Barron's nursing school entrance exams
Subtitle: Corinne Grimes, Sandra Swick, Rita Callahan
Contributors: Swick, Sandra; Callahan, Rita
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9780764146688
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Entrance examinations; Nursing schools; Study guides
Other titles: Nursing school entrance exams
Description: "A multi-part model exam plus many shorter tests in each of this book's chapters will give nursing school applicants orientation and preparation before they take an actual nursing school entrance exam. Though entrance exams vary from one school to another, this manual offers comprehensive coverage of virtually all possible test topics. The book presents a detailed description of the nursing profession, its duties, responsibilities, and career satisfactions. A self-assessment questionnaire that follows will help readers decide if nursing is the right career choice for them. Also provided are strategies designed to improve test-takers' study skills and reasoning ability, as well as a subject review that covers verbal skill-building, reading comprehension, math, and science"--Provided by publisher.

"One multi-part model exam plus many shorter tests within each of this book's chapters will give prospective nursing school applicants general orientation and solid preparation before they take an actual nursing school entrance exam. While each entrance exam given by nursing schools throughout the country will vary in topics covered, this manual offers comprehensive coverage of virtually all possible topics. Prospective nursing students will value the authors' detailed description of the nursing profession, its duties, responsibilities, and satisfactions. That discussion is followed by a self-assessment questionnaire to help readers decide if nursing is the right career choice for them. The manual also provides test-taking strategies designed to enhance study skills and reasoning ability that will be useful in any test situation. Also presented is a subject review that covers a range of testable topics: verbal skill-building, reading comprehension, math, and science"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301) and index.
"Preparation for: NLN PAX-RN, NET, TEAS, PSB-RN, C-NET-RN" - cover.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Test-taking strategies and reasoning; title: Verbal ability; title: Reading comprehension; title: Numerical ability; title: Science review; title: Model examinations