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LearningExpress
Test prep for career exams and college entrance, skill building, job searching and resume building. Resource includes both interactive testing and eBooks.
BoardVitals
BoardVitals is an exam review tool. Includes NCLEX-RN exam review, NCLEX-PN exam review, and ARRT Radiology exam review. Use SC4 email (@student.sc4.edu) to create account.
Visible Body
3D human body reference and study tool, visual guide to biological concepts and processes, anatomy and physiology study resources, muscle and bone study resources, physiology animations.

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HESI Prep

LearningExpress
Test prep for career exams and college entrance, skill building, job searching and resume building. Resource includes both interactive testing and eBooks.

Admission Assessment Exam Review by HESI
Call Number: R838.5 .H47 2021

ISBN: 9780323582261

Publication Date: 2020-04-14

Passing the HESI Admission Assessment Exam is the first step on the journey to becoming a successful healthcare professional.
HESI A2 Study Guide 2021-2022 by Joshua Rueda
Call Number: RT55 .H475 2021

ISBN: 9781637756379

Publication Date: 2021-02-22

Test Prep Books' HESI A2 Study Guide 2021-2022: HESI Admission Assessment Exam Review Book with Practice Test Questions [Updated for the New Outline] Made by Test Prep Books experts for test takers trying to achieve a great score on the HESI exam.

Reading Comprehension

Tests reading comprehension through scenarios and passages. Students will be asked to identify main ideas, find meaning of words in context, demonstrate passage comprehension, make logical inferences, etc. (Source: Elsevier HESI admission assessment exam overview)

How to Pass the HESI A2 Reading Comprehension Section
This resource goes over what to expect in the reading comprehension portion of the HESI A2.
Next Generation Reading Sample Questions (Accuplacer)
This Accuplacer resource Includes examples similar to those covered in the HESI test.
University of Nevada-Reno: HESI Reading Comprehension
This resource will explain some of the reading comprehension strategies that are important for you to know on the English portion of the HESI A2.

Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a Day by Learning Express Editors
Call Number: LB1050.45 .R429 2012 - circulating print book

ISBN: 9781576858998

Publication Date: 2012
Teaching the Brain to Read by Judy Willis
Call Number: LB1573 .W544 2008 - ebook and print book available

ISBN: 9781416606888

Publication Date: 2008
Techniques of Close Reading by Barry S. Brummett
Call Number: P301.5.S63 B78 2010 - circulating print book

ISBN: 9781412972659

Publication Date: 2010

Mathematics

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. (Source: Elsevier HESI admission assessment exam overview)

Khan Academy: Math - Arithmetic
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, negative numbers, fractions, and decimals are covered.
Learning Express Library: Math Skills Review
Review for mathematics topics such as fractions, decimals, geometry, and algebra.
MyOpenMath - Student Self Study
Follow instructions to sign up and complete self study exercises in MyOpenMath. The Prealgebra course covers the concepts tested in the HESI test.

Fundamental Laboratory Mathematics by Lela Buckingham
Call Number: ebook - unlimited users

ISBN: 9780803629493

Publication Date: 2014

Grammar

Contains basic grammar, including parts of speech, important terms and their uses, commonly occurring grammatical errors, etc. (Source: Elsevier HESI admission assessment exam overview)

Khan Academy. Subject, Direct Object, Indirect Object
Khan Academy: Grammar
Includes practice tests and resources related to all areas of English grammar including parts of speech, usage, syntax, and punctuation.
Learning Express Library: Grammar Ebooks
Includes 501 Grammar and Writing Questions; Goof-proof Grammar; Grammar Essentials; Grammar Success in 20 min a Day; and Mastering Workplace Skills: Grammar Fundamentals.
Learning Express Library: Grammar Practice
Two, 40 question practice sets will teach you the skills needed to improve your grammar, and includes questions that will test your understanding of capitalization, punctuation, subject-verb agreement, word usage, and other important rules of grammar.
University of Nevada Reno: HESI A2 Grammar
This resource will explain some of the grammatical concerns that are important for you to know on this English portion of the HESI A2.
Commonly confused words - exercises
Get lost when it comes to its vs. it's? Than and then tripping you up? Try some of these commonly confused word exercises from Towson University.
Parts of Speech
from Open School BC.Includes examples and exercises on the parts of speech
Purdue OWL : Relative Pronouns
This handout provides detailed rules and examples for the usage of relative pronouns (that, who, whom, whose, which, where, when, and why).
Talkbank Wiki Article Quiz
Towson University Online Writing Support
Explanations and exercises to help strengthen grammar knowledge and usage.
69 Rules of Punctuation Infographic
English Grammar Book App
An English grammar book created by TalkEnglish.com is now available for free in this app. This English grammar app covers 138 popular grammar points using simple explanations, many examples, and fun quizzes.

Barron's E-Z Grammar by Dan Mulvey
Call Number: PE1112 .M85 2009 - circulating print book

ISBN: 9780764142611

Publication Date: 2009
That or Which, and Why by Evan Jenkins
Call Number: PE1460 .J46 2007 - circulating print book

ISBN: 0415977258

Publication Date: 2007
The Grammar Crammer by Judi Kesselman-Turkel; Franklynn Peterson
Call Number: ebook - unlimited users

ISBN: 9780299191344

Publication Date: 2003
Introductory College Grammar and Writing by Marian Anders
Call Number: PE1112 .A54 2015 - circulating print book

ISBN: 9781611634136

Publication Date: 2015

Vocabulary & Medical Terminology

Contains vocabulary terms and medical terminology used in both general settings and in health care fields. (Source: Elsevier HESI admission assessment exam overview)

HESI A2 Vocabulary
Des Moines University Online Medical Terminology Course
A free online medical terminology course from Des Moines University.
Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
Browse the medical dictionary.
Plain Language Medical Dictionary
The Plain Language Medical Dictionary widget is a project of the University of Michigan Taubman Health Sciences Library as part of the Michigan Health Literacy Awareness project.
Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine
This tutorial teaches you about medical words. You'll learn about how to put together parts of medical words. You'll also find quizzes to see what you've learned.
WISC-Online Medical Terminology
Learning objects and games to help learn medical terminology.

Medical Terminology by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Call Number: ebook - multiuser license

ISBN: 9781496374073

Publication Date: 2018
Medical Terminology Express by Barbara A. Gylys; Regina M. Masters
Call Number: R123 .G934 2015 - circulating print book

ISBN: 9780803640320

Publication Date: 2015
Quick and Easy Medical Terminology by Peggy C. Leonard
Call Number: R123 .L46 2014 - circulating print book

ISBN: 9781455740703

Publication Date: 2014
English for Academic Research by Adrian Wallwork
Call Number: ebook - unlimited users

ISBN: 9781461442677

Publication Date: 2012
Varsity Vocabulary by Erin McDermott
Call Number: ebook - unlimited users

ISBN: 9781932653748

Publication Date: 2006

Biology & Chemistry

Biology Covers biology basics, water, biological molecules, metabolism, cells, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, etc. Chemistry Contains test items that cover matter, chemical equations and reactions, the periodic table, atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, chemical bonding, etc. (Source: Elsevier HESI admission assessment exam overview)

Khan Academy: Biology
Explore Biology resources, take classes, and practice Biology tests.
Khan Academy: Chemistry
Explore Chemistry resources, take classes, and practice tests.

Physical Biology of the Cell by Rob Phillips; Jane Kondev; Julie Theriot; Hernan G. Garcia
Call Number: QH505 .P455 2013

ISBN: 9780815344506

Publication Date: 2013
A Dictionary of Biology by Oxford University Press Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: QH302.5 D5 2000

ISBN: 0192801023

Publication Date: 2000-05-18
Biology Workbook for Dummies by Rene Fester Kratz
Call Number: ebook - unlimited users

ISBN: 9781118158401

Publication Date: 2012

Anatomy & Physiology

Provides coverage of general terminology and anatomical structures and systems. (Source: Elsevier HESI admission assessment exam overview)

Visible Body
3D human body reference and study tool, visual guide to biological concepts and processes, anatomy and physiology study resources, muscle and bone study resources, physiology animations.

Anatomy & Physiology
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Anatomy Series
This ten-part series introduces viewers to the human circulatory, digestive, nervous, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, reproductive, urinary, integumentary, and endocrine systems. 10-part series, 16–27 minutes each.
Inner Body
InnerBody provides accurate and easy-to-use information about human anatomy, exploring all systems of the human body. The InnerBody Explorer interactive learning tool features over 300 high-resolution 3D CAD views of over 1500 objects in the body, covering all 13 major anatomical systems.
Khan Academy: Human Anatomy & Physiology
Includes test prep resources on the human anatomy.

Anatomy and Physiology Made Incredibly Easy! by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Staff (Prepared for Publication by)
Call Number: ebook - unlimited users

ISBN: 9781451147261

Publication Date: 2012

HESI Prep PowerPoint

HESI Test Prep PowerPoint Fall 2019