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NURSING SCHOOL
ENTRANCE EXAMS
National League for Nursing Pre-Admission
Examination (NLN PAX-RN) • Nurse Entrance Test
(NET) • Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)
• Psychological Services Bureau (PSB) Nursing
School Aptitude Examination (RN) • Center for
Nursing Education and Testing (C-NET) Pre-Nursing
Assessment Test–RN

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 Contents

How to Use This Book ix

1. Getting Into Nursing School .............................................1

Mary Ann Cantrell, PhD, RN

What Is a Nurse? 1
Is a Nursing Career Right for You? 2
Advantages and Rewards of a Nursing Career 3
Types of Nursing Education Programs 4
Which Program Is Right for You? 7
The Admissions Process and How to Apply 8
Financial Aid for Nursing Students 10

2. All About the Exams ........................................................13

National League for Nursing Pre-Admission
Examination (NLN PAX-RN) 14
Nurse Entrance Test (NET) 17
Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) 20
Psychological Services Bureau (PSB) Nursing School
Aptitude Examination (RN) 24
Center for Nursing Education and Testing (C-NET)
Pre-Nursing Assessment Test-RN 26

3. Setting Up Your Study Plan .............................................29

Create a Plan That Is Right for You 29
Use Time Wisely 31

4. Strategies to Raise Your Score ........................................33

General Test-Taking Strategies 33
Tips for Test Day 35

5. Diagnostic Test .................................................................37

Section 1. Verbal Skills 41
Section 2. Reading Comprehension 47
Section 3. Mathematics 51

v
 Section 4. Science 56
Answer Key 61
Explanations 63

6. Verbal Ability .................................................................73

Grammar 74
Sentence Structure 83
Spelling 90
Punctuation 93
Vocabulary 98
Answers to Verbal Ability Quizzes 101

7. Reading Comprehension .............................................107

Preparing for Reading Comprehension 107
Types of Reading Comprehension Questions 109
Test-Taking Tips for Reading Comprehension 111
Quizzes and Answers 111

8. Mathematical Ability ...................................................133

Integers 134
Computation 136
Exponents 145
Roots 146
Decimals 147
Fractions 149
Percentages 154
Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percents 154
Mean, Median, and Mode 160
Algebra 161
Charts, Graphs, and Tables 167
Geometry 173
Proportions and Ratios 187
Converting English and Metric Units 191
Applied Math 194
Spatial Relations 198
Solutions 199

9. Science Review .............................................................213

Review of Biological Sciences 213
Cell Structure 213
Organ System Anatomy 224

vi CONTENTS
 Plants 242
Mendelian Genetics 244
Ecology 246
Diversity of Life 249
Answers to Biological Sciences Quizzes 250

Review of Physical Sciences: Chemistry 253

Scientific Notation and the Metric System 253
Atomic Structure 254
The Periodic Table 259
Bonding 263
Phases of Matter 266
The Mole 269
Solutions 271
Organic Chemistry 274
Acids and Bases 277
Answers to Chemistry Quizzes 281

Review of Physical Sciences: Physics 286

Kinematics 286
Newtonian Mechanics 287
Work and Energy 288
Waves 289
Electricity 291
Answers to Physics Quiz 294

10. Practice Tests ................................................................295

Verbal Skills Test 1 297
Verbal Skills Test 2 311
Reading Comprehension Test 1 325
Reading Comprehension Test 2 337
Mathematics Test 1 349
Mathematics Test 2 361
Science Test 1 373
Science Test 2 385
Answer Key 396
Explanations 400

CONTENTS vii
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 How to Use This Book

W elcome to McGraw-Hill’s Nursing School Entrance Exams. You have

made the decision to become a nurse, and you are looking forward to
all the advantages and rewards of a nursing career, but now you need to suc-
ceed on your nursing school entrance test. We are here to help you.
This book has been created by a dedicated team of teachers and test-prep ex-
perts. Together they have helped thousands of students to score high on all
kinds of exams. They have pooled their knowledge to make this the most ef-
fective test-prep program available for nursing school entrance exams.
McGraw-Hill’s Nursing School Entrance Exams contains a wealth of fea-
tures to help you do your best. Follow these steps to get the most out of your
study time:
• Read Chapter 1 to learn important basic information for people entering
the nursing field. Written by a leading nursing professional, this chapter
will tell you what kinds of nursing education programs are available to
you, how the admissions process works, and how you can apply for finan-
cial aid. This chapter also includes important advice on how to decide if
nursing is the right career field for you.
• Read Chapter 2 to find out about the major admissions test used by nurs-
ing schools nationwide. You will learn how the tests are structured, what
subjects they cover, what kinds of questions they ask, and how they are
scored. Find out which of these tests is required by the school to which you
are applying, and then focus your preparation accordingly.
• Read Chapter 3 to learn how to set up your study plan. A handy chart is
provided to show you which subjects are covered on which tests. This will
help you decide which of the following chapters in this book are the ones
you need to focus on.
• Read Chapter 4 to learn some important test-taking strategies that can
help you improve your score.
• Take a Diagnostic Test in Chapter 5. This test covers the same subjects as
the real nursing school entrance exams and includes many questions in sim-
ilar formats. Use the results to help you pinpoint your strengths and weak-
nesses and to identify which subjects you need to study most carefully.
• Read Chapters 6 through 9 to find comprehensive reviews of the sub-
jects tested on nursing school entrance exams. Focus on the subjects that
are on the exam you will be taking. Concentrate particularly on the sub-
jects that gave you the most difficulty on the Diagnostic Test in Chapter 5.
• Find practice tests in Chapter 10 for all the subject areas that are on
nursing school entrance exams. Take the ones on the subjects that will be
ix
 on your real exam. For some exams, you will want to try all of the practice
tests. For each one, set aside enough time to take the whole test at one sit-
ting, screen out distractions, and concentrate in doing your best. If you ap-
proach these tests as you would the real exam, they should give you a good
idea of how well you are prepared. After you take the tests, read through
the explanations for each question, paying particular attention to those you
answered incorrectly or had to guess on. If necessary, go back and reread
the corresponding sections in the subject reviews in Chapters 6 through 9.

Different people have different ways or preparing for tests. You need to find
a preparation method that suits your schedule and your learning style. We
have tried to make this book flexible enough for you to use in a way that
works best for you. However, for this as for any other test, there is no substi-
tute for serious intensive review and study. The more time and effort you de-
vote to preparing, the better your chances of achieving your goal.

x HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

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 CHAPTER 1

Getting Into
Nursing School
Mary Ann Cantrell, PhD, RN

Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and

abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering
through the diagnosis and treatment of human response; and advo-
cacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
—The American Nurses Association (ANA)

Read this chapter to learn

• How to decide whether a nursing career is right for you
• What the advantages and rewards of a nursing career are
• What types of nursing education programs are available
• How to decide which program is right for you
• How to apply to nursing schools
• How to obtain financial aid

WHAT IS A NURSE?
A nurse is a person who combines science and technology with people skills
such as communication, problem solving, teaching, and compassion to meet
the health care needs of individuals, families, and communities. Nurses are
the backbone of the U.S. health care system. In addition for caring for the
sick, nurses work to:
• Promote health
• Prevent disease
1
 • Help patients and their families cope with illnesses, emergencies, and long-
term disease
• Save lives
• Build healthier communities
A career in nursing is very demanding, not just physically but also intellectu-
ally, emotionally, and spiritually. But it can also be extremely rewarding. The
common saying “what you put into something is what you get out of it” def-
initely holds true for nursing.
To become a registered nurse (RN), you must:
• Graduate from a state-approved school of nursing
• Pass a state licensing examination called the National Council Licensure
Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN)

Registered Nurse versus

Licensed Practical Nurse
Students who are considering a nursing career may not know the differences
between a registered nurse (RN) and a licensed practical nurse (LPN), some-
times referred to as a licensed vocation nurse (LVN). To become an LPN, a
person must:
• Graduate from a year-long program that is usually provided at a vocational
or technical school
• Take and successfully pass an examination called the NCLEX-PN (a dif-
ferent examination from the NCLEX-RN required for an RN license)
An LPN functions under the direction of an RN and consequently has less
autonomy and a more narrow scope in his or her practice or role in provid-
ing care. The salary of an LPN is also considerably lower than the average
salary of an RN. In 2005, there were about 710,000 LPNs in the United
States.

IS A NURSING CAREER RIGHT

FOR YOU?
How can you tell if a nursing career is right for you? To answer that question,
you will need to think carefully about your own personal and professional
goals. Also, and just as important, you will need to find out exactly what a
nursing career entails. You can begin this process by searching nursing career
options on the Internet or reading career materials in a bookstore or in a
guidance counselor’s office. These activities are a good starting point, but
you will probably want to learn still more about what nurses actually do. One
way to do this is to volunteer at a local hospital. Volunteering gives you a
first-hand view of the hospitalization experience and the role of the nurse.
Most nurses, whether they work in a hospital, an outpatient clinic, or a nurse-
run clinic, are willing to talk to others interested in becoming a nurse. If you

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"What are we waiting for?" she said sharply. "Let us go on to the
inquest. I wish to get it over as soon as possible and return to
town."

We took the hint, and walked along to a room adjoining the morgue,
where the inquest was being held. I introduced Merrick to the
inspector, and after a short conversation they went into the morgue
to examine the body. Not caring to see so ghastly a sight, I
remained outside with Francis. In a quarter of an hour the doctor
and the inspector returned, the former rubbing his hands with a
well-pleased expression, the latter looking somewhat astonished.
What had passed in the morgue I know not, as Merrick refused to
gratify my curiosity.

"Wait till you hear the evidence of Strent," he said significantly.

The jury was made up of well-to-do Marshminster tradesmen, who

took a profound interest in the proceedings, as the dead man was
the brother of Miss Bellin's future husband. The Bellins were the
great people of the neighborhood, and the tradesmen hoped to
serve the Hall when Mr. and Mrs. Briarfield settled there. They were,
therefore, excessively polite to Francis, but their frequent marks of
attention only drew from him a bitter smile.

"Would they treat me in this way if they knew all?" he whispered to

me.

"They will never know all," I answered in the same tone.

I had spoken to the inspector, and he in his turn had talked seriously
with the coroner. The latter had been told the whole story, and,
though astonished at the folly of Francis, yet found it in his heart to
be sorry for the young man. He said he would not question Francis
more than was necessary, and we hoped to carry through the
inquest without exposing the underlying romance.
The first witness called was a local doctor, who deposed to having
examined the body of Felix. He gave it as his opinion that the young
man had died of poison, and explained the state of the blood with a
lot of medical technicalities which none of the jury understood. It
was, said the doctor, a case of blood poisoning, and the deceased
had been wounded in the hand by some sharp instrument which had
been steeped in poison.

I came next, and narrated how I had stayed at the Fen Inn on that
night, and had met there Francis Briarfield, who was waiting there
for his brother. Then I told of the discovery of the corpse, and the
finding of the arrowhead in the fireplace. I said nothing about my
tracking the trail to the pool, and if possible we wished that portion
of the evidence to be passed over in silence. Fortunately the jury
were a dull-headed lot, and submitted quietly to the guidance of the
coroner. He only asked questions pertinent to the death without
going too deeply into the subject. At this point I produced the
arrowhead.

Francis explained that he had arrived from Chili on the 6th of June
and had gone at once to the Fen Inn at the request of his brother
Felix. His brother had not arrived on that night, and he had gone to
bed. He was unable to say how his brother had come by his tragic
end. Then came the critical point which we wished passed over in
silence.

"Did you see your brother at the Fen Inn, Mr. Briarfield?" asked the
coroner.

"I did not see my brother alive," was the evasive answer.

"Perhaps the body had been put in the pool by the murderer," said
one of the jurymen, "in which case Mr. Briarfield would not see him."

"I did not go to the pool on that night," replied Francis, adroitly
evading the remark; "it was later on that I learned my brother's
body was there, and at once gave instructions that the pool was to
be dragged."

At this point Mr. Briarfield was asked to stand down, and the
inspector's evidence was taken. He deposed to the fact that Mr.
Briarfield had instructed him to drag the pool for the body, and that
it was found there.

This piece of evidence quite put the jury off the scent, as if Francis
had placed the body in the pool, he would not have told the
inspector where to find it. The critical point was thus glided gently
over, and the coroner called Rose Gernon. Once the jury knew how
the crime had been committed, they would forget all about the
hiding of the body in the pool, so that the folly of Francis would not
be made public.

I must say that Rose Gernon gave her evidence very clearly. She
said she was an intimate friend of Felix Briarfield's, a statement
which rather shocked the moral tradesmen of Marshminster. Felix
asked her to go down to the inn, as he had prepared it for his
brother, and wished to see him there about a family matter.

"But the inn was a ruin," interrupted a juryman.

Miss Gernon said that was very true. Still it was habitable, and Mr.
Felix Briarfield had sent on fuel and provisions. As the former
proprietor had left all the furniture, the rooms were fairly
comfortable. She could not say why Felix did all this, unless it was
that he wanted to see his brother privately.

Such talk was very weak, and the jurymen looked significantly at
one another. They knew the Fen Inn, and could not conceive that
anyone could be so mad as to dwell in it even for a night. It was
said to be haunted, and though such a superstition might be scoffed
at, yet not one of those present would have passed twelve hours of
darkness in that ill-omened place.
"Were you not afraid when you saw the Lone Inn?" asked a juryman.

Rose shrugged her shoulders and laughed contemptuously.

"I am afraid of nothing," she said coolly; "there are no such things
as ghosts. Besides, I had my brother with me."

"Your brother!"

"Yes, Edward Strent."

The inspector gave a low whistle, and, catching my eye, nodded

significantly. He remembered what I had said on the previous night,
and now agreed with my theory that the secret of the committal of
the crime lay in the relationship existing between Rose and Strent.
They were, it appeared, brother and sister. I saw all kinds of
possibilities now that such a tie was made clear. Meanwhile Rose
proceeded with her evidence.

"Mr. Felix Briarfield came to the inn," she said, "after his brother had
gone to rest. I saw and spoke with him, and afterward went to bed
myself. I understood that he was going to stay all night and see his
brother in the morning."

"Was he alone in the room when you left him?"

"No; he was with Strent. An hour or so after I retired Strent came to

my door and asked me to go downstairs. I did so, and found Felix
lying dead on the floor. My brother had left the room, and on going;
out at the back of the house I found him mounting the horse of Mr.
Francis Briarfield. I asked him what had happened, and he just said
Felix was dead, and advised me to fly lest I should be accused of the
murder."

"That, I suppose, was also the reason of his flight?"

"So he told me when I saw him in London, but he then declared
himself innocent of the crime. I was afraid I would be accused of the
crime, so took the horse and gig in which we had come to the Fen
Inn, and drove to Marshminster. From there I returned to London.

"Why did you not give the alarm?"

"I was afraid of being accused of the murder."

Here the inspector whispered something in the ear of the coroner.

He nodded, and again spoke to Rose Gernon.

"Why did you not tell Mr. Denham where to find Strent when he was
apparently guilty?"

"Strent is my brother," said Rose quietly, "and as he told me he was

innocent, I did not wish him to be arrested for the crime. But that he
visited me yesterday, and was seen by the men set to watch me, he
would never have been caught."

Her examination lasted some considerable time, but the coroner did
not succeed in eliciting anything new from her. She persistently held
to the same story, so in despair the examiner desisted, and she was
told to stand down. In her place Edward Strent was called, and then
for me began the most interesting part of the case. I knew all that
had been said hitherto, but I did not know how the crime had been
committed, and waited to hear what Strent had to say. I quite
believed him to be guilty, yet hardly thought he would accuse
himself of the crime.

He first corroborated the story of Rose as to going to the inn, and

narrated all that had occurred up to the time when he was left alone
in the room with Felix.

"When I found myself alone with Briarfield," he proceeded, "I had a

quarrel with him."
"About what?"

"About my sister. He had promised to marry her, yet, as I well knew,

was paying attentions to Miss Bellin."

"But Miss Bellin was engaged to his brother," remarked a juryman.

"I know that. It was about Miss Bellin he wished to see his brother. I
insisted that he should marry my sister, and he refused. We had hot
words. He was on one side of the table, I on the other. Between us
lay the arrowhead, which he had brought in his pocket."

"Why had he brought the arrowhead there?"

"I don't know," replied Strent, lying with the utmost promptitude.
"He took the arrowhead out of his pocket, said it was poisoned, and
laid it down on the table."

"Do you think he intended to kill his brother because he stood in his
way with Miss Bellin?" asked an inquisitive juryman of a romantic
turn of mind.

"I really don't know, sir," replied Strent, looking the juryman straight
in the face. "He said nothing to me. We were quarreling over the
shabby way in which he had treated my sister, and the arrowhead
was on the table between us."

"What was the position of the arrowhead?" asked the coroner

prompted by Merrick.

"It was leaning against a book which was on the table, and the point
was uppermost. I said to Mr. Briarfield: 'Will you marry my sister?'
and he said: 'No; I'm ---- if I will.' While saying this, he brought
down the open palm of his hand on the arrowhead, and gave a cry
of pain. When he lifted his hand, it had a ragged wound across it
from the thumb to the little finger. I wished to bind it up, but he
pushed me away, crying out he was a dead man. In three minutes
he was lying dead on the floor. I threw the arrowhead into the
fireplace, and tried to revive him, but it was no use. He was dead!"

"And you?"

"I was afraid I would be accused of the death, as Mr. Denham or Mr.
Francis might have heard us quarreling together. I lost my head
altogether, and only thought of flight. I ran up to my sister's room,
and told her Felix was dead. Then I saddled the horse. When she
came to the door, I was mounting. I told her to take the gig and fly
to Marshminster, and that I would explain all in London."

"You fled like a coward!"

"I suppose I did," said the man sullenly, "but I was beside myself
with terror. I rode to Starby, and gave the horse back to the livery-
stable keeper. Then I went to London and saw my sister. She agreed
with me that it was best to keep quiet, so I did not come forward to
give evidence. Had it not been for that detective who watched my
sister, I should not be here now."

This evidence practically ended the inquest. Merrick was called to

prove that the wound in the hand was such a one as might have
been made by the downward stroke of the hand on a sharp point.
This evidence was substantiated by the local practitioner, who had
examined the body with Dr. Merrick. There was no doubt that the
affair had happened as Strent said. Felix Briarfield had slapped his
open hand on the table to emphasize his refusal to marry Rose
Gernon. Unfortunately, it came in contact with the poisoned
arrowhead. The flint had an edge like a razor, and, being steeped in
virulent poison, acted like a snakebite on the unfortunate young
man. Felix had not been murdered, but died by misadventure.

This was the verdict brought in by the jury, and so the whole of this
strange affair came to an end. Thanks to the astuteness of the
inspector, and the delicacy of the coroner, the jury were quite
unaware of what had happened between the death of Felix and the
inquest. The reporters of the Marshminster Gazette merely put in a
short statement of the affair, and in a few days people ceased to
take any interest in the Fen Inn crime. It was a lucky escape for
Francis, but I don't think the lesson was thrown away on him.

Rose Gernon and her brother went back to town the same evening. I
never saw Strent again, but frequently had the pleasure of seeing
his sister performing on the stage. She is now engaged to be
married, but with the knowledge of her actions at the Fen Inn I
cannot say I envy the bridegroom.

After the burial of Felix I went abroad with Francis, whose health
was quite broken down by the strain put on it during the last few
weeks. He returned in six months, and married Olivia. She was told
all that had taken place in the Lone Inn, but kept the information to
herself. Mrs. Bellin never knew that Felix had substituted himself for
Francis. I was best man at the wedding by particular request, and
saw the happy pair start for their honeymoon. I hope they will be
happy, and am sure they deserve to be, seeing through what
tribulations they have passed.

"What has become of the Fen Inn?" asked Dr. Merrick, one day,
when we were talking over the case.

"Oh, the Fen Inn is pulled down, I believe," was my reply. "There will
be no more tragedies there."

"A fit end for such a shambles," said Merrick; and I think he was
about right.

THE END.
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