Review Guide for RN Pre-Entrance Exam,   ISBN:9780763762711

Customer Rating: 

Overall, this guide was very helpful and I did score well on the NLN exam. The practice tests were particularly useful, and I think taking all of them is essential to doing well on the real test.

That said, this guide suffers from some atrocious editing, particularly in the science section (for example, they give the wrong quantity for a mole in the chemistry section: 6.02 +... instead of 6.02 x...). If you know the material already and you're just using this book for review, then you'll be able to pick out the errors. If anything seems off, check a secondary source. I even noticed a couple of questions in the science practice tests that had the wrong answers in the answer key.

Also, this version of the review guide omits quite a bit of science material (especially physics) that was included in the previous edition. I have a copy of the older edition, but assumed I didn't need to study anything that wasn't in the new guide. I wish I had studied the old guide, though, because there were several physics questions on the exam that referenced material that was NOT covered in the new edition.

While the poor editing in the science section is annoying, I don't have any major complaints about the math or verbal sections. You really do need this guide in order to do well on the test, and while it's not perfect, it can still help your score tremendously.

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I had about 2 weeks to prepare, so following the advice of those who came before me, I studied and took all the practice exams (twice), with extra attention to the science section. Personally, I found the bio review to be adequate, but the chemistry and physics were a little lacking. I dug out my old college texts and reviewed the basics on the periodic table and wished I had reviewed the electrical currents section in physics. Nonetheless, this book is THE guide and you can't go wrong studying from it.

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I recommend this book for both RN and LPN candidates as a tool for guaranteed success. Its worth it!

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THIS BOOK IS VERY GOOD FOR REVIEWING FOR THE NLN NURSING ENTRANCE EXAM. IT GIVES YOU AN UNDERSTANDING FOR WHAT IS TO COME IN THE REAL TEST. IT WILL MAKE YOU REALIZE WHERE YOU STAND AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO WORK ON THOSE NOT SO HOT AREAS. I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND IT HAS HELPED.

Customer Rating: 

this book is a great mind refresher and study guide for the nln test! It has several sections for you to test yourself in and also teaches you HOW to do the problems, or explains the answer if you did not get it correct. it also comes with a handy cd that allows you to study on the computer! Definately helped me see what i needed refreshing on in math and allowed me to read a crash course of several sciences and it also had a section of verbal ability where it gives you some guidelines for choosing an answer and gives you several word examples to test yourself. Highly recommend! GREAT study tool and mind refresher! Worth the money! I passed!