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HESI A2

The HESI A2 is Elsevier’s Admission Assessment used by many nursing and healthcare programs. Elsevier provides the academic exams; your program decides which ones you take, what scores count, and how you test. Passy helps you confirm that map, then practice the skills behind it.

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Exam at a glance

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PublisherElsevier HESI

The Admission Assessment (A2) is used by nursing and other healthcare education programs.

Academic examsUp to 7

English Language, Math, and Science exams—your program chooses which ones you take.

ScoringPercent by exam

Elsevier reports exam percentages and a composite of completed exams. Schools set admissions cutoffs.

DeliveryProgram-configured

School sites, Prometric centers, or remote proctoring when your program offers that path.

What you’ll practice

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Scan the official HESI A2 content areas and keep each study session connected to the wider exam.

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English Language

  • Reading Comprehension — main ideas, context, inference
  • Vocabulary and General Knowledge — healthcare and general words
  • Grammar — terms, parts of speech, common errors
02

Math

  • Basic arithmetic
  • Fractions, decimals, ratios, and proportions
  • Household measures and related conversions
03

Science

  • Anatomy and Physiology — terminology, structures, systems
  • Biology — cells, molecules, metabolism
  • Chemistry — matter, periodic table, reactions, bonding

Content-area names follow the official HESI A2 academic exams (Elsevier).

How Passy helps with HESI A2

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Passy keeps HESI A2 prep focused so each session leads naturally into the next.

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Practice

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Work original items across common HESI A2 academic exams, then use each rationale to choose what to review.Start with 10 questions
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Get another explanation when a conversion, inference, or A&P distinction is still unclear.Make the method clearer
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Fix It

Return to the assigned exam that needs work.

Keep review inside the academic exams your program actually requires.Repair the weak exam
04

Next Step

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