HESI A2 lessons
Short lessons for every HESI A2 topic, grouped by section. Each one starts with a 30-second summary and the key facts, then the full lesson, common mistakes and a few practice questions. Where the TEAS covers the same topic at the same depth, the lesson is shared. Check which sections your program requires on the HESI A2 overview.
Reading 8 lessons
Main idea
- How to summarize a passage that runs over several paragraphs5 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
Supporting details
- How to use evidence from a passage to support, predict and conclude5 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
- How to find one specific detail in a text fast5 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
Words in context
Fact vs. opinion
Inferences
Summarizing
- How to summarize a passage that runs over several paragraphs5 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
Author's purpose and tone
Vocabulary 5 lessons
General vocabulary
- How to work out an unfamiliar word from context clues5 min · 3 questions
- How to work out a word's meaning and avoid look-alike word mix-ups6 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
Health-care vocabulary
- Health-care words for body position, location and direction5 min · 3 questions
- Health-care words for symptoms, condition and care5 min · 3 questions
Word parts
Grammar 7 lessons
Parts of speech
Grammar terms
Common grammar errors
- How to spot the grammar mistakes your ear misses6 min · 3 questions
- How to fix unclear sentences with rules, not by ear6 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
Confusing word pairs
Punctuation and capitalization
Math 14 lessons
Whole numbers
Decimals
- How to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, decimals and negatives7 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
- How to compare and order fractions, decimals, percents and negatives6 min · animation · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
Fractions
Fractions ↔ decimals
Ratios and proportions
- How to work with ratios, unit rates and rate of change5 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
- How to set up and solve a proportion5 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
Percentages
- How to solve percent problems6 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
- How to convert between fractions, decimals and percents6 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
Household and metric measures
- How to convert household measures: teaspoons to gallons, ounces to pounds, inches to yards5 min · 3 questions
- How to convert units without guessing: metric, US and health-care units6 min · animation · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
Military time
Roman numerals
Basic algebra
- How to solve a one-variable equation6 min · animation · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
- How to turn words into expressions, equations and inequalities6 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
Dosage-style calculations
Mean, median, mode
Biology 10 lessons
Biology basics
Water
Biological molecules
Metabolism
The cell
Cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
Cellular reproduction
Genetics
DNA
Chemistry 13 lessons
Measurement and scientific notation
Matter
Atoms and the periodic table
Chemical bonding
Chemical equations
Reaction rates and equilibrium
Solutions
Reaction types
Stoichiometry
Oxidation and reduction
Acids and bases
Nuclear chemistry
Biochemistry
Anatomy & Physiology 14 lessons
Terminology
Tissues
Mitosis and meiosis
Skin
Skeletal system
Muscular system
Nervous system
Endocrine system
Circulatory system
- How blood flows through the heart5 min · animation · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7
- How the body defends itself: innate and adaptive immunity5 min · 3 questions · shared with TEAS 7