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hello, i am new here and just wanted to first say hello. i am also a travel nurse and i am on my way to va and i have to take the bkat and i have no idea what it is all about. any suggestions about what i need to study or is it just a basic knowledge enhancment type test or what? please let me know. :) :melody:

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Just wanted to say welcome!:balloons:

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Never heard of it. Welcome! :)

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Greetings and welcome to allnurses! :Melody:

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatric, Behavioral Health.

Welcome to allnurses!!!!!!!

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Specializes in Tele, Home Health, MICU, CTICU, LTC.

I just took the BKAT for my job. It has a little bit of everything on it. Overall not too bad of a test.

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Which version of the BKAT are you taking? I recently had to take the Critical Care Nursing version. Not hard, but not too easy either. I hear many hospitals use it as an assessment tool for new hires and also as a part of annual perfomance reviews.

There were 85 questions in all. Its mostly multiple choice but there are a few fill in the blanks. Most of the questions are like the NCLEX: 'The nurse should do all the following EXCEPT...', 'The nurse should do which of the following FIRST...', etc. If you're going to take the critical care or telemetry version make sure you know how to read rhythm strips because you are going to see quite a few ECG questions on there. You need to know the cardiac meds and ABGs. Also review the cardio-respiratory, GI/GU, endocrine, trauma, and neuro material because there is a LOT of that stuff in there.

T.

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hello, i am new here and just wanted to first say hello. i am also a travel nurse and i am on my way to va and i have to take the bkat and i have no idea what it is all about. any suggestions about what i need to study or is it just a basic knowledge enhancment type test or what? please let me know. :) :melody:

i might be able to help you. what medical center will you be working for? i work in clinical education. you can e-mail me at [email protected].

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

Just wanted to welcome you aboard. Good luck. :)

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I might be able to help you. What medical center will you be working for? I work in clinical education. You can e-mail me at [email protected].

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[Hey, if you need a copy of the test I have one... with the answers... let me know you can email me at [email protected]

Laurie

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Specializes in ICUs, Tele, etc..

i think bkat is not something u study for, it's about ur knowledge base about ur previous experience. at our facility, i use critical care bkat 5 before and after orienting a new nurse to see how they've improved theory wise.

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