NLN NEX Prep Course: Complete Study Guide Master the NEX with a guide built for the exam as it exists today.

Many nursing entrance exam guides still cover physics and geometry — because they were written for the old PAX, not the current NEX. This guide is different. It’s built section by section around the exam you’ll actually take: Verbal Ability, Mathematics, and Science, with nothing wasted on topics that were dropped.

What’s Inside

18 in-depth chapters, each following the same proven format: a must-know summary, clear explanations, worked examples, common mistakes to avoid, and a self-check quiz with full answer explanations.

• Getting Started — A complete exam overview, a 15-question diagnostic to find your starting point, and 4-week and 8-week study plans built around your results
• Verbal Ability (5 chapters) — Context clues, word parts (including medical terminology), main idea and author’s purpose, inference and tone, and a full passage strategy for the timed section
• Mathematics (6 chapters) — Numbers and operations, ratios and proportions, measurement and dosage-style conversions, algebra, data interpretation, and calculator and pacing strategy
• Science (5 chapters) — Biology, human anatomy, human physiology, chemistry basics, and health and nutrition
• Quick-reference back matter — A formula and conversion cheat sheet and a glossary of key terms, for fast review in the days before your test

Why This Guide Works

• Matches the current blueprint. No physics, no geometry — just what’s actually tested, weighted the way the real exam weights it
• Built for how people actually study. Short, focused chapters with worked examples instead of dense textbook prose
• Every chapter ends with practice. Self-checks reinforce what you just learned, and pair naturally with our full NLN NEX question bank for deeper practice
• Written for nursing candidates. Verbal chapters include medical word parts, and math chapters use dosage-style problems, so you’re learning in context

Who It’s For

Anyone preparing for the NLN NEX entrance exam who wants a guide that teaches, not just quizzes — whether you’re starting from scratch or brushing up before test day.