English Skills
49%of exam
Math
16%of exam
FractionsRatiosConversionsDosage SetupCalculator Setup
Life Science
26%of exam
Physics
9%of exam
MotionEnergyWavesElectricityPressure
Quick Facts
- Exam
- HESI Admission Assessment
- Also called
- HESI A2
- Owner
- Elsevier HESI
- Purpose
- Program admission screening
- Sections
- School-selected modules
- Items
- 55 or 30 item exams
- Score
- Percent by section
- Pass
- Program-set cutoff
- Calculator
- On-screen math only
- Style
- Computerized multiple-choice
FANBOYS
For and nor but or yet so
forandnorbutoryetso
Available vs Required
Available
- Elsevier modules
- Broad menu
- May include science
Required
- School selected
- Admission rule
- May exclude science
Menu vs mandate
Section Picker
- School lists modules→Match exactly
- A&P optional→Check program
- Science excluded→Skip science
- Critical thinking listed→Take extra
- Wrong school code→Contact Elsevier
- Retake needed→Read policy
Format Timing
- Reading
- 55 items60 min
- Vocabulary
- 55 items50 min
- Grammar
- 55 items50 min
- Math
- 55 items50 min
- A&P
- 30 items25 min
- Biology
- 30 items25 min
- Chemistry
- 30 items25 min
- Physics
- 30 itemsProgram-specific
Composite vs Section
Composite
- Averaged sections
- School-defined
- May not superscore
Section
- Individual percent
- Minimum may apply
- Weakness visible
Average vs module
Reading Picker
- Asks stated fact→Detail
- Asks suggested idea→Inference
- Asks whole point→Main idea
- Asks word meaning→Context
- Answer too extreme→Eliminate
- Outside knowledge fits→Reject
Score Bands
- Excellent
- 90-100%
- Very good
- 80-89%
- RN satisfactory
- 75-79%
- PN satisfactory
- 70-79%
- RN needs work
- 74% or below
- PN needs work
- 69% or below
- Composite
- School policy
- Cut score
- School policy
Detail vs Inference
Detail
- Directly stated
- Find line
- Text match
Inference
- Must follow
- Use evidence
- No guessing
Stated vs supported
Reading
- Main idea
- Whole passage point
- Detail
- Directly stated
- Inference
- Evidence plus logic
- Purpose
- Author goal
- Tone
- Author attitude
- Context
- Nearby word clues
- Summary
- Main points only
- Bias
- One-sided slant
- Evidence
- Text support
- Scope
- Answer breadth
Vocab vs Grammar
Vocab
- Word meaning
- Health terms
- Context clues
Grammar
- Sentence rules
- Usage errors
- Punctuation
Meaning vs mechanics
Vocabulary
- Prefix
- Word beginning
- Suffix
- Word ending
- Root
- Core meaning
- a-
- Without
- brady-
- Slow
- tachy-
- Fast
- hypo-
- Below
- hyper-
- Above
- -itis
- Inflammation
- -ectomy
- Removal
Grammar
- Subject
- Sentence actor
- Verb
- Action or state
- Pronoun
- Replaces noun
- Agreement
- Subject matches verb
- Fragment
- Incomplete thought
- Run-on
- Fused clauses
- Comma splice
- Comma joins clauses
- Modifier
- Describes nearby word
- Apostrophe
- Possession or contraction
- Semicolon
- Joins complete clauses
Test Day
- Program code
- Scores route correctly
- Photo ID
- Name must match
- Sections
- Take required modules
- Calculator
- Screen tool only
- Retake
- School policy
- Validity
- School policy
- Results
- School timing varies
- Superscore
- School policy
Metric Ladder
King Henry died drinking chocolate milk
kilohectodekaunitdecicentimilli
Ratio vs Proportion
Ratio
- Compares amounts
- Simplify terms
- Order matters
Proportion
- Equal ratios
- Solve unknown
- Cross multiply
Compare vs solve
Math Picker
- Part of whole→Percent
- Equal ratios→Proportion
- Different units→Conversion
- Average asked→Mean
- Middle asked→Median
- Dose word problem→Ordered/have
Math Core
- Fraction
- Part over whole
- Decimal
- Base-ten part
- Percent
- Per hundred
- Ratio
- Compares quantities
- Proportion
- Equal ratios
- Mean
- Average
- Median
- Middle value
- Mode
- Most frequent
- Range
- Max minus min
- PEMDAS
- Operation order
Health Math
- 1 kg
- 1000 g
- 1 g
- 1000 mg
- 1 mg
- 1000 mcg
- 1 L
- 1000 mL
- 1 tbsp
- 3 tsp
- 1 oz
- 30 mL
- F to C
- Subtract 32 first
- C to F
- Multiply 9/5 first
- Dosage
- Ordered over have
- Units
- Cancel labels
Mitosis Order
PMAT: prophase metaphase anaphase telophase
P: condenseM: middleA: apartT: divide
Anatomy vs Physiology
Anatomy
- Body parts
- Structures
- Where located
Physiology
- Body functions
- Processes
- How works
Structure vs function
Science Picker
- Structure asked→Anatomy
- Function asked→Physiology
- Cell energy→Mitochondria
- Gas exchange→Alveoli
- Chemical bond→Chemistry
- Movement force→Physics
A&P Core
- Anatomy
- Body structure
- Physiology
- Body function
- Homeostasis
- Stable internal balance
- Tissue
- Similar cells
- Organ
- Tissue system
- Neuron
- Signal cell
- Alveoli
- Gas exchange sacs
- Nephron
- Kidney filter
- Tendon
- Muscle to bone
- Ligament
- Bone to bone
Heart Flow
Body, right, lungs, left, body
RA receivesRV lungsLA receivesLV body
Mitosis vs Meiosis
Mitosis
- Body cells
- Two identical
- Growth repair
Meiosis
- Gametes
- Four varied
- Half chromosomes
Copy vs halve
Body Systems
- Cardiovascular
- Blood transport
- Respiratory
- Gas exchange
- Digestive
- Breakdown absorption
- Urinary
- Waste fluid balance
- Nervous
- Fast control
- Endocrine
- Hormone control
- Immune
- Defense response
- Skeletal
- Support protection
- Muscular
- Movement heat
- Integumentary
- Skin barrier
Biology vs Chemistry
Biology
- Cells
- Metabolism
- Photosynthesis
Chemistry
- Matter
- Reactions
- Bonding
Living systems vs matter
Biology
- Cell membrane
- Selective barrier
- Nucleus
- DNA control
- Mitochondria
- ATP production
- Ribosome
- Protein synthesis
- Osmosis
- Water diffusion
- Enzyme
- Reaction catalyst
- Mitosis
- Two identical cells
- Meiosis
- Four haploid cells
- Photosynthesis
- Light makes glucose
- Respiration
- Glucose makes ATP
Chemistry
- Matter
- Mass plus volume
- Atom
- Element unit
- Proton
- Positive nucleus
- Neutron
- Neutral nucleus
- Electron
- Negative cloud
- Ion
- Charged atom
- Ionic
- Electrons transfer
- Covalent
- Electrons share
- Acid
- pH below 7
- Base
- pH above 7
EM Spectrum
Radio micro infrared visible ultraviolet x gamma
long wavelengthlow energyshort wavelengthhigh energy
Speed vs Velocity
Speed
- Distance over time
- No direction
Velocity
- Displacement over time
- Direction included
Scalar vs vector
Physics Core
- Velocity
- Speed with direction
- Acceleration
- Velocity change
- Force
- Mass times acceleration
- Work
- Force times distance
- Power
- Work over time
- Pressure
- Force over area
- Density
- Mass over volume
- Frequency
- Cycles per second
- Wavelength
- Crest to crest
- Ohm
- Resistance unit
Common Traps
Universal pass score
No national cutoff ≠ Schools set minimums
All sections required
Modules are available ≠ Programs choose required
Science requirement
A&P often required ≠ Other sciences vary
Calculator rule
Screen calculator allowed ≠ Personal calculators barred
Composite assumption
Composite may count ≠ Section minimums may count
Reading inference
Use passage evidence ≠ Avoid outside knowledge
Percent setup
Percent means hundred ≠ Decimal must move
Unit conversions
Cancel labels first ≠ Numbers alone mislead
Affect effect
Affect usually verb ≠ Effect usually noun
Anatomy physiology
Anatomy is structure ≠ Physiology is function
Last Minute
- 1.Confirm required modules
- 2.Use correct school code
- 3.Reading: find passage proof
- 4.Vocabulary: break word parts
- 5.Grammar: check agreement
- 6.Math: cancel units first
- 7.Calculator: screen tool only
- 8.A&P: structure versus function
- 9.Biology: cells and metabolism
- 10.Chemistry: matter, reactions, bonding
- 11.Physics: formula before numbers
- 12.Scores: section percent matters
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