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Pass The Nursing Entrance Test, The First Time

All the practice that you need to Pass the Nursing Entrance Test. Pass the NET, The First Time contains over 1000 questions on Biology, Math, Reading Comprehension, English Grammar, Anatomy and Physiology in a 450 pages Pdf easily downloaded directly to your computer. Accessible today, no waiting for shipping.   You can also get immediate, online, unlimited access to practice tests and answers to help you pass the N.E.T., the HESI and the TEAS at www.nurseslearningcenter.com

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Written by Professor Nancy Kimmel RN, Leading Michigan Lecturer and tutor on helping students pass the NET for over 6 years.

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The nursing entrance test is used to evaluate pre nursing students academic abilities. Students gain acceptance into nursing schools based on their scores. The tests that are used for evaluation incorporate subjects such as math, English, English grammar, biology, chemistry and anatomy and physiology. Several of the most widely used tests, are the HESI, the HESI A2 and the TEAS. There are many study guides available for the students that help them prepare for these tests. Unfortunately, even the actual study guides from the authors of the tests fall short of preparing the students to pass successfully. Students are faced with the dilemma as to what type of study guide will help them to best prepare. The frustration is critical, especially when their futures hang in the balance. Waiting lists for nursing school have exceeded to the point that people are told that they have to wait three to five years. If the student only gets three chances to pass the entrance test, then they have to choose another school or they feel forced to choose another career. This is unfair to the student who wishes to go into the nursing field to help people. Taking into consideration the nursing shortage that the U.S. is facing, one would think that getting into nursing school should not be so difficult. Instead, the stakes are continually raised. Not only now does the student have to pass the nursing entrance tests, but that is not enough, now they have to pass with a score that is higher than the rest. The question that has to be asked, is, if there is not a study tool that the actual authors of the tests produce that will give students this edge, then how can they pass with exceptional scores. The answer is, they can’t. It is no wonder that students are becoming disheartened at realizing their dreams of becoming a nurse. The good news is that there is hope. The book, Pass the NET, is the secret weapon that students now have to help the not only pass the nursing entrance tests, but pass with exceptional scores. So true is this that one nursing dean in the metro Detroit area stated, “It is probably better that we don’t tell students about this book, since it will give them an edge. This book is like a secrete weapon.” But the good thing is that this book is available to all, and it has been helping students across the U.S..

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Professor Kimmel, RN, PhD now has her book for sale on Amazon.  The book, entitled, Pass The NET™, The First Time has helped students pass many of the nursing entrance tests that are offered through various nursing schools across the United States.  Nursing entrance tests such as the HESI, TEAS, HESI A2 and THE N.E.T. are the main nursing entrance tests that students are required to take prior to admission into nursing school.  Dr. Kimmel’s book has helped many aspiring nursing students get into nursing school.  Students who have used Dr. Kimmel’s book have increased their scores to competitive levels and have helped those taking the nursing entrance test pass the first time.  Now Dr. Kimmel’s book is for sale on Amazon.  This will help students find her book more readily so that they can  have access to the wealth of information contained in the book, such as practice exams on Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, English Grammar, Math and Reading Comprehension.  Dr. Kimmel is also offering those who purchase the book from Amazon a free subscription to the Nurses Learning Center, where students can practice tests online that are similar in content to the HESI, HESI A2, TEAS and the N.E.T.  Nurse educators in Toronto are also using Dr. Kimmel’s study guides as practice tools for nursing students.

One of my students in my phlebotomy class told me the wonderful news. She was accepted to the ITT Registered Nursing Program. She has been trying to get into many nursing programs in the greater metro Detroit area without success, due to a two to five year wait list. She had also explained to me that when she first took the TEAS test she scored a 73%. When she came into my school to inquire about the phlebotomy program, she explained that she had already acheived a Bachelor Degree and wanted to find an expedited nursing program. What a surprise. A student had just came in a few hours earlier that day and explained that there was a expedited nursing program offered by ITT that was not even being advertised. Long story short, when my student came in to inquire about the program, she was delighted to hear about the nursing program at ITT, now all she had to do was to pass the TEAS with a higher score. Once again, we all wonder how things work out. She was delighted once more to hear about the book entitled,Pass The NET®, The First Time” , by Nancy L. Kimmel RN PhD.  Both she and her friend purchased copies.  Well lo and behold, what a wonderful surprise when she came to class and announced that she scored an 84% on the TEAS.  She explained that the dean of the nursing program was shocked and  surprised that a student was able to score so high on the TEAS.   The student stated that the Dean asked her how she was able to increase her score so dramatically.  The student replied, “I just studied Dr. Kimmel’s book, entitled, “Pass The NET, ®The First Time,” and showed the book to the Dean.  Moral of the story is the the book, entitled, “Pass The NET®, The First Time, is indeed a SECRET WEAPON to Passing The NET, The First Time.

                          

This test measures your ability to understand what you read. You may be asked to:

• identify the relationship between sentences

• distinguish between the main and secondary ideas

• make inferences

DIRECTIONS: Read the statement or passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question on the basis of what is stated or implied in the statement or passage.

1. Myths are stories, the products of fertile imagination, sometimes simple, often containing profound truths. They are not meant to be taken too literally. Details may sometimes appear childish, but most myths express a culture’s most serious beliefs about human beings, eternity, and God.

   The main idea of this passage is that myths
   (a) are created primarily to entertain young children
   (b) are purposely written for the reader
   (c) provide the reader with a means of escape from reality
   (d) illustrate the values that are considered important to a society

2. Australia has many strange beasts, one of the oddest of which is the koala. Perfectly adapted to one specific tree, the eucalyptus, this living teddy bear does not need anything else, not even a drink! The moisture in the leaves is just right for the koala, making it the only land animal that doesn’t need water to supplement its food (from That Astounding Creator Nature by Jean George).

   The passage indicates that the koala
   (a) is a member of the bear family that does not need moisture to live
   (b) gets all of its nourishment from the eucalyptus tree
   (c) adapts itself to any surroundings
   (d) is the only animal that does not need food to live

3. It is early summer. August’s long-awaited vacation time still seems ages away, but by the same toke, its torpor-producing heat and mildew-generating humidity have not yet arrived. Instead, these cool, end-of-June days practically insist on getting the picnic season under way immediately. But, alas, there is a difficulty: alfresco dining has a bad name among us. Tenth-rate hot dogs, carbonized chicken parts, and beef a-la-charcoal are principally what comes to mind when we hear the words “outdoor food” (from A Spanish Picnic by Robert Capon).

   The passage suggests that the author believes that
   (a) picnicking in August is long-awaited
   (b) August is better than June for a picnic
   (c) there are some negative aspects to eating outside
   (d) picnicking is better alfresco

4. In embarking on the fight for independence, America faced formidable obstacles. The Continental Congress did not have the authority to pass binding legislation or to impose taxes. The new nation had no army and no navy, and its population numbered only 2.5 million people, 20 percent of whom were slaves. Britain, by contrast, was a mighty power of 11 million people with the world’s best navy and a well-disciplined army. Fifty thousand troops were in North America in 1778, and Britain hired thirty thousand German soldiers to supplement its forces during the war (from An American History by Rebecca Brooks Gruver).

   What is the main point of the passage?
   (a) Britain was a great power whose population outnumbered that of America.
   (b) America’s military forces were less experienced than Britain’s military.
   (c) America’s Continental Congress had limited authority.
   (d) As America was about to engage in its struggle for autonomy, it was faced with arduous barriers.

DIRECTIONS: Two underlined sentences are followed by a question or statement about them. Read each pair of sentences and then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement.

The Midwest is experiencing its worst drought in fifteen years. Corn and soybean prices are expected to be very high this year.

What does the second sentence do?
(a) It restates the idea found in the first.
(b) It states a result or effect of the statement in the first sentence.
(c) It gives an example of the statement in the first sentence.
(d) It analyzes the statement made in the first sentence.

The American prison system functions primarily to exact retribution. In Japan, the courts are less concerned with sending people to jail than they are with rehabilitating them.

What does the second sentence do?
(a) It supports an idea found in the first sentence.
(b) It analyzes an idea stated in the first sentence.
(c) It states a contrast to the statement in the first sentence.
(d) It exemplifies an idea found in the first sentence.

Correct Answers

READING COMPREHENSION 1-d; 2-b; 3-c; 4-d; 5-b; 6-c

SENTENCE SKILLS TEST.

This test measures your understanding of sentence structure–of how sentences are put together and what makes them complete and clear. You may be asked to:

• choose the most appropriate word or phrase to substitute for the underlined portion of the sentence

• identify sentences which have the same meaning

• recognize incomplete sentences

• recognize relationships of coordination and subordination

• follow the logic of a sentence

DIRECTIONS: Select the best version of the bold part of the sentence. The first choice is the same as the original sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.

1. Ms. Rose planning to teach a course in biology next summer.

   (a) planning
   (b) plans
   (c) with a plan
   (d) are planning

2. The professor listing only four journals on psychology.

   (a) listing
   (b) are listing
   (c) with a list
   (d) listed

DIRECTIONS: Follow the directions for rewriting the sentences below. Keep in mind that your new sentence should be well written and should have essentially the same meaning as the sentence given.

1. Being a female jockey, she was often interviewed.

   Rewrite, beginning with:  She was often interviewed . . .
   The next words will be
   (a) on account of she was
   (b) by her being
   (c) because she was
   (d) being as she was

2. Copies of the proposed rules were provided by the president of the college to the members of the committee.

   Rewrite, beginning with:  The president of the college . . .
   The next words will be
   (a) to the members of the committee
   (b) providing proposed rules from
   (c) provided copies of the proposed
   (d) proposed copies of the rules

3. Having no air conditioning, her condo is very hot.

   Rewrite, beginning with:  Her condo is very hot . . .
   The next words will be
   (a) on account of it has
   (b) because it has
   (c) by it being
   (d) being as it is

4. The praise of the other officers was earned by the young sergeant who solved the murder.

   Begin with:  Having solved the murder . . .
   The new sentence will include
   (a) earned the praise
   (b) earning the praise
   (c) praising of
   (d) praised the young sergeant

The reading comprehension section on the NET, TEAS, HESI A2 and the TEAS test can very frustrating for those taking the test for the first time.  It is highly recommended that students prepare for each of these tests.  Finding the right preparatory materials is not that easy.  Using study guides such as GRE or even the actual study guides produced by the corporations that offer the tests are not sufficient.  The book entitled, Pass The NET ™ will indeed help the student pass the reading comprehension.  The book offers students insight into what the actual test is attempting to illicit in regards to  critical thinking skills.  It doesn’t matter if the student has a 4.0 grade point average coming into the test.  Many of these students do not pass on the first try.  This is not very encouraging, however, there is hope.  The tutorial study guide, Pass The NET™ give the student all the pertinent information needed to be able to meet the desired passing score and beyond.  Basically what the tutorial consists of  are complete reading passages developed to cover biology, nursing and psychology.  These passages are actually longer than the passages that the student will have to read on the exam.  The questions that follow challenge the student to deduce the main theme of the passage, the main topic, authors view point and many other minuscule subtle inferences that are necessary to comprehend.  The student will get inside information on exactly what the nursing schools are looking for in the overall reading comprehension scores.

These nursing entrance exams are attempting to determine whether or not the student has sufficient critical thinking, and analytical skills in reading comprehension.  It stands to reason that the school would need to know such information based on the difficulty of the rigorous nursing curriculum.  Students need to be prepared for the reading comprehension.  The book, Pass The NET ™ will help the student be prepared and confident, as well as pass the first time.

Dearborn Heights MI.
Author Nancy L. Kimmel RN, PhD, CHMM, CPI, CNAT has been officially awarded a trade mark on the name of her book entitled, PASS THE NET™. 

Professor Kimmel’s book is already in its fourth printing at Henry Ford Community College and on its third printing at Wayne County Community College.  Having a registered trade mark will now allow Professor Kimmel to reach out to the rest of the U.S. higher institutions of learning for book sales.  Very soon Professor Kimmels book, Pass The NET will be offered for sale on such reputable sites such as Amazon, Borders and Barnes and Noble.   This is a very exciting time for Professor Kimmel.  She has spent many years of tutoring and teaching students to pass the net, (nursing entrance test), HESI, HESI A2 and the TEAS to students in South Eastern MI.  She has received much praise and accolades from her students stating that her book has helped them to pass the Nursing Entrance Test, the HESI, the HESI A2 and the TEAS tests with higher than required scores.  One student who just recently sat for the TEAS test, stated that Professors Kimmel’s book helped her score into the Registered Nurse Program at ITT in Dearborn, MI.  Her scores were in the high 80′s.  The nursing program would only take those who scored the highest on the TEAS Test.  Now she will start her Registered Nursing Program in one month.

“Helping students gain entry into the nursing program is my goal.  I believe that there are many wonderful people who should be given the best opportunity possible to pass the various nursing entrance tests that are required throughout the U.S.  Students must be given complete and comprehensive study materials that represent the tests that they will take.  My book, Pass The NET, will not only challenge their intellect, but simulate their critical thinking skills and give them the necessary and pertinent information to help them pass the nursing entrance tests.”

Professor Kimmel’s trade mark is just one addition to her repertoire of degrees and awards.  Professor Kimmel was issued a Patent recently as well on a revolutionary air filter that can actually make a molecule of oxygen.  As Professor Kimmel continues to be an ardent educator and author, she states that her goals are far from complete, “I hope to  develop a website designed for nurses and those students desiring to become nurses that allow them to access many educational portals to assist them in their career goals.”

One of the biggest hurdles that students find in applying to nursing schools, is that now it is not enough to just pass the net.  Now they must score in a sufficiently high percentile to be able to gain entrance into nursing school.  With all of the other books that are on the market, Professor Kimmel’s, Pass The NET is certainly the best choice for students who are serious about pass nursing entrance tests with the highest scores possible.  Professor Kimmel also has a website dedicated to online testing that parallels the material in her book.  The website is www.nurseslearningcenter.com/testing
“Professor Kimmel, congratulations on your first U.S. Trademark on We will definitely be hearing again from you soon no doubt.”

Dear Future Nursing Students;

Passing the Nursing Entrance Test the first time with high scores many be your only opportunity to get into nursing school. There is a tutorial that will help you pass the HESI A2, TEAS, and THE N.E.T. (Nursing Entrance Test). You can choose from individualized PDF subjects such as Math or Reading Comprehension, or the comprehensive Pass The N.E.T. book which contains over 450 pages of tests, tutorials and explanations on the following subjects; Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, English Grammar, Biology, Math, and Reading Comprehension.

Students who call me have very intense apprehension about taking the Nursing Entrance Test. I have spent many hours with students on the phone talking with them and helping to give them the confidence that they need to pass. Unfortunately they find my material after they have failed the NET the first or second time. This is a very important test. Let no one tell you different. Therefore the student needs the most up to date and comprehensive materials to help them PASS the First Time. As a professor, nurse, and author, I have spent many years developing The Nursing Entrance Tutorial material in an easy to understand fashion. I feel so bad for students who are given a small book to study that does not even prepare them for what is on the test. Students must be very careful what they choose to be their study guide. I have lectured on the steps to Pass The NET in Michigan and have tutored many nursing pre nursing students to success. I am in your corner. Please see some of the content regarding the PDF books below;

Reading Comprehension for the NET, HESI, HESI A2 and The TEAS, over 140 pages of topics, passages, tutorials, tests and detailed answers with explanations.
The Pass The NET Reading Comprehension Section in PDF; the Student will be able to…
1. Analyze the passage and determine the Authors point of view.
2. Recognize the key words whose meaning reflects the passages points.
3. Find the main concept or subject.
4. Identify proofs of concepts
5. Illustrate subjective points.
6. Integrate all information
7. Formulate the correct idea that the author is trying to convey.
8. Build reading comprehension skills
9. Develop their critical thinking skills (This is a must for Nursing School)
The Methods that the student will use to achieve the above goals are the following;
10. Practice answering questions on many scientifically based passages in such topics as Biology, Nursing, and Psychology.
11. Questions and tests at the end of each passage.
12. Complete explanations, not just answers.
13. Workbook spaces to answer questions posed after several sentences.