TEAS Exam

HULIYO · Apr 19, 2009

Thanks beejaycee. I will check out those DVDs at our local library. Right now I have only done college math, english and cpt. I have not done the other pre-reqs like anatomy and physiciology and so have no idea on any sciences. I do not know why we are expected to do something you have not been taught and which you will be taught later in the program. I appreciate everybody's replies here and I will look into these resources.

BeeJayCeeYa · Apr 19, 2009

I have not done the other pre-reqs like anatomy and physiciology and so have no idea on any sciences. I do not know why we are expected to do something you have not been taught and which you will be taught later in the program.

My answer regarding what you will need to know was probably very murky. Again this is just my opinion but I think that anyone who is 'college ready' and has successfully taken bio & chem at a high school level would probably be ready and do well. Just as an example of a biology question I roughly remember had to do with the permeability and structure of a human cell (hydrophilic vs. hydrophobic properties of the lipid layer of the cell membrane). If you remember the two little leg thingies of the phospholipids being hydrophobic, you answered correctly. (Literally, that is how I remembered it - 2 little leg thingies don't like water!) I also needed to remember the difference between mitotic vs. meiotic cell division. If this comes right back to you, you are likely ready for the test. All high school science stuff. But you need to be honest about your high school education and how well you remember it.

The A&P stuff I'm watching now more indepth than what you need for the test. I am just using it for the my class.

happymommy11707 · Apr 20, 2009

okay i'm freakin out a little bit..just bought the kaplan review for nursing entrance exams..there is just a lot of information! do i just read over the science part? do i have to like memorize or somthin? oh my goodness! it's just too much! help!

HULIYO · Apr 20, 2009

Hi all,

Thanks again for all you replies. What I am trying to say is that I am just now applying for the nursing program and the pre-requisites are done with the program once you are in it so I have not done any anatomy, physciology or any of that stuff but I am taking math, english and computers (mini classes) while waiting to join my school's nursing programe. The problem I have is I never took any sciences in high school and even though your explanation is good, I wish I knew what you are talking about but because I never did any sciences, I do not understand that beautiful explanation of the thingies. Any way I will have to purchase the ATI study guide and their practice test though it is really costly. Any idea where I can get a used one? I googled TEAS study guide and came across a book called "Secrets of the TEAS Exam Study Guide" by Morrison Media. It is like 36 dollars and I am wondering whether any of you have bought one. If anybody is selling their study guide or knows where I can get a used one, please let me know.

Cilantrophobe · Apr 25, 2009

I am still confused. Why are you applying to your schools nursing program if you haven't completed any of the science pre-reqs? I personally don't think that anyone who hasn't taken science courses can just pick up some study manual and learn everything needed for a schools entrance exam. I would advise that you hold off on applying to your schools nursing program, take some of the science pre-reqs and then when you are better prepared take the TEAS. I find it odd that a school would even allow you to apply for their nursing program and/or put you on a waiting list without knowing if you were properly qualified.

I hope i am not sounding rude. I am just trying to be realistic. I mean, what if you take the test and fail? Then what are you going to do? Probably move forward with taking more prereqs to include the most important (science) ones. Why rush into taking a test that you are not prepared to take?

I don't know what the pass rate is at my school. I don't have to take the Teas because I took the Hesi back in August before my school changed the test.

wccnursingperson · Apr 25, 2009

if you know someone good at math/ science or can afford to pay a tutor fow a few sessions, you should have someone knowledgable go over the review books with you. you will learn the material 10x as fast. i'm not sure what everyone is saying about getting a "passing" grade for a program, the programs i have applied for are ridiculously cheap and have limited spots, so there is no passing grade. just get in the top 20 scores out of 800 people.-lol. I scored a 91 (98th percentile) and have a 4.0 gpa. i'll find out in two weeks if that is good enough. best of luck to everyone here, and i can't state strongly enough- practice and study for an hour at least 3 times a week. you'd be shocked to know how many people just show up and take the test unprepared. if you put in the time, you will definitely come out on top. again, best of luck to all!

wccnursingperson · Apr 25, 2009

i forgot to add, if you have the time, check out a site like "regentsprep.org". it's free and it goes over all the material for the NYS regents tests (science, math, english) which covers pretty much everything the TEAS asks for. it's not something you can learn in an hour, but the information is there if you put in the effort. best of luck to all!

tfleuter, BSN, RN · Apr 25, 2009

I am still confused. Why are you applying to your schools nursing program if you haven't completed any of the science pre-reqs? I personally don't think that anyone who hasn't taken science courses can just pick up some study manual and learn everything needed for a schools entrance exam. I would advise that you hold off on applying to your schools nursing program, take some of the science pre-reqs and then when you are better prepared take the TEAS. I find it odd that a school would even allow you to apply for their nursing program and/or put you on a waiting list without knowing if you were properly qualified.

I haven't taken anatomy or physiology but I did take the TEAS. It might just be the luck of the draw, but I only had 1 anatomy type question out of the whole section and it was covered in the Kaplan Study guide. I maybe had 1 or 2 chemistry questions, and I was only halfway through my chem class. Biology on the other hand there were at least several, so that was beneficial for me to take before the TEAS. The rest were earth science, physics, scientific process, geology type questions (that I can remember), none of which are pre-reqs for my school.

Taking the pre-reqs can be beneficial for sure, but using the study guides and relying on what I learned in highschool had much more of an impact. I wish I would have had more questions that were related to the pre-req science courses. That would have been easier to study for!

Edited to add:

Wow! I just read that Huliyo has not taken any high school science classes either! Is that true Huliyo? If that is the case, then yes the science section will be difficult for you. I would see if you can find a tutor and wait as long as possible before taking the test. You will need the extra time to study up on all the various sciences. Good luck!

wccnursingperson · Apr 26, 2009

i agree. the TEAS asked virtually nothing from my pre-reqs. as to the last paragraph from the last post, not to sound rude, but how do you graduate high school without at least 3 years of science? i know that physics is sometimes optional, but no biology, chem, or earth science? good luck everyone!