TEAS EXAM: I failed...Anyone take it with some advice?

hi,

I took the TEAS exam the same week that I decided to apply for the nursing program. Since I'd never heard about this exam and I didn't have much time to prepare, I did some research on the net. I was able to find a website with a free review. I can't remember the exact address, but just try to google it. There was no time for me to order a review book. I also searched for forums discussing the exam questions. You'll actually discover some on this website, which is how I found this site to begin with.

If you do fairly well on English and Math, concentrate your efforts into practicing the science section. That's what I did. I hadn't taken physics, or chemistry in a while. I ended up getting an 85% in the science section without doing any other reviewing except for what I discussed. From what I read, the questions remain fairly the same, just a different order. But I've never retaken the exam, so don't quote me.

Good luck on your retake.

I know you will see, reading comprehension, spelling/vocabulary, all the general sciences, A&P, and Chemistry, and Physics. Math.

So what did you type in to get the web-address?

here's the website:

http://www.testprepreview.com/teas_practice.htm

hope that helps

Don't forget to also search and read up on all the discussions on the TEAS exam. Many of them discuss certain problems that gave other people difficulty. You should also just brush up on anything that you recall that gave you some difficulty. Basic formulas for physics: density, force...were on the test that i took. Read up on collecting data for research in regards to biology as well as the scientific method. Only you know where your weak areas are.

Thank you, I went to the site, it is great.

Definitely study the guide from ATI!!!! Kaplan goes into way too much detail. I also thought the online practice tests were helpful. I did well but only got 40% in life science. Does anyone know what kind of questions those were? I got the chemical and physical science questions right but having trouble remembering what they consider "life science".

I regret not purchasing the study material for this test. I got a 60.6 student score. I had a 65 in math 67 in science, a 88 in reading and 78 in english. I didn't do well in algebra, I got a 0 on the first part. I guess it was the graph that I couldn't interpret, it didn't have enough information for me to go with. I got a 20 percent on sciencetific reasoning. I had a lot of earth science. I didn't remember any physics, all I can remember is the test was the longest test I've ever took. I wish I don't have to repeat this test, but I do.

oh my gosh I am getting scared now! I have to take the test on Wednesday........so they don't give you a mixture of the sciences. I could get one test that has all physics/earth science? Can't i have anatomy?.ahhhhhhhh help! So were there like analogies or anything likat that on the exam? Exactly what kinds of things were on there so that I can pray harder!

I have taken the test twice now. For the most part the science section covers scientific method, earth science, physics, and chemistry, i had a couple A&P Qs and 1 micro Q - so dont study that too expansively. I looked up basic physics on google, and that was enough to get me through that section - i got an overall science of 87%. As for the english section, it is mostly sentence structure - which is something you cant really prepare for in my opinion. Commas, colons, semicolons, etc - i didnt do any better the 2nd time i took it on that section - i think i got an 85 or 90. Some people say that you cant really study for the TEAS, you either know it or you dont, but that wasnt the case for me. After i reviewed the math ( decimals, fractions, and lots of percents!) and the science, my score jumped over 10%. Good luck!