i am a pre-nursing student who is getting ready for the teas test! i have to admit i am kinda freaking out a little bit, only because i heard the math on the test is ridicuosly hard! please if anyone has any words of wisdom to get me through this any advice at this point would be awesome! also does anyone know exactly what tests are on the teas and how long each test is timed for, also..., does anyone know of a really good study guide and if so does anyone have one they may want to sell or any ideas as to where i can purchase one? special kae
mlclove 69 Posts Specializes in Sub-acute, Rehab. Has 1 years experience. Aug 12, 2009 ok first off, calm down. I promise it will be ok. Its not as bad as you think and psyching yourself out won't help. I don't remember if it was timed, I'm pretty sure it was though. The math was basic no calculus or anything so advanced lol. Just make sure you can do percents and fractions basic algebra for the most part. I thought the science was harder but thankfully I had just finished a biology course so I was up to date on dna and things like that. I bought the ati testing booklet, which I found really helpful. Already sold mine though so no help on that front but they have a website which can give you more info on it. http://www.atitesting.com/global/students/teas.aspx Good luck hun and remember, breathe. :redbeathe
Brightstar 38 Posts Aug 12, 2009 Special Kae, I was in your position about 5 months ago and now, I am starting the nursing program in the Fall. I took the test only once and got a decent score. I bought a mannual study guide from ATI testing and an online practice. In the mannual study guide, it will pretty much tell you what subjects will be on the test. I would highly recommend buying those. TEAS test is not that bad, REALLY! Math portion was actually the easiest for me..what got me though was a science portion. The science questions mostly contain life science, earth science that you learned from 6-7th grade and one or two questions on A&P, microbiology. You have to have a positive attitude. Tell yourself that you can do this. Manage time to study and devote yourself to it. You will do awesome!! SMILE :)
PacoUSA, BSN, RN 3,445 Posts Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry. Has 11 years experience. Aug 12, 2009 Here is a breakdown of the TEAS:Content Area / Number of Test Items / Amount of Time AllottedReading / 40 / 50 minutesMathematics / 45 / 56 minutesScience / 30 / 38 minutesEnglish and Language Usage / 55 / 65 minutesTotal / 170 / 209 minutesThe best guide is the TEAS study manual available from the testing people themselves: http://www.atitesting.com/onlinestore/productpage.aspx?code=61&isproduct=1
Special Kae 2 Posts Specializes in N/A. Aug 12, 2009 Thank you Mlclove for your advice! I know freaking out will definately not help me! I am going to check out that website now and I plan to definately get the manual to get me prepared!( such a relief to know the math is not that bad, math has always been my worst subject so I think thats why got a little freaked) Thanks again! Good luck to you as well!:rcgtku:
PackersFan 89 Posts Specializes in Critical Care. Has 1 years experience. Aug 12, 2009 I have terrible test anxiety and was totally freaking out about taking the TEAS test back in March. My school required a 67% or better. I did fine on the test & will be starting my RN program in about 2 weeks.I bought the study guide off of the ATI website & took two of their online tests. I was really stressed about the math portion...I ended up doing better on that than the sciences!Review types of rocks & tectonic plates. :)
elacer08 209 Posts Aug 13, 2009 For the science portion of the teas test was it mostly just rocks, plates, and was there anything like atmosphere, biosphere, or climates? Anything important about physics like motion, heat, or velocity? Did they cover any biology? Thanks!
smellyacres, BSN, RN 342 Posts Specializes in Surgical/Trauma ICU. Has 7 years experience. Aug 13, 2009 I didn't study for this at all, hadn't taken a math class in two years and got 100% on the math portion, 88% overall. Really, don't stress.
PackersFan 89 Posts Specializes in Critical Care. Has 1 years experience. Aug 13, 2009 For the science portion of the teas test was it mostly just rocks, plates, and was there anything like atmosphere, biosphere, or climates? Anything important about physics like motion, heat, or velocity? Did they cover any biology? Thanks!I don't remember anything about atmosphere or physics... There was only like 3-4 questions on rocks and plates, but it was enough for me to freak out when I saw it. Biology? I don't remember that at all...but that was probably because I was so freaked out about what type of rock they were asking about...
lightsnoise 114 Posts Aug 13, 2009 Reading - 40 question - 50 minutesMath - 45 questions - 56 minutesScience - 30 questions - 38 minutesEnglish and Language Usage - 55 questions - 65 minutesTotal - 170 questions - 209 minutesGet the TEAS practice from from the ATI website.
Busia 169 Posts Aug 13, 2009 I'm using the ATI study guide right now, and the further I get into it, the better I feel about taking the test. I'll be testing mid-September, so I have another month to study up!
mlclove 69 Posts Specializes in Sub-acute, Rehab. Has 1 years experience. Aug 13, 2009 No problem hun. Glad I could help, wish I had found this site sooner. It's nice knowing so many other people are going through the same things. And math is my worst subject as well. Give me english any day and I can ace it in a heartbeat lol. Let me know how you do, I'm sure you'll do great. Good luck.
