Kaplan Nursing

The exam is organized around four areas: Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Science, and Writing and Language. Each area tests foundational skills rather than clinical nursing knowledge, so review high school-level math, basic biology and chemistry concepts, passage-based reading, and grammar and punctuation rules.

We could not verify a question count or time limit. The official Kaplan pages for this exam returned HTTP 404 errors when retrieved, so no specifications were confirmed. Check with the nursing program you are applying to, or with the test administrator, for the current structure before you build a pacing plan.

No passing score could be verified from the source. Nursing programs commonly set their own minimum scores and may weigh sections differently, so the cutoff that matters is the one published by your target program. Ask the admissions office directly rather than relying on numbers posted in forums.

The fee could not be confirmed because the official exam pages were unavailable. Cost often depends on whether the exam is administered through your school or a testing center, and some programs bundle it into application fees. Confirm the amount and payment method with your program before registering.

The retake policy could not be verified from the source. Many nursing programs limit the number of attempts or require a waiting period between sittings, and some average your scores. Ask your admissions office about attempt limits, waiting periods, and whether the highest or most recent score is used.

Score validity could not be confirmed. Programs frequently require scores from within a set window before the application deadline, so an older score may not be accepted even if it was strong. Verify the accepted timeframe with each program you apply to, especially if you are applying across multiple cycles.

Start with a timed diagnostic in all four areas and rank them by accuracy, not by comfort. Math and science usually reward focused content review fastest, while reading and writing improve through repeated timed practice. Spend the most hours on the area where you are furthest from your target.

Three recur on this kind of exam: skipping the diagnostic and studying only familiar material, practicing untimed so pacing collapses on test day, and misreading the question stem in reading and grammar items. Slow down just enough to identify exactly what is being asked before choosing an answer.

Shift from content review to full timed sets that mix all four areas, then review every wrong answer to classify it as a knowledge gap, a careless error, or a pacing problem. Each category needs a different fix, and naming the cause is what turns practice into score improvement.