Exam (elaborations) NURSING 01 HESI ENTRANCE EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE

Exam (elaborations) NURSING 01 HESI ENTRANCE EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE HESI Study Packet Page Introduction HESI Test Overview (Math, Reading, Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar) 1-2 Math (face sheets precedes each section—pages bold, underlined; Answers follow each section Math diagnostic Test 3-4, 5-8 HEST Math Review I-III: Add, subtract, multiply, divide 9-14 Math IV-VI: Add, subtract, multiply, divide decimals 15-19 Math VII-XII: Fraction terms; reducing proper and improper fractions; LCD 20-33 changing improper to mixed, mixed to improper; ass, subtract, multiply, divide fractions; change fractions to decimals; change decimals to fractions Math XIII: Ratio/Proportion 34-36 Math XVI: Percentages 37-39 Math: Helpful information to memorize and understand: chart of fractions, decimals, percents; Roman numerals; measurement conversions 40-41 Math Review Answer key 42-43 MATH PRACTIVE TEST 1 (face sheets) 44-46 1. Add, subtract, multiply, divide 47-48 2. Multiply, divide (by & into), and, subtract decimals 49-50 3. Change fractions to decimals; decimals to fractions 51-52 4. Add, subtract, multiply, divide fractions 53-54 5. Percentage 55-56 6. Ratio/Proportion 57 7. Conversion 58-59 8.Rounding 60-61 MATH PRACTICE TEST 2 (face sheets) 62-64 9. Add, subtract, multiply, divide 65-66 10. Change decimals to fractions; change fractions to decimals; 67-68 multiply, divide (by & into) add, subtract decimals. 11. Add, subtract, multiply, divide fractions 69-70 12. Percentage 71-72 13. Ratio/Proportion 73-74 14. Conversion 75-76 15. Rounding 77-78 Reading Comprehension (face sheets) face sheet precedes each 79-80 section pages are bold, underlined; answers follow each section How to answer reading comprehension questions and sharpen your reading skills (without really trying) 81-83 Sample reading test Reading 84-86 87-92 Vocabulary (face sheets) face sheet precedes each section pages are bold, underlined; answers follow each section 93-95 1. Test 5 (everyday) 96-97 2. Exams 7, 10-14 (everyday) 98-102 3. Spelling (everyday) 103-107 4. Multiple Choice Quiz (medical terminology) Chapter One- Four, 108-122 Twenty-One List of medical terminology (four study only) 123-134 Grammar (face sheets) face sheet precedes each section- pages 135-137 are bold, underlined; answers follow each section 1. Exercise One: Problems with Verbs (Part 1) 138-139 2. Exercise Two: Problems with Verbs (Part 2) 140 3. Exercise Three: Problems with Verbs (part 3) 141 4. Exercise Fourteen: Problems with Introductory Verbal 142-144 Modifiers 5. Exercise Fifteen: Problems with Parallel Structure 145-147 6. Exercise Eighteen: Problems with Structure 148-149 Answer keys for above grammar section (1-6) 150-158 7. Lesson 5: Sentence Structure: Dangling Modifiers 159-161 8. Lesson 5: Sentence Structure: Parallel Structure 162-164 Answer keys for above grammar section (7-8) 165 9. Plurals: Ex 2, 3, 4, 5 166-169 10. Verbs: Ex 12, Answer keys for above grammar section (9-10) 173-174 11. Verbs: (Subjects – Verbs Agreement) lesson 12, Exercise Answer key for the above grammar section (11) 179-180 12. Gerunds and Infinitives 181 Answer key for above grammar section (12) 182 1 Math Overview Types of questions (no word or story problems) 1. Add, subtract 2. Add, subtract: decimals, whole numbers to decimals 3. Ratio; change fractions to ratio 4. Change decimal to percent 5. Multiply decimals 6. Divide by decimals 7. Rounding 8. Change fractions to decimals 9. Divide by fractions 10. Reduce 11. Add fractions with unlike denominators 12. Divide fractions by whole numbers 13. Divide fractions by fractions HESI Reading Comprehension Overview 1. Need a good vocabulary to answer questions 2. Read, summarize 3. Implies information: Ex. (From the text) In a test, spend more time on essay questions, which are worth more. (From the question) In a test, in order to get more points, spend more time on difficult questions. 4. Long and short paragraphs 5. Other types of questions: A. Definition of words B. What is stated vs. implied C. Fact vs. opinion HESI Vocabulary Test Overview 1. Vocabulary in context, or as definition, or correct usage---questions not always clear A. Multiple Choice, Scenario is set up B. Medical terms, some from biology C. Literary words D. Everyday words 2 HESI Grammar Overview 1. Particularly difficult for ESL (foreign) students 2. Questions 1-25 select best answer A. Verb Forms B. Dangling modifiers 3. Questions 26-50 Identify and correct incorrect portion a. Subject-Verb agreement b. Parallelism c. Plurals d. Infinitives (to + Verb) or Gerunds (verb + ing) e. Particles/prepositions (depend on, not depend in) f. There, their, they’re usage 4. Questions 51-55 3 MATH Diagnostic Directions: 1) Take the diagnostic test that follows. 2) Score with the answer key that immediately follows. 3) Provide the following information hereon (pages 3,4) for tutor- and-selfevaluation: Total number of problems: 27 Number correct: Multiply number correct X 100= Divide by total number of problems= % Tutor will review for areas to work on in Math. Areas to work on: , , , NEXT STEP: GO ON TO MATH REVIEW, THEN PRACTICE TESTS 1 AND 2. 4 Diagnostic Key to follow Circle question number (s) missed Type of Question 1 Addition 2 5 Multiplication 3 6 Division 4 Subtraction 7 Add, subtract, multiply, decimals 16a 17 18 19 Concept of decimals, fractions, percent Add fractions w/ unlike denominators 13 Multiply fractions 14 Divide fractions 15 Concept of ratio 16b Subtract decimals 21 Multiply decimals 22 Divide by decimals 23 Percent problem 24 25 26 Ratio Problem 27a 27b 5 Number Power Review Pretest This pretest will tell you which chapters of Number Power Review you need to work on and which you have already mastered. Do all the problems that you can. There is no time limit. Check your answers with the answer key. Fill out chart at test end. Do all work on these pages. Find an answer to each problem 1. 793 2. 215 x 89 = 3. 417  19 517 + 385 Find an answer to each problem. 4. 2800 5. 173 6. 4,208  16 - 946 x 26 7. Find the Value of the expression: 3 ($2.50 - $1.00) + ($10.00 4). 8. Write the following numbers in order, from least to greatest. 3 .034 30% 2 4% 0.4 4 3 9. What percent of this pizza has been eaten? 6 Write , or + to compare each pair of numbers. 10. 3 21 11. 4 2 14 12. 2 4 2 11 8 48 3 3 5 15 Solve each Problem. 13. 2 ¾ 14. 2 x 3 15. 1  5 +1 ⅓ 3 5 4 8 16. Keisha bought sixteen cans of soda for a birthday party. Six of these are cans of cola. a. What fraction of the soda is cola (red)? = Red b. What is the ratio of cola to flavors that are not cola? Write ,, or = to compare the pair of decimals. 17. 0.65 0.605 18. 0.329 0.48 19. 1.14 1.042 20. Which expression can be used to find the width of each board? Board gap 0.375 18” a. 18+ (3 x 0.375) d. 18-(3 x 0.375) 4 4 b. 18+ (3 x 0.375) e. 18 –(4 x 0.375) 3 4 c. 18- (3 x 0.375) 3 7 Solve each problem. 21. 5.08 22. 2.05 x 0.06 = 23. 2.842  1.4 = -2.92 24. The Clothes Tree is offering a 25% discount on all women’s sweaters. Including a 6% sales tax, what will Selena pay for a sweater that normally sells for $48.00? For problem 25 & 26, refer to the circle graph. 25.What percent of the students at Highland Middle School are in the 8th grade? 26. Suppose that next year the enrollment at Highland Middle School increases by 20%. How many students will be enrolled at Highland next year? 7th 6 th Grade Grade 174 156 8 th Grade 170 27. What is the ratio of the amount that Jonathan saved in May to the amount he saved in January? (Reduce to lowest terms. If necessary) If Jonathan’s take-home pay is 1,500 per month, how much did he save during the 6 months shown on the graph? 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 8 Answer Key 1. 1,695 2. 19,135 3. 21 R 18 4. 1,854 5. 4,498 6. 263 7. $ 7.00 ($4.50 + $2.50) 8. 4%, 30%, 0.34, 0.4, 2/3, ¾ 9. 62.5% 10. 11. = 12. 13. 4 – ½ 14. 2/5 15. 2/5 16. a. 3/8 (6/16) b. 3/5 or 3 to 5 (6/10) 17. 18. 19. 20. d. 21. 2.16 22. 0.123 23. 2.03 24. $38.16 ($36.00+ $2.16) 25. 34% (170/500 x 100%) 26. 600 (500 + 100) 27. 5/3 (25/15) 9 Math Review (Note: This page has space for portion and for overall test score.) Directions: 1) Take the portion of the test that follows. Label and do all work on front and back of same page as problem. 2) See pages 42-44 for answer key, to score portion. 3) Provide the following information hereon (page 10) for tutor- and selfevaluation: Total number of problems: 24 Add, subtract, multiply, divide, whole numbers Number correct: Multiply number correct X 100 = Divide by total number of problems = % Tutor will review for areas to work on in math. Areas to work on: , , , OVERALL MATH REVIEW SCORE Total number of problems (overall): 104 Number correct: Multiply number correct X 100 = Divide by total number of problems = % Tutor will review for areas to work on in math. Areas to work on: , , , NEXT STEP: GO ON TO PRACTICE TESTS 1 AND 2. 10 Basic Addition and Subtraction Basic Addition Steps: 462+133 1. Line up digits according to place value. Check by: 595 2. Add the digits starting from right to left: 462 - 133 Ones: 2 + 3 = 5 +133 462 must be the answer Tens: 6 + 3 = 9 595 Hundreds: 4 + 1 = 5 Addition w/ Regrouping Steps: 835+559 1. Line up the digits according to place value. Check by: 1,394 2. Add: - 599 Ones: 5+9 = 14 1 835 835 must be the answer (carry the 1 to the tens place, which is + 559 one place to the left) 1394 Tens: 1+ 3+ 5= 9 Hundreds: 8+ 5= 13 Basic Subtraction Steps: 5,234 – 4,112 1. Line up the digits according to place value. Check by: 1,122 2. Subtract: 5,234 +4,112