Feeling AFRAID OF TEAS Exam!!!!!

Miss Infermiera2b, BSN, RN · Dec 30, 2014

You have definitely made the right choice in getting those books. I would also recommend that you go to the ATI testing website and purchase one of their online practice tests (they have two available). They're pretty hard, but after you finish, the results tell you which specific areas you need to work on.

shenita · Dec 30, 2014

Thank you so much Marilena. I will definitley purchase those online tests.

nalie2, ADN, BSN, MSN, RN, NP · Dec 30, 2014

I agree. Purchase the practice tests. They will give you a great idea of what the exam is going to be like in format and content. I hadn't taken biology in 5 years and it showed in the practice exam so use the study manuals and make sure you review information you are unfamiliar with.

Lulabelle085 · Dec 30, 2014

I too just started preparing for the TEAS. I took the online practice test from ATI and scored a whopping 63%...looks like I have a lot of studying to do! Good luck!

MarthaL · Jan 1, 2015

I was freaking out b4 i tooked the TEAS & once I sat down & started taking it it wasn't that bad. Actually it was easier than the online practice tests (at least 2 me). You have the books & as the others said purchase at least 1 online practice test & you will do fine.

ruthc · Jan 1, 2015

I wrote the TEAS on Nov 26 2014. I used both those books and also the TEAS V secrets study guide by Mometrix. I got all three books from Amazon with a package price. I read all the study pages/notes and also made notes for areas that personally gave me a hard time - such as Grammar. I did not spend much time with the math or science since I felt comfortable with those two areas already. So look at your own personal areas of strengths and take time to improve your understanding with areas that need attention.

My biggest suggestion is to do ONLINE computer practice since most of the exams are done on the computer. I only did pencil and paper and the computer exam messed up with my timing and when I would go back and verify my answers. The options of the M/C would randomize its sequence which made it hard to check my answers! Also, the options were not named as A, B, C or D. (adding to the frustration!!)

I dedicated about 2 months to studying. I did ALL the practice tests and timed myself when I did them and kept myself free from any distractions. Treating it like an official exam. From the exam, I got over 88.7% overall (advanced). I got 90% over all sections except for English/Language/Grammar which was 80%.

The test was not that difficult - with proper preparation, of course. Always make sure you read the questions CAREFULLY and don't let your nerves get the best of you. Good luck!!

Marculi2001 · Jan 2, 2015

Hello, I just got done taking my TEAS V a few hours ago, results soon, however this is a retake; my first take was 80% (and I barely studied). I used a Barnes N Noble knock off guide for my first go around and it was rough. The ATI manual is all I used for my second try and I studied for months filling up two 5 subject college ruled notebooks with notes. The test is not hard if you are prepared, but I would suggest refreshing up on the A & P. Some of the questions in the exam were not directly touched upon in the book and this is especially true with the science section. I found that a lot of the science questions were very geared toward comprehension and understanding, and less about definitions. Which is perfect for me, however had it not been for all the pre requisite science courses I took, I may have missed a few question. I would ditch the McGraw Hill, that might be a little overkill, and about 95% of the questions they ask are directly from the ATI book. Take as many practice exams as you can, they will help you focus on the areas that your struggling with. Repetition, repetition, and repetition! I went through the ATI book atleast 10 times front to back, taking extensive notes every time, and the day before the test I went though the entire book again all in one day. I'm not saying do that, but I am saying that if you want to do well you must become literally obsessed with studying, and when all said and done the TEAS V will be a breeze.

Practice the math also. The math on the test is not difficult by any means, and is a good way to improve your overall score by polishing up on this section and making sure your keen to detail; it is easy to make simple mistakes. There are a lot of word problems in the test, a couple algebra problems, and at least 1 in-equality (I only had one on both test). The thing that will fluster someone on this portion is the amount of numbers they give to add, subtract, divide, multiply etc. It sounds easy and it is, but this section requires a pace that does not allow for uncertainty, its timed and on my first attempt I barely made it. I am a great mathematician, but the last time I actually did long division by hand was a few years before, and I was way over confident the first go around.

Another section is the English and language usage. I thought I had escaped the dreaded spelling requirement that haunted my life in the A&P series. SURPRISE! It will haunt you on this test also. Pay attention to word rules like: I before E accept after C. There is a list of commonly misspelled words in the ATI book and those words will be on the test. The good thing is you don't have to remember the list for the test; they will not choose a difficult word to ask you, but they will pick a word that can be deciphered simply by knowing rules: rules of prefixes, root words, and rules of suffixes, the definitions of them all, and what they imply. Sentences! Know how to classify them, their structure, what makes them complete/incomplete, and subject verb agreement! They will trick you on questions involving sentences by adding, prepositions, and prepositional phrases with really hard to notice subject/verb agreement errors.

Reading is very straight forward.

Good luck to you, I will post my retake score as soon as I get it. Study the ATI manual, all the other manuals with either not have all the info, or have to much, and the ATI manual already has an excess of information. You will never be able to study to much for this test, but a good length of time especially since you have been out of school for a while would be atleast 3 months. I went through it twice and then started using practice test, sometimes before I reviewed a section, sometimes after. The good news is that studying moves at a much quicker pace once you start memorizing the material. The first time through each section took me a couple of days, and toward the end I was reviewing them completely with in an hour. If your prepare, this test is easy:) God Bless...

blessedNhopeful · Jan 3, 2015

@Lulabelle085 I'm in the same boat. Scores in the 60s yet I thought I had it down. More studying for me!

Marculi2001 · Jan 4, 2015

Second attempt was an 88.