MDC Nursing spring 2014

candy2 · Jul 12, 2013

Thanks Candy, I certainly hope so. I just got home from taking my TEAS a second time. This time around I got an 88.7%. I was hoping to graze the 90's, but, whatever, at least it's a better score and not worse. :)
Good luck on your TEAS next month. If I can be of help to you or anyone, let me know.
Meanwhile, I will be patiently awaiting mid-october (more like impatiently)

@miri congrats great score I definitely need your help. Please

BDA12NV · Jul 12, 2013

Definitely would appreciate some help and start a study group

dcepero90 · Jul 12, 2013

Miri33 your score is great any advance for those of us that are needing to take it or retake it. What study guide did you use?

ohnana · Jul 13, 2013

Hello to all, wanted to wish u all good luck. And dont stress it. I applied for Fall 2013 & got accepted to my one and only option, Medical Full Time (the first round of emails). My GPA is 3.7 around there and my teas score was a 67.3.

gh17 · Jul 14, 2013

Hello all, I also am applying for Spring 2014 while i wait for my results for fall 2013.. I'm willing to study with a partner if anyone is interested I have TEAS study materials and I know two is better than one! Good luck!

miri33 · Jul 15, 2013

I bought the study guide. It helps a lot but the sample problems are a little easier than the actual test. Sample tests are good.

TEAS® Exam Practice Questions - Help your Test of Essential Academic Skills™ Score with free unofficial Preparation Materials for the TEAS® Test

This website helped me a lot, especially when it came to raising my math score (I was very rusty).

Since the material is still fresh in my mind, here's what I remember and I recommend studying :)

Reading:

-know the difference and be able to pick out the following out of a passage: topic sentence, themes, summary sentences, main idea and supporting detail.

-they give you information sources and you have to answer questions about them. Make sure you read them thoroughly since occasionally they put pertinent information in parenthesis or off to the side that would alter your answer.

Math:

-both times I took the test they had a problem similar to this: if Anne can a paint a house in 60 minutes and John can paint the same house in 40 minutes, how long will it take for the both the them to paint that house together?

-make sure you know order of operations

-how to distribute and foil equations

-solving inequalities with absolute values

-they give you a couple of question about re-conciliating a bank account (for example: Sue has $1,550.99 in the bank. She deposited her $950.50 check and paid her car and insurance with checks for $520.95 and $220.90, respectively. She gained a $1.50 in interest and got charged a $12 maintenance fee. How much money does Sue have left?).

-be able to convert between decimal-fraction-percents with ease in any which way

-be able to convert improper fractions to proper fractions

-be able to add, subtract, multiply and subtract decimals and fractions

-know the difference between rational, irrational and real numbers

-know how to calculate the area and circumference of basic geometric shapes (square, circle, triangle, etc.)

-there was a question about age both times I took the test (for example: Sarah is twice as old as her youngest brother. If the difference between their ages is 15 years. How old is her youngest brother?)

-know how to interpret graphs

-know metric conversions and U.S conversions (I remember a question about converting yards to inches)

Science:

For the science part there were quite a few definition or questions that could be answered by understanding a concept or definition. Here is what I remember:

-peristalsis

-NK cells

-T cells

-platelets

-exocrine and endocrine organs (and examples)

-parasympathetic and sympathetic NS

-body cavities (cranial, thoracic, etc.)

-sections of the small intestine

-in which part of the body does digestion of fats/proteins/carbohydrates start

-punnet squares

-phenotype vs genotype

-dominant vs recessive

-mutation (remember only mutations in germ cells are inherited)

-adaptation

-central dogma (DNA->RNA->protein)

-transcription, translation

-meiosis and mitosis ( in which type of cell each occurs and their steps)

-haploid vs diploid cells

-know biological classification (domain-kingdom-phylum...species) and be able to tell when given a few choices which is more broad or specific

- familiar with acids and bases ( strong acid+ strong base= water+ salt)

-know how to balance a chemical equations

-familiar with pH scale and their respective colors when exposed to litmus paper

-familiar with Boyle's Law, Natural Gas Law, kinetic and potential energy (and the formulas)

-oxidation/reduction (know how to pick which compound is oxidized and which is reduced when given a chemical formula)

-properties of water (high heat of vaporization, high specific heat)

-differences in valence electron/whether they are likely to give or take electrons/ electronegativity/general rule about atomic radius as they refer to the periods and columns of the periodic table

English and Language Usage:

-spelling and punctuation (know when to use a comma, colon, semicolon, etc.)

-know the difference and be able to pick out a simple, compound and complex sentences

-know the proper pronoun-antecedent agreement

- and last but certainly not least, practice context clues

Good luck to everyone and hopefully we will be classmates soon :)

miri33 · Jul 15, 2013

@candy2 hope this helps ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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miri33 · Jul 15, 2013

@ohnana Thank you. We are all definitely stressing. Congrats on getting in, future nurse :)

candy2 · Jul 15, 2013

@candy2 hope this helps ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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@miri33 thanks

dcepero90 · Jul 15, 2013

@miri33 thanks!!! That is definitely going to help!!

AriesTwin · Jul 22, 2013

@miri33 Thanks for the TEAS topic list. That will help to know which areas to focus on. I take my TEAS this Thursday and I'm so nervous!!! My GPA is not the strongest at 3.57 so I really want to do well. You will for sure get in with your score. I hope to see you this Spring :)

miri33 · Jul 22, 2013

@candy2 @dcepero90 @ariestwin Your welcome :) Good luck

@legacyJS Since I new to the site I can't send private message yet so I'm replying you through here.

There was a passage about the pickard islands and their descendants. The passage was the same on the first and second test but the questions change. They ask about main ideas about a particular paragraph, details about the passage. They ask you to see what stereotype can be disproved from reading the passage and I am pretty sure the answer was that "people that live in islands are happy". They give you a list of movie ticket prices for each day of the week and different age groups (like a list you would see posted at the movie) and they ask you about what days are cheapest for a senior citizen or a family of two adults, a senior citizen and a child. Make sure you read carefully and just add. Do practice tests. They really helped me improve my score. The reading can be dramatically improved through practice.