HESI A2HESI Reading Comprehension

HESI Reading Comprehension Most careers require a firm grasp of reading and writing. In nursing, having above average reading comprehension skills is paramount to your success. If you cannot read a chart, or worse yet, read a chart and immediately understand everything that is written, you could be endangering the lives of your patients. Nurses need to read and read at a high level in order to function in a professional manner. The Reading Comprehension section of the HESI exam asks you to read a short scientific paragraph and answer multiple questions about its content. Here are some key concepts you should familiarize yourself with in order to do well on this portion of the exam: Main Idea The main idea of a paragraph is the essence of a paragraph. If you were to summarize a passage in a single sentence or idea, you would find that passage’s main idea. To locate the main idea, read the entire passage and pay close attention to the last few sentences. Typically, the main idea is summarized at the close of the first paragraph, or at the close of a paragraph. Supporting Details Supporting details exist to support the main idea. In a paragraph format, these details come after the topic sentence the first sentence in a paragraph, usually and before ― ― the final sentence. Supporting details serve as pillars to “hold up” the main idea of a passage or paragraph, and could also be identified as proof or evidence of an idea. Author’s Purpose Author’s purpose can be difficult to figure out. It di