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I was wondering if anyone here had to take the NLN nurses exam, and if you can give me any tips on the best way to study and do well on it…
Thanks!
hi candy. i took the exam nearly 3 years ago. my brain is still ‘off’ from the fast but IY”H I’ll post my experience tomorrow.
Hi Candy.
So, heres my experience. I had the book for about 3 months before taking the NLN test. I studied when I could during seminary. its like the SAT with science added in-physics, bio etc. might have been earth science too but I don’t remember. I mostly reviewed the science section and math sections. but I really didn’t study. what I really did was read through each chapter (ok, scanned) then did the practice test and anything I did not know I read in detail.
I found the exam to be like the SAT. I took the paper version no the computer version so it really reminded me of the SAT without the essay.
and yes, its not the TEAS. that test is administered by ATI (a testing company that also makes NCLEX test prep programs). I never took the TEAS or prepped for them. the 2 schools I applied to wanted the NLN pre-entrance exam so I don’t know anything about it
It’s a standardized test. There is little excuse for not scoring a perfect score on any standardized test. There are literally millions of practice questions available.
My scores?
reading-99th percentile
Math-98 percentile
Science-99th percentile
good enough for you popa?
popa – you do say bizarre things sometimes.
yenting:
yes, that’s fine. No point in studying more than is necessary to get into the school you want.
syag: thank you.
popa, 🙂
Candy613 relax dont listen to this girl i watched her inhale the books throughout nursing school. You dont need to study for months on end, just read the NLN book, do the questions and you will be just fine…maybe not 99th percentile fine but im an RN too and i didnt inhale the books 🙂
and popa..are u always such an impossible person, or only here on yeshivaworld? Let someone catch a break every now and again will ya
RN12, well DUH. ur not a nerd like I am 🙂
Hi Candy. so 3 years is a long time and as much as RN12 thinks I inhaled the NLN book she’s wrong. I only inhaled my nursing books.
in all seriousness, I didn’t really do so much studying while in sem. I as busy studying for chumash and navi tests more than the NLN… I really don’t remember what they focused on more than what. they were in separate sections. math was alone, reading was alone and science was alone. I took physics in HS so that section was a review for me like the rest of the book
there are ways to become a better test taker. just ask RN12…
I know for my school anything above a 60 percentile or higher is in the running. each school though probably has their own set bar.
Hatzlacha! (ps, the best way to study for this is practice q’s and practice tests)
Wow -sounds like a cat fight.
Candy -Don’t worry about these entrance exams too much. If you got good grades in your school years -they look at that more.
And when you go to school -don’t just study to regurgitate material -sometimes you will have to do this when you’re short of time, but the purpose of school is to gain knowledge that you’ll retain in the future. I know many people who have gone through school and have become practioners in medicine, but don’t know a real lot. And that’s because they were never interested in medicine, but just studied to get through. Yea, they passed, but they aren’t good medical practioners. This is the goal of school – to be good at what you do. Yea, you need good grades, but more importantly you need to retain the material you learn.
and popa..are u always such an impossible person, or only here on yeshivaworld? Let someone catch a break every now and again will ya
I am helping you. Now that you know it is something you can do, you will have the motivation to do it.
I took it about 20 years ago when I was considering becoming a nurse. I had not taken any college chemistry, and it had been nearly 20 years since high school chemistry. I did not study at all. I missed about half the chemistry questions. I still scored 99th percentile.
In other words, don’t worry about it.
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