Thursday 23 May 2013

HESI Exam for Nursing Programs

 You want to pursue your career in nursing-field! Nursing is not a cake-walk. Students and applicants need to prepare harder to get admission in nursing schools and institutes. Many of you must have heard about HESI exam. It is a short term for Health Education Systems, Inc. It is a company that produces standardized tests for nursing-students.  Many schools and institutes offering nursing-courses and programs give admission to students on basis of their HESI test scores. There are different types of HESI exam, these exams refers to either test that a prospective student takes before nursing school, a test taken during school, or an exit exam. The type of test is a custom test intended to evaluate the effectiveness of specific content. This exam helps in evaluating strength and weakness of student. Students/applicants need to prepare for subjects including anatomy, biology, and chemistry topics. There are many schools that include topics or portion of vocabulary and general knowledge as well as grammar and basic math skills. Also, this test may include subjects as personality characteristics and decision-making ability. Conducting HESI test is one way to evaluate a student's readiness and ability to enter and perform well in a nurse training program. Sometimes, these types of exams are conducted to evaluate a specific course rather than an overall nursing program.