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Title: How to Prepare for the Nursing School Entrance Exams (Barron's How to Prepare for the Nursing School Entrance Exams)
ISBN: 0764123505
Author:
Corinne Grimes
Sandra S. Swick
Publicate Date: 2004-08-01
Publish: 2004-08-01
List Price: $16.99
Average Customer Rating: 3.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Ok book
Didn't find this to be very helpful at all when it came to actually helping me prepare for my nursing school exams.
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2: Barron's How to Prepare for the NET?!?.....yeah right!
I would give this book no stars if I could. It was simply a waste of money and time. I studied the book thoroughly only to find out that the NET test in TX was nothing like it. When you sign up to take the NET just by the book that's provided by educational resources its structured exactly like the test.
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3: Dont bother with the Math section
There are so many errors in the match section of this book! They do not even know what the proper algebraic usage is for multiplication/division versus addition/subtraction! They give you one question, but when they deduce the answer it is a totally different question, so of course your answers are going to be wrong! I didnt even bother with the Science section, this book is going in the garbage pile!
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4: Good book for general review but...
...not based on what was on my Nursing Entrance Test. I took the NET today (and received a score I'm happy with) so I have to give this book some credit, with the emphasis on "some." After completing this book and using it solely as my review/study guide, I am a bit disappointed. Credit due, this was a very good, well-written, somewhat helpful book but not (known now after taking the test) what I should have been looking for. The problem being it has a lot of areas that are NOT on the test. When studying for a test of this magnitude (a requirement of a specific score to be Qualified to even Apply to nursing school,) I want to Know I am studying what is ON the NET and NOT any unessential information.
Chapter One, the Introduction, was very helpful general nursing information covering: "What Nurses Do," "Is Nursing Right for Me?" "Schools of Nursing and Food for Thought," "Financial Assistance," "Getting into Nursing School" and more. For this chapter and the practical Chapter Two: "Test-Taking Strategies and Reasoning," I give the book an extra star.
Chapter Three: Verbal Ability----NOT on NET
Chapter Four: Reading Comprehension----On NET
Chapter Five: Numberic Ability---On NET (but not a complete study review.) The NET is basically 50% math and 50% reading so this is very important. Also most of the math on the NET has a fraction, decimal or percentage which isn't dealt with as much as needed in this book.
Chapter Six: Science Review----NOT on NET (but I enjoyed it and it confirmed to me that I have a "knack" for nursing, as I did very well on it. A great overview of physical and organic sciences.)
Chapter Seven: Model Examinations----Not very helpful again because the focus wasn't on reading and math solely but lots of impertinent material.
Maybe this is a great book for some NET tests but for Tennessee, it isn't the best choice.
Soar Future Nurses!
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5: Great book
This book really prepared me for the TEAS exam. Has great exercises, very easy to follow. There are some mistakes in the answer key but I was able to spot them easily.
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