NLN PAX Study Guide with Over 850 Practice Questions – PDF Download

Contents

Getting Started How this study guide is organized 6 The PAX RN Study Plan 7 Making a Study Schedule 9 Verbal Ability Self-Assessment 14 Answer Key 23 Help with Reading Comprehension 26 Main Idea, Topic and Supporting Details 28 Drawing Inferences And Conclusions 32 Meaning From Context 34 Help with Building your Vocabulary 36 Mathematics Self-Assessment 43 Answer Key 50 Fraction Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts 55 Decimals Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts 58 Converting Decimals to Fractions 58 Percent Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts 58 How to Answer Basic Math Multiple Choice 60 How to Solve Word Problems 63 Types of Word Problems 65 Mean, Median and Mode 73 Order Of Operation 74 Scientific Notation 75 Ratios 76 Perimeter Area and Volume 79 Area of Complex 2-D and 3-D Shapes 84 Pythagorean Geometry 86 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials 88 Multiplying and Dividing Polynomials 88 Simplifying Polynomials 89 Factoring Polynomials 89 Quadratic equations 90 Momentum 91 Science Self-Assessment 97 Answer Key 104 Science Tutorials 108 Scientific Method 108 Cell Biology 110 Chromosomes, genes, proteins, RNA and DNA 113 Mitosis and Meiosis 115 Phenotypes and Genotypes 118 Heredity: Genes and Mutation 119 Heredity: Mendelian Inheritance 120 Classification 122 Ecology 124 Basic Concepts in Chemistry 128 Basic Physics 139 Energy: Work and Power 142 Defining Force and Newton’s Three Laws 144 Force: Friction 145 Fundamental Forces: Electromagnetism 147 Fundamental Forces: Gravity 149 Fundamental Forces: Strong and Weak Nuclear Forces 150 Quantum Mechanics 152 States of Matter 154 Speed, Acceleration and Force Problems 156 Practice Test Questions Set 1 Answer Key 202 Practice Test Questions Set 2 Answer Key 257 Conclusion