have tried to answer the question, "What's wrong with this patient (or could be the most serious thing wrong with the patient)"? If your patient is a diabetic, for instance, review what you know about diabetes BEFORE you look at the answer choices. Every word counts. If you're told the patient had surgery two days ago, that's important. Use logic; they are not trying to trick you; it's just all about logic. Go with Maslow. The questions are not actually that bad if you just use your head.

locolorenzo22, BSN, RN · Jul 13, 2008

Not entirely what I would suggest: You may see a problem in the question...and go "oh, mr x has cardiac issues...must be low K...."then potassium isn't a choice. Now what?

My suggestion would be to get the saunders book and do about 5-600 questions. Read the question, restate it, and then figure out if you need more information or if you need to do something...(assess vs. implement). Then, from there figure out what makes sense....if you need to assess and there's only one assessment and it makes sense...then pick that. What score do you need on the HESI?

malenurse122879, MSN, RN · Jul 13, 2008

Um.. here's what I did.. I used the HESI neclex RN review book.. took practices comprehensive tests from their CD and I made a 96 in Med Surg I and a 90% HESI score on our comprehensive final?

RazorbackRN, BSN, RN · Jul 14, 2008

I ordered the HESI review guide and CD from the HESI website. I studied these along with Saunders NCLEX for several weeks before the test. I made a 1013 on the exit HESI.

ALWAYS think ABC's.