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Seventh Edition

Seventh Edition

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Congratulations! Youve taken the first step to prepare yourself for the nursing school entrance exams. This book contains the information you want and need to do your best and get into the school of your choice. To get you started, Section One provides you with important information about the test and how best to handle test-day stress.

Before you start your review, find out exactly what your strengths and weaknesses are. The 65-question diagnostic quiz in Chapter One will help you focus your studies so you dont waste time reviewing topics you have already mastered.

Chapter Two includes test-taking strategies that will boost your confidence on this or any test you take. The tips in this chapter show you how to increase your score.

To minimize your stress on test day, review Chapter Three, Stress Management. Learn the habits that will help you keep cool under any testing conditions.

Perhaps you have decided to pursue nursing as a second career or are returning to the classroom after many years. Chapter Four gives tips for success to the nontraditional student.

Section Two of this book offers you targeted lessons, strategies, and review questions for each of the topics covered on the nursing school entrance exams. Chapters Five through Nine cover the important subjects of Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary and Spelling, Mathematics, and Science. In short, the lessons and practice in this section will prepare you for success.

Once you have learned about the test and reviewed the subjects covered, you are ready for more practice. Section Three includes two 243-question practice tests complete with answer keys and detailed answer explanations. By taking these practice tests, you will be able to apply the test-taking strategies you have learned, as well as identify areas in which you have improved and areas that still require further study.

Finally, the Learning Resources found in Section Four will serve as a quick reference for useful information. Look here to quickly find frequently used math formulas, commonly misspelled words, and other key study resources. In addition, you will find a directory of State Boards of Nursing.

By using Kaplans Nursing School Entrance Exams, you are taking an important step in getting the score you need to start a successful nursing career. Good luck!

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Congratulations! You have chosen to read a book that could very well change your life. When you take the nursing school entrance exam, you will feel confident, and you will be prepared to excel. You wont face unwanted surprises.

In the eyes of the schools you want to be admitted to, your successful test results demonstrate your real potential for learning. The schools need to know that you possess basic math, science, and verbal skills. Its a win-win situation for both you and the schools.

Nursing schools across the country use several different tests to determine who is admitted to their programs. Although these exams have different names and different formats, they all ask you to verify the same skills. In short, nursing schools want to know that you have basic knowledge in 4 main subjects: Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, and Science.

For this reason, Kaplans Nursing School Entrance Exams practice tests have 4 sections:

• Reading Comprehension
• Vocabulary and Spelling
• Mathematics
• Science (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics)

In this section, you will read several passages and answer the questions that follow each of them. All of the questions are multiple-choice, with 4 answer choices (AD).

The passages in this section range from fairly long (up to 650 words), to medium (around 400 words) and short (around 100 words). The passage topics vary, but many of them have a science- or nature-based theme.

There are a total of 38 Reading Comprehension questions in this section. There are 4 main question types:

• Main Idea
• Detail
• Inference
• Vocabulary-in-Context

To learn more about these question types, refer to Chapter Five, Reading Comprehension Review.

There are a total of 65 Vocabulary and Spelling questions in this section. All of the questions are multiple-choice, with 4 answer choices (AD).