MarkMw

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1. Q's about Hesi A2 critical thinking portion !

   MarkMw replied to bobo21's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

   Make sure first that this section is going to be included on your exam. The university that required it of me no longer uses this section. But it is very basic material that would be covered in an...

2. What can I do to be productive while waiting to get into Nursing program?

   MarkMw replied to TiffanyMcNurse2b's topic in General Students

   I don't think there is a "nursing for dummies" but you could look for an old copy of a Nursing Fundamentals text. Try borrowing from local libraries to save money. Or "Nursing Fundamentals...

3. What can I do to be productive while waiting to get into Nursing program?

   MarkMw replied to TiffanyMcNurse2b's topic in General Students

   One of the schools I applied to has Pathophysiology as a "recommended" course to take beforehand, so I'm taking that. It serves as a good A&P review (which others mentioned) in addition to the...

4. Q's about Hesi A2 critical thinking portion !

   MarkMw replied to bobo21's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

   I just took this exam. I got an 870 on the critical thinking (equivalent to an 87%) - good enough, but lower than what I got on anything else. I'm really confused about this section. It was entirely...

5. How I Passed the TEAS Exam

   MarkMw replied to rainbowvahmet's topic in TEAS Exam Help

   1) I'm kind of a slow reader myself. But you get several questions for each passage, so the reading time *per passage* is not that much. I didn't run into time issues on that section in any practice...

6. How I Passed the TEAS Exam

   MarkMw replied to rainbowvahmet's topic in TEAS Exam Help

   Correct. I don't have any of those memorized and I got 98 overall

7. How do I explain to my snobby family why nurses are important and worthy of respect?

   MarkMw replied to Miss Infermiera2b's topic in General Nursing

   Ugh. I'm making the leap from a different, well-paying profession. Family & friends give me nothing but support and respect for my decision. Other nurses I know are excited to see me cross over....

8. How I Passed the TEAS Exam

   MarkMw replied to rainbowvahmet's topic in TEAS Exam Help

   Oh, and I believe questions are worth 2/3rds points each, regardless of which section they are in. Earlier posters seemed confused about

9. How I Passed the TEAS Exam

   MarkMw replied to rainbowvahmet's topic in TEAS Exam Help

   I took mine yesterday. I scored 98% - big thanks to rainbow's amazing post. I could not have put together anything remotely like that. Nearly 2 years later, and the original post is still great...