What can I expect from the HESI entrance exam?

Jack245 · Mar 16, 2011

Anatomy and Physiology definitely should be your focus in science, but the test also covers some Chemistry/Biology, and depending on the school, a little Physics.

English section is everyday stuff, Vocab, Grammar, Comprehension and the like.

Math is straightforward, if you have the skills to do high school graduate level math(Fractions, decimals, ratios, and some basic algebra, you should be fine. Math was the topic that gave me the least amount of trouble.

Hope this helps!

Southern Magnolia · Mar 17, 2011

Could have sworn I typed a reply earlier . . . The evolve reach study guide is what I used. True to the test unless you're weak in the sciences. I'd recommend the guide for getting an idea of the topics and use an A&P and chem text if you need more detail on those topics.

BamaBeachbound78 · Mar 17, 2011

Study anything Evolve related, they are the closest thing to the HESI's as far as material style. I didn't have to take it as a pretest but I do have them at the end of every clinical course in my program (7 Total), which is 10% of that course grade and if we don't score at least a 900 on each, we have to do remediation on each or you repeat the course...not fun.

BrookeeLou_RN · Mar 17, 2011

Sorry, I have never heard of HESI's exam? What is it? Why would one take it?

Thanks for info.

Nepenthe Sea · Mar 19, 2011

Get the HESI study guide from a bookstore. Make sure it's HESI, or you might end up studying a bunch of stuff you don't need to.

My HESI was math (8th grade level , no biggie), reading and vocabulary. We didn't have science on ours, but yours may be different. Just because you can read doesn't mean you don't have to study the reading part. I'm an excellent reader and my score was lowest on that part because I wasn't good at finding the main idea of a paragraph and all that. You may need to brush up.

The vocabulary killed a lot of people at my school. If there is a word that has both a medical meaning and a non-medical meaning, always choose the medical meaning.

If you're not good at math, get some help. The math is very easy stuff (this coming from a non-math person), but you just have to practice the problems, over and over. It's things like fractions, ratios, simple division and multiplication, and simple algebra. Just study the stuff in the book and you'll be good.

Nepenthe Sea · Mar 19, 2011

Sorry, I have never heard of HESI's exam? What is it? Why would one take it?
Thanks for info.

HESI is a type of test that is commonly used as an entrance and/or exit exam for nursing school. At my school, in order to get into the nursing program, you had to pass the entrance HESI with a 75% at the least. Every semester since, we have had a "practice" HESI for every class. These don't count for a grade, but they are graded the same as HESI, and help us prepare for NCLEX. I'm in my last semester and we have to take two HESI exit exams. We don't have to pass, but if we don't, we're required to do a lot of extra studying to get ready for the NCLEX.

Oh, and HESI is graded like the NCLEX. You get more credit for answering harder questions, and less credit for answering easier ones.

BrookeeLou_RN · Mar 19, 2011

Thanks, obviously never took one, passed NCLEX first time. Maybe it is more a regional thing as I started Nursing school in MD and finished in FL. Just have never even come across the term except on A.N.