HESI Entrance Exam Overview and Test Dates

Total test time allowed: 4 hours 5 minutes; estimated time for each part is listed below.

English Language:

• Reading Comprehension - Provides reading scenarios in order to measure reading comprehension, identifying the main idea, finding meaning of words in context, passage comprehension, making logical inferences, etc. - 60 minutes

• Grammar - Contains basic grammar, including parts of speech, important terms and their uses, commonly occurring grammatical errors, etc. - 50 minutes

Critical Thinking Skills: 30 minutes

Math:

• Basic Math Skills - Focuses on math skills needed for health care fields, including basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, household measures, general math facts, etc. - 50 minutes

Science:

• Anatomy and Physiology - Provides coverage of general terminology and anatomical structures and systems. - 25 minutes

Learner Profile:

• Learning Style and Personality Profile - Assesses preferred learning style and personality related to learning style. - 30 minutes

Elsevier Official Study Guide: HESI Admission Assessment Exam Review   2021, 5th edition.  ISBN: 978-0323-582-261

Before the day of your test

1. Complete the admission process to UACCB.Complete an application to the Nursing Department.

• Choose "I'm a student", at top right, "Sign In" - Create Account and fill in the required fields.

• Submit and Continue. Write down the username it gives you and your password.

• Click on "Catalog" at the top right. Under HESI Secured Exams, click on Register for Results & Remediation.

• You should see HESI Registration for $0.00

• Click on Register. "Update your account" using information below or go to Account at top right, Account Settings, and enter the information.

• For PN choose "licensed practical/vocational nursing"

• For RN choose "nursing-associate degree " (ADN)

• My institution city - Batesville

• Institutional name - UNIV OF ARKANSAS CC BATESVILLE

• Year of graduation - 2022

• Student ID - not needed

• The Testing Center is available to help you create an Evolve account, Register for HESI online, and complete the tutorial online.
  

• Email Ms. Hooper Jerrie.Hooper@uaccb.edu  your name, Evolve username, password, and email associated with the account.

3. Check your computer's compatibility

• After creating your account, go to https://www.hesiinet.elsevier.com 

• Choose "Compatibility Check for Labs" link.  Follow the instructions.

• Follow the instructions to allow popups and redirects. Close this system check window once compatibility passes.

• Check your computer’s compatibility for ProctorU and HESI. There is a “help” number for ProctorU to call if you need assistance. 
• A few days before your test, pay the $51 exam fee by calling the UACCB cashier: 870-612-2005. The cashier will notify the nursing department that you have paid.
• If you do not have compatible computer equipment, contact the nursing department or UACCB testing staff ASAP. Testing Center: 870-612-2110 or email testing@uaccb.edu 

• Know your Evolve username and password which your proctor will prompt you to enter.
• Have a working webcam, microphone, and a strong internet connection.
• Be in a private room.
• Have a government issued PHOTO ID to show your ProctorU proctor.
• Have blank scratch paper and pencils for the test.
• No food, cell phones, calculators, books, pens, Fitbit, Smartwatches, etc. are allowed during the test.
• Login to your ProctorU account.
• Wait for instructions to begin the exam. Your proctor will use a password to access the test.
• Review the ProctorU website for “what to expect” before your test. Do not choose “Submit and Pause/Leave Exam” unless you are taking a brief break between test sections or an emergency requires you to leave.
• If for any reason you are disconnected from the test, work with your ProctorU proctor to reconnect or determine why. There is a “help” number on the ProctorU website.