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NLN PAX VIP Pre-Admission Practice Exam

PAX — The NLN PAX (Pre-Admission Examination) is published by the National League for Nursing and used by nursing schools nationwide for applicant screening; it consists of three timed sections — Verbal Ability (80 questions), Mathematical Ability (54 questions), and Science (80 questions) — with scoring reported as composite and section percentiles rather than a fixed pass percentage, and individual programs set their own minimum percentile cutoffs.

28
Questions
165m
Time Limit
65.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 28👑 VIP

A senior nurse described a newly admitted patient's condition as 'insidious in onset.' Based on your knowledge of medical terminology, the nurse most likely means that the illness:

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