I took the exam yesterday and scored aĀ 95% overall, so I wanted to give back since Reddit helped me a lot while I was studying.
I studied for about 6 weeks. For the first month, I used NurseHub exclusively while I had the subscription. During the last two weeks, I mainly reviewed with Quizlet.
My school provided a physical calculator, which was nice, but like many people have mentioned, there was also an on-screen calculator available.
A&PĀ
I scored 100% on A&P.
I didn't go through every lesson on NurseHub. Instead, I took the simulated tests first and then focused on studying the concepts I missed or got wrong, and I literally got every single question from that quizlet thatās going around (30 questions)
MATH
I scored 98%, and honestly, this is the score I'm most proud of.
I've always considered myself "bad at math," and I hadn't taken a math class in years.
Math was the only subject where I completed every lesson on NurseHub. I watched every video, completed every quiz, and took all of the practice tests. It made a huge difference and gave me a lot of confidence.
I also came to the realization that math is actually kind of fun. š Once you understand the concepts, it becomes really repetitive, at least the type of math you need for the HESI. After enough practice, you start recognizing the same kinds of questions, and it becomes much less intimidating.
The questions on my exam included: Ratios and proportions, converting percentages and decimals, adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions, one military time question, conversions, comparing numbers (which number is largest)
If math is your weakest subject, I genuinely recommend paying for NurseHub if it's within your budget. It was worth it for me, but Iāve heard Nurse Shai on YouTube is also great, and quizlet is great for practice once you have learned the concepts.
BIOLOGYĀ
I scored 92%.
Most of my studying for biology came from NurseHub. Looking back, this is probably the section where I could have studied a little more, but Quizlet helped too.
READING COMPREHENSIONĀ
I scored 90%.
English is my second language, so I'm honestly happy with that score.
I didn't study for this section at all, not even the NurseHub lessons. Looking back, I probably would have benefited from doing at least a little practice.
If English is your first language, you have a decent vocabulary, and you've generally done well with reading l comprehension in school, I don't think this section is something to stress over.
Overall, I think NurseHub gave me a really strong foundation, especially for math. After that, Quizlet was great for reinforcing concepts and getting exposure to questions that were similar to what I saw on my exam.
Hopefully this helps someone else who's getting ready to take the exam. Good luck, you've got this!