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Admission Assessment Exam Review
- 5th Edition - January 24, 2020
- Author: HESI
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 5 8 2 2 6 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 4 0 1 3 - 8
Passing the HESI Admission Assessment Exam is the first step on the journey to becoming a successful healthcare professional. Be prepared to pass the exam with the most up… Read more
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Request a sales quotePassing the HESI Admission Assessment Exam is the first step on the journey to becoming a successful healthcare professional. Be prepared to pass the exam with the most up-to-date HESI Admission Assessment Exam Review, 5th Edition! From the testing experts at HESI, this user-friendly guide walks you through the topics and question types found on admission exams, including: math, reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, and physics.
The guide includes hundreds of sample questions as well as step-by-step explanations, illustrations, and comprehensive practice exams to help you review various subject areas and improve test-taking skills. Plus, the pre-test and post-test help identify your specific weak areas so study time can be focused where it’s needed most.
- HESI Hints boxes offer valuable test-taking tips , as well as rationales, suggestions, examples, and reminders for specific topics.
- Step-by-step explanations and sample problems in the math section show you how to work through each and know how to answer.
- Sample questions in all sections prepare you for the questions you will find on the A2 Exam.
- A 25-question pre-test at the beginning of the text helps assess your areas of strength and weakness before using the text.
- A 50-question comprehensive post-test at the back of the text includes rationales for correct and incorrect answers.
- Easy-to-read format with consistent section features (introduction, key terms, chapter outline, and a bulleted summary) help you organize your review time and understand the information.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributing authors
- Preface
- Pretest
- 1. Mathematics
- Basic addition and subtraction
- Sample problems
- Basic multiplication (whole numbers)
- Sample problems
- Basic division (whole numbers)
- Sample problems
- Decimals
- Sample problems
- Sample problems
- Sample problems
- Fractions
- Addition of fractions
- Sample problems
- Subtraction of fractions
- Sample problems
- Multiplication of fractions
- Sample problems
- Division of fractions
- Sample problems
- Changing fractions to decimals
- Sample problems
- Changing decimals to fractions
- Sample problems
- Ratios and proportions
- Sample problems
- Percentages
- Sample problems
- Sample problems
- 12-hour clock versus military time
- Sample problems
- Algebra
- Sample problems
- Helpful information to memorize
- Answers to sample problems
- Basic addition and subtraction
- Basic multiplication (whole numbers)
- Basic division (whole numbers)
- Addition and subtraction of decimals
- Multiplication of decimals
- Division of decimals
- Addition of fractions
- Subtraction of fractions
- Multiplication of fractions
- Division of fractions
- Changing fractions to decimals
- Changing decimals to fractions
- Ratios and proportions
- Percentages
- Using the percent formula
- 12-hour clock time versus military time
- Algebra
- 2. Reading comprehension
- Identifying the main idea
- Identifying supporting details
- Finding the meaning of words in context
- Identifying a writer’s purpose and tone
- Distinguishing between fact and opinion
- Making logical inferences
- Summarizing
- Review questions
- Answers to review questions
- Bibliography
- 3. Vocabulary
- Review questions
- Answers to review questions
- 4. Grammar
- Eight parts of speech
- Nine important terms to understand
- Ten common grammatical mistakes
- Five suggestions for success
- Fifteen troublesome word pairs
- Summary
- Answers to review questions
- 5. Biology
- Biology basics
- Water
- Biologic molecules
- Metabolism
- The cell
- Cellular energy production
- Cellular reproduction
- Genetics
- DNA
- Review questions
- Answers to review questions
- 6. Chemistry
- Scientific notation, the metric system, and temperature scales
- Atomic structure and the periodic table
- Chemical equations
- Reaction rates, equilibrium, and reversibility
- Solutions and solution concentrations
- Chemical reactions
- Stoichiometry
- Oxidation and reduction
- Acids and bases
- Nuclear chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Review questions
- Answers to review questions
- 7. Anatomy and physiology
- General terminology
- Cytology
- Mitosis and meiosis
- Histology
- Integumentary system
- Skeletal system
- Muscular system
- Nervous system
- Endocrine system
- Cardiovascular system
- Respiratory system
- Digestive system
- Urinary system
- Reproductive system
- Review questions
- Answers to review questions
- 8. Physics
- Nature of motion
- Sample problem
- Velocity
- Sample problem
- Projectile motion
- Sample problem
- Newton’s laws of motion
- Sample problem
- Sample problem
- Friction
- Sample problem
- Rotation
- Sample problem
- Uniform circular motion
- Sample problem
- Kinetic energy and potential energy
- Sample problem
- Linear momentum and impulse
- Sample problem
- Universal gravitation
- Sample problem
- Waves and sound
- Sample problem
- Light
- Sample problem
- Optics
- Atomic structure
- The nature of electricity
- Sample problem
- Sample problem
- Sample problem
- Magnetism and electricity
- Posttest
- Jonas Salk
- Answers to Posttest
- Glossary
- Index
- No. of pages: 170
- Language: English
- Edition: 5
- Published: January 24, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323582261
- eBook ISBN: 9780323640138