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Grayson, Fred N. CliffsTestPrep Nursing School Entrance Exam eBook

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The CliffsTestPrep series offers full-length practice exams that simulate the real tests; proven test-taking strategies to increase your chances at doing well; and thorough review exercises to help fill in any knowledge gaps.

CliffsTestPrep Nursing School Entrance Exam can help you enter a growing field. More than two million registered nurses practice in the United States, and the U.S. Department of Labor expects more jobs to be created for registered nurses than for any other occupation. Use this study guide to help you get a job right away. Inside, you'll find Full-length practice tests Practice questions, answers, and explanations in each chapter An overview of nursing as a career. Find out which degrees you need and the specialties you might consider. Contact information for nursing associations and licensing information for State Boards of Nursing

This book will help you understand the types of questions that will test your knowledge of several basic areas such as vocabulary (prefixes, suffixes, roots, and more) and reading comprehension. In addition, you'll hone your knowledge of subjects such as Basic math, including fractions, decimals, percents, geometry, and measurement Data interpretation, table reading, and quantitative comparisons General science, including genetics and molecular biology Human anatomy and physiology, including the digestive system, respiratory system, and circulatory system Chemistry, including atomic structure; molecules and compounds; equations and reactions; acids, bases and solutions; radioactivity, and organic chemistry Physics, including motion, weight/mass, frictional force, fluids, and sound waves

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Title of eBook: CliffsTestPrep Nursing School Entrance Exam
Release Date: 11-18-2011
Publisher: Cliffs Notes

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Chapter One

Verbal Review

Word Knowledge

The ability tested in the verbal review portion of any of the nursing tests is your command of the language-in other words, your vocabulary. Of course, by this point in your life you might think that you have learned all of the words that you will ever learn or that it will be impossible to improve your vocabulary. On the contrary! If you are diligent and put your mind to it, you can improve your vocabulary in several ways. Here are three that will definitely help:

* Read, read, read. Pick up a newspaper, a magazine, or a novel and make note of words you do not understand. Make a list or put them on note cards. First, try to figure out the meaning of the words by looking at the context in which they are used. Make an educated guess. If you are still not sure, look up the meaning of the words and write the words and their meanings in a notebook or on note cards. Then try to make up your own sentences using the words.

* Learn a new word every day or every other day. You can get into the habit of looking up a new word in the dictionary every day. Write the word and its definition on a piece of paper. Then write a sentence using the word. This will help you visualize it. Don't pick words that are too technical or specialized (such as medical/scientific terms or proper names). Try using this new word in conversation.

* Words are made up, generally, of prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Many prefixes and roots have a Latin or Greek origin. If you can familiarize yourself with some of these, you will find that you can arrive at the meaning of

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