Practical Nursing January 2015 Applicants

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Any January 2015 Practical Nursing hopefuls out there? :bookworm:

I applied to Sheridan, George Brown, Centennial, Conestoga and Mohawk. I was just wondering if anyone is familiar with the HOAE testing, this might be a silly question but can you register for the test only after they have offered you to take it?

The nerves of waiting are getting to me, three to four more months!

Yup where did u practice for it ? And do they really focus on ur math ?

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The assessment for success for the PN program is simply a communications test. Depending on how you do, you will be placed in either the online or in-class communications class. I got nearly perfect on the test and still had to do the online course. Sometimes students are exempt.

The assessment is on the computer and had 2 parts: essay writing and reading comprehension.

The essay is not about what you actually write, but rather that it is organized (the structure), supported, and free of grammar and spelling errors. Look up basic essay writing skills.

For the reading comprehension part, you will read passages and then answer questions. There were also questions about sentence relationships. Just Google Accuplacer for sample questions. Here's a sample test but be sure to only look only at the communications questions:

http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/accuplacer/accuplacer-sample-questions-for-students.pdf

Good luck

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Thanks !! I thought there is a math section aswell

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In semester 1, you will be doing very little math. 1 hr in lab, then you have to write a conversions/dosage calculations test. You must get 100%.

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Ohh okay wait im talking about the entrance test that u have to do

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Do you mean the HOAE test that determines your acceptance? The assessment for success is an english exam to see what communications course you need to take if any after you've received your acceptance into the program. The HOAE test results are combined with your grades to determine if you're accepted. There are countless posts about the exam including reading this one. You'll get the same answers as before. Its a common sense exam, you can't really study for it. There are math questions, english comprehension, science, synonyms, etc.

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Oh okay thanks this did help ! :)

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Hii I will be writing the test in a week and really nervous about the bio section and wondering what type of questions to expect for the bio questions ?

Oh, I didnt study for it AT ALL. Like, zip, nil.

My mum was on me constantly telling me to study - but honestly, studying would have been a waste of time.

A LOT of the things on that test had nothing to do with Science. It was very vague and general. I would go so far as to say you either knew it, or you didnt. Maybe 10% of the test touched upon things we learned in high school, and that was mostly all math and general science questions that were very basic.

The only thing that threw me in for a loop that you CAN study for, is the imperial system. I couldnt do a lot of the questions due to no knowledge of imperial system. I learned metric, and assumed metric would be used in Canada. The test is done by the USA, so expect imperial system based questions. I had no metric system questions at all.

I got an 81% without studying at all. Most of the sections I ended up with 97, 98, 99... The section with the imperial system I ended with a 70, so it destroyed my average to an 81%.

Another part you can study is the spelling section, where it is all spelling based on scientific and medical terms. Again, this is such a weird section, and I havent seen 90% of those words in my life. I guessed almost all of them just based on words I would associate with them.

Now I really dont want to tell you not to study, if you are anxious about the test. Oh, and a question had to do with who won a Nobel Prize...Which I found ridiculous since that hardly seemed relevant at all. I just found the test impossible to study for, since it was so vague and broad and just......I would go so far as to call it an IQ test more so than an actual content based test.

You can also study for the math, but the math was so basic and simple... It was grade 7 Math. Fractions, multiplication, percentages, area and perimeter. Also the Pythagorean theorem. Again, if you are good with your math, this is something that you really never have to touch or study for.

Let me know if you have any questions about it. : ) This is all the info I could sprout off the top of my head, but if you have any specific questions I am more than happy to answer them for you! Most of all, dont stress about it! Youll pass it no problem. : D

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Hi, im taking the hoae test in a few months and im so nervous! especially for the natural science and spelling because i've looked at the hoae sample that i found on George browns page and it scared me because of the spelling section, they had random words, some that ive never heard of. I get 82-87 in school but i feel like i might not get in because of this hoae exam. can you recommend some studying tips ? thank you sooo much!!

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