Physiology in TEAS V

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I will be applying to the Fall 2015 nursing program. The issue is that my school requires TEAS V scores by the beginning of April, but my school doesn't offer physiology until Spring quarter which starts mid-late April. So how much of a problem will this be? I know there is some physiology on the TEAS but just how much is there? Will not taking physiology before the TEAS noticeably affect my scores? I have also never taken physics (including in high school). The Physics knowledge I have is what I acquired in chemistry (wavelength and the sort), but obviously that was from a chemistry standpoint rather than a physics standpoint. Physics wasn't a prereq for the program, but I have heard that there are a few physics problems on the TEAS. So how would this affect my performance?

PS I will have finished Human Anatomy and General Chemistry by the time I take the TEAS. It's just Human Physiology that I will still need as far as science prereqs goes, as well as the

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Not a problem. I took my TEAS-V test before I had ANY science or math! I know it sounds weird, but I did. I scored an 84 on the test. That put me in the 94th percentile nation wide, as the average is a 64. There is a thread under this "TEAS Help" topic by "rainbowvamet". I printed his (or her) write-up which gives line by line details of what topics to study. I bought the ATI book and two on-line practice exams, and I studied each and every topic he outlined. As he suggested, I also went outside the book on some topics to get more in-depth explanation. Khan Academy is great for that! Look at his outline and study the topics you are not familiar enough with. If you do the practice exams and don't do as well as you want, don't panic. Remember the practice tests do not have the same questions as the real one, so if you study what he has outlined, you will do better on the actual exam than on the practices. His outline is not a list of questions that are on the test, that would be unethical. It is just a great guide on what detailed topics to learn about. If I did it with no anatomy, physiology, physics, chemistry or algebra (since high school 30 years ago), then you will do great if you just need help with the physiology!! I will say this part one more time...when I took the practice exams, I couldn't do better than a 74, but I got an 84 on the actual exam. Hope this helps!

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Thanks for the reply! It's good to know I'm not the only one going in without some classes. I will definitely check out that thread too! I also went to Barnes and Noble yesterday to look at and compare study guides and decided I liked the "official" one by ATI the best (and it had the best reviews online), so I came home ordered the ATI Study Manual on Amazon (it was much cheaper on Amazon) and it should be here tomorrow. I've wanted to be a nurse for a long time, so it's exciting to finally get started on the application process!

Thanks again for your help!

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No problem. If you have any more questions, let me know.

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Honestly the teas exam was like high school difficulty. Most of the science questions and math questions were on topics that I learned in high school.

If you find that you can still remember them then you should do fine, if you feel that it's been a long time then go purchase the teas review book on Amazon or something. I believe it was fairly cheap. But I must stress that it is no where as specific or difficult as an anatomy& physiology class.

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Hey there! Questions regarding physiology on the TEAS V exam consists of the heart, such as the pathway of oxygenated/deoxygenated blood, inhalation/exhalation process - what occurs, and the urinary pathway; study the kidney.

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