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HEALTH
OCCUPATIONS
ENTRANCE EXAMS
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HEALTH
OCCUPATIONS
ENTRANCE EXAMS
The Core Review
You Need to Succeed
Third Edition
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N E W Y O R K
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Health occupations entrance exams.—3rd ed.
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ISBN 978-1-57685-922-3
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CONTRIBUTORS
Dr. Alec Durrellreceived his Ph.D. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology and his B.S. in chem-
istry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently a postdoctoral associate at Yale University.
Mark Kalkis a member of the biology faculty at Washington University in St. Louis. He works in the University’s
Science Outreach program, providing classes, classroom materials, and support to local K–12 teachers. He is a fre-
quent speaker at science education conferences and the author of several books and curriculum materials.
Cindy Phillipshas been a high school mathematics teacher for the past eight years. She is currently teaching at
White Plains High School in Westchester County, just north of New York City. She is also a Texas Instruments cer-
tified instructor in graphing calculator technology.
Margaret Muirheadis a writer and editor from Arlington, Massachusetts. She is a contributor for LearningEx-
press’s Healthcare Career Starterand Nursing School Entrance Exam.She has also written about a range of health
topics for the Harvard University Health Services and the University of Virginia Health System.
Ghislain Mandoumawas educated in France (Orsay) and England (Imperial College), where he graduated with
a B.Sc. degree in chemistry. He obtained his Ph.D. in chemistry from the City University of New York while teach-
ing at Hunter College. After doing postdoctoral research at the University of Virginia, he joined the faculty of the
department of Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, in 2003.
Tyler Volkis Associate Professor of Biology at New York University and co-director of the program in earth and
environmental science. He is the author of the books Gaia’s Body: Toward a Physiology of Earth; What is Death:
A Scientist Looks at the Cycle of Life; and Metapatterns Across Space, Time, and Mind.
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 Health Occupations Entrance Exam Planner 1
CHAPTER 2 LearningExpress Test Preparation System 9
CHAPTER 3 Practice Exam I 25
CHAPTER 4 Verbal Ability 81
CHAPTER 5 Reading Comprehension 89
CHAPTER 6 Math Review 101
CHAPTER 7 Biology Review 155
CHAPTER 8 Chemistry Review 187
CHAPTER 9 General Science Review 219
CHAPTER 10 Practice Exam II 275
CHAPTER 11 Practice Exam III 331
ADDITIONAL ONLINE PRACTICE 387
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
In this chapter, you will learn about what you can expect on a
health occupations entrance exam, as well as how to use this
book to your best advantage. You will learn tips about how to pre-
pare for the exam and develop a study plan that meets your spe-
cific needs. After conducting a self-evaluation, you can choose
from among four customized test-preparation schedules.
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ou have chosen this book because you want to pursue a rewarding career in healthcare. The health-
care field encompasses a wide range of exciting career choices, and the employment prospects for jobs
in the next decade are excellent. Healthcare services make up the largest industry today and include
occupations that are projected to be some of the fastest growing jobs in the United States.
Healthcare occupations are composed of professionals and paraprofessionals, assistants and aides, tech-
nologists and technicians. You may be preparing for a job as a medical records technician, physical therapist, res-
piratory therapist, speech-language pathologist, or one of the other professions under the broad umbrella of health
services.
But to begin your career, you need to get into a training program, and most likely, you will face a health
occupations entrance exam. Because there is no one standard test that applies to all training programs, this book
is not test-specific, but rather encompasses the core knowledge and skills you will need to pass anyhealth occu-
pations entrance exam. Developed from real tests commonly used in the field today, this book offers a study plan-
ner, valuable practice tests, and a review of the subjects tested—in short, everything you need to succeed.
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