{"id":219493,"date":"2024-06-15T14:27:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T19:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=219493"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:39:36","slug":"hesi-exit-exam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/hesi-exit-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"HESI®<\/sup> Exit Exam Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you hoping to graduate nursing school and get your RN or PN license? If so, you may very well be required to take the HESI®<\/sup> Exit exam as part of the process.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for more information about this exam, you\u2019re in the right place! On this page, we\u2019ll explain everything you need to know about the HESI Exit exam.<\/p>\n

HESI Exit Exam Study Guide<\/a><\/div>\n

<\/span>What is the HESI Exit Exam?<\/h2>\n

You’re probably familiar with the HESI A2 exam<\/a>, which is often used as an admission test to get you into nursing school. It’s a way for schools and allied health programs to gauge your readiness for certain programs and courses.<\/p>\n

The HESI Exit exam is what you take toward the end of your nursing program as a way to prepare for the NCLEX exam, which is what you take to get your RN or PN license. The questions and topics on the HESI Exit exam are similar to the NCLEX, so it’s essentially a way to predict how well you might do on the NCLEX.<\/p>\n

<\/span>What’s on the test?<\/h2>\n

Every HESI Exit exam looks a little different depending on the school\/program. Most versions of the exam contain about 160 questions, though some may only have around 75, and the time limit for the exam varies.<\/p>\n

As mentioned earlier, the content of the exam matches the current NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN test outlines:<\/p>\n

<\/span>NCLEX-RN Exam Outline<\/h3>\n
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  1. Coordinated Care<\/li>\n
  2. Safety and Infection Control<\/li>\n
  3. Health Promotion and Maintenance<\/li>\n
  4. Psychosocial Integrity<\/li>\n
  5. Basic Care and Comfort<\/li>\n
  6. Pharmacological Therapies<\/li>\n
  7. Reduction of Risk Potential<\/li>\n
  8. Physiological Adaptation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <\/span>NCLEX-PN Exam Outline<\/h3>\n
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    1. Management of Care<\/li>\n
    2. Safety and Infection Control<\/li>\n
    3. Health Promotion and Maintenance<\/li>\n
    4. Psychosocial Integrity<\/li>\n
    5. Basic Care and Comfort<\/li>\n
    6. Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies<\/li>\n
    7. Reduction of Risk Potential<\/li>\n
    8. Physiological Adaptation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The types of questions on the exam range from multiple-choice and multiple-response to hot spot and fill-in-the-blank.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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      <\/span>Registration<\/h2>\n

      Your nursing school will have specific instructions and deadlines for registration. They generally handle the registration process directly, but they may provide you with the necessary information to register yourself.<\/p>\n

      In either case, you’ll likely need to pay a testing fee, which will differ depending on your school or program.<\/p>\n

      <\/span>Score Range<\/h2>\n

      HESI Exit exam scores generally range from 300 to 1500. Just like the HESI A2 exam, there is no universal passing score for this exam. Its sole purpose is to gauge your readiness for the NCLEX.<\/p>\n

      According to a study published by the Journal of Professional Nursing, students who achieve a final score of at least 850 on the exit exam have an NCLEX pass rate of 96.33%. Students with a final score lower than 850 have a pass rate of 86.57%.<\/p>\n

      <\/span>How to Pass the HESI Exit Exam<\/h2>\n

      <\/span>How to Study Effectively<\/h3>\n

      Your success on test day depends not only on how many hours you put into preparing but also on whether you prepared the right way. It\u2019s good to check along the way to see whether your studying is paying off. One of the most effective ways to do this is by taking HESI Exit exam practice tests to evaluate your progress. Practice tests are useful because they show exactly where you need to improve. Every time you take a HESI Exit exam practice test, pay special attention to these three groups of questions:<\/p>\n