NLN Nursing Mobility Profile 1 Test - HELP!

angl987 · Oct 10, 2010

I am going to be taking the exam in November for the LPN to RN program that is starting in June 2011 at the University of Rio Grande and a friend of mine that just graduated from the program in May said that they are planning to switch the exam to the HESI.

mjm1979 · Oct 10, 2010

Angl987, are you going to be taking the campus based class or the online class? I am corresponding with a couple of people who are currently taking the online class and they say it's very difficult, esp. the med/surg class.

I was really aggravated that they are changing the entrance exam to the HESI. I was told that this year the online applicants were going to have to take the NLN b/c the program is becoming so popular now. Last year they had to turn down some applicants, so they're going to use the exam to rank people. So, I go out and buy about $70 worth of study guides and start studying and then I called he campus a couple of weeks ago and they said that they're going to be giving the HESI instead. Grrrr. So, I spent another $35 bucks for the HESI guide. And to date I've not been able to find out when the exams are to be given and what sections they're going to be testing on. I don't want to teach myslef Physics if they aren't going to include it in the exam... they told me they were going to be giving the exam once in Oct, Nov, and Dec. The last I heard they still didn't have the exam dates yet and she didn't know which sections they were going to test on.

Thanks for responding. Did your friend do the online or campus program?

mjm1979 · Oct 13, 2010

Well, I emailed one of he secretaries again yesterday to see if they have the dates set yet for the HESI and she responded back today. They are now going to be giving the HESI for the August 2011 online program in the spring and summer rather than this fall.

angl987 · Nov 1, 2010

Sorry it took me so long to respond back. I am taking the campus based LPN to RN program. They are now giving the hesi exam for the people wanting to enter next years program. They gave one already gave one exam on October 22nd, the next is November 5th. Those are the only two dates they are giving them. My cousin is doing the on-line program that starts in January 2011 and she didn't have to take any testing to get in. The only thing that Rio told me that the testing is things that an LPN should already know. Did you already take the hesi?

mjm1979 · Nov 1, 2010

Let me know how the test is after you take it, if you don't mind. I'm guessing it's a test similar to the NCLEX. There are several sections of the HESI and from what I understand the school picks the sections to give. So, I wanted to know if they were testing over Physics, math, etc so I knew what to study for. I just keep getting told that it's a test over what we should know as an LPN. So, again, I'm guessing it's just a general PN knowledge test, sort of like NCLEX. Let me know if you don't mind tho, coz I don't want to be wasting time trying to learn Physics and studying things that won't be on the test. Otherwise, I'll just go over my school work and NCLEX study guide.

The first HESI exam for the next online class is going to be March, according to the school secretaries.

Thanks for staying in touch.

angl987 · Nov 6, 2010

I took the hesi test at Rio yesterday and it is basic stuff you learned in your LPN school. It was not that bad, it covers A&P, medsurg, pharm, peds, maternal and newborn. Know your lab values too. It is something similar to the PN NCLEX. Hope this helps you out.

mjm1979 · Nov 6, 2010

Thanks so much!

darnold · Feb 17, 2011

Please help!!!

I called the college today.

The nursing department said that the Hesi A2 is general LPN information and to study the NCLEX LPN.

The admission office said that it is general information (math, english, etc... and nursing)

Has anyone taken the exam to get into their LPN to RN program? What should I study?

Please help!!! I dont know what to study. Nclex LPN vs Hesi A2 study guide

Thanks for your help

nrsbettyo · Mar 25, 2014

Can anyone provide any more information as to whether the entrance test is the A2 or general LPN knowledge test? What materials did you use to study for it?

Can anyone provide any information regarding the courses? My weakest skill is math, and I would like to know the formulas used so that I may "beef up" that skill set. Do any of the classes end with a dosage calc/pharm test? If so, what is the percentage you have to get correct to pass?