Question about the NET

[monpetitepommefrite]

I'm taking the NET this upcoming week and have been studying, so I think I'll do well. However, I was just wondering if anyone could tell me how many questions are on each section of the test. I guess I'm confused because the admissions person from my program told me that I have to make at least a 60 and I'm unsure whether that means number of questions correct or percentage of questions correct.

If anyone could answer this for me as well as offer any other advice for someone about to take the test.

Thanks!

[StudentNurseAbby]

It's a percentage, most likely. We had to get a least 60% on Math and Reading to be considered for admission. They are different numbers of questions on each section and various times in which to complete them.

Good luck.:)

[*Blessed2BaNRS*]

here is a post that i just posted yesterday about the net:

hi all,

there are several threads on here that talk about the net. check them out. here is some info that i have posted on my own website that tells about the net, and below it is a few links that have net info on them.

information concerning the net (nurse entrance test)

the net test has gotten a lot of people freaked out! but, it can be passed. the main thing to remember is it is just a test!! we have all had to take them, and once a person gets into nursing school, it won't change! there will still be many a test to take!!

many people have emailed me asking what to expect on the net, so i will supply as much info as i can remember about it!!

there are various sections on the net that you will be tested on. most schools, though, only look at the reading and math portion, not any of the rest. why the rest is on there, i have no clue, but it is. so, here are the portions that you will test over, and what they contain:

• critical thinking appraisal

  
  inferential reading
  main idea of passage
  predicting of outcomes

  
  

• learning style

  
  

auditory

oral

social

solitary

visual

writing

• math skills
  

  algebra equations

  
  decimal operations
  fraction operations
  number systems conversions
  percentage operations

  
  

• reading

  
  

reading rate per minute

reading percentile rank

reading level

• stress level profile
  

  academic

  
  family
  money/time
  social
  work place

  
  

• topics (science)

  
  anatomy & physiology
  biology
  cellular biology
  chemistry
  testtaking skills

  
  

• written expression

  
  capitalization
  pronoun case and principle parts of irregular verbs
  punctuation
  correct sentence structure
  relative pronouns of standard usage
  spelling demons
  subject & verb agreement

  
  

the net is a timed test, so be prepared to go quickly, but make sure that you take enough time to understand what you are reading. the test only grades you on the questions that you answer correctly, so it is to your benefit that you answer as many as you can. good luck if you are having to take the test and remember, this is one step closer to getting into the program!! make sure to check out the above link for net test practice. it is a great site!

http://hfcclab.info/net/index.htm

http://healthcare.maricopa.edu/pdfdo...reparation.pdf

http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/assessme...t/navnet1.html

the first site has practice questions and breaks the net down. the 2nd one is a pdf that is a workbook for the net and the 3rd one is a site that has actual screen shots to show you how the test looks. when i went to the site, it was unavailable, so they must be working on it. i was just on there earlier and it was working, so keep trying it.

at my school, we could use calcualtors, but some schools will not allow them. it all depends on the school.

also, the eri website does sell the book, but if your library has it, check it out there before you buy it. i seriously did not care for it when i got it, and thought it was a waste of money. the above website for hfcclab, to me, was so much better.

i was out of school for 18 years before i took the net, and never had algebra in school, so i was really worried about how i would do in the test, but the math is very, very basic. add., sub., mult., div., percentages, ratios and decimals and very basic algebra. the reading, to most people, is much more difficult, although it doesn't seem like it until you get your grade!!

there are 60 math questions and you have 60 minutes, and 33 reading questions that you have 30 minutes on.

[michelleicu]

?So the NET test is only for Associate degree nurses RN's?LVN's don't have to take it?

[*Blessed2BaNRS*]

Hi Michelle,

It all depends on your school. For the first yea r that my school had the test, only ADN candidates had to take it, but this fall, they are making LVN's take it also. I have seen previous posts from LVN's that said they were havinng to take it, also.