TEAS examination

RaspberryTX, RN · Oct 25, 2008

Jag,

I encourage you to spend the extra money and take ATI's online practice test. That's what I used to study and found it very helpful. That way you get a more true to life practice since you'll be sitting at the computer as you would during the actual test. If I remember right, the practice test is not timed. I found the real test to be a little harder than the practice test but I scored better on the real test. I know that doesn't sound like it makes sense but that's how it was. :) Math seems to be what trips up most people. If you are one of those people that has trouble with math, make sure you know how to work all the practice problems from the online test and be able to work them in a reasonable amount of time.

dorkalicious · Oct 26, 2008

I'm about to take the TEAS exam in a couple of weeks and am extremely nervous because I'm not a good test taker. I purchased the study book and am hoping that it'll ease my fear.
Anyway.... how soon after you take the test do you get your results? And are the questions that are in the study guide the same on the test? I know sometimes study guide questions can be harder (or easier) than what you see on the actual test.
Thanks for the feedback!

I agree that the ATI online practice test was a good way to get a feel for what the real test was like. However, study guides were what helped me do superb on my test. I got my scores printed out and given to me as soon as I was finished with the test. But that was how my college did it, not sure where you are taking yours. Good luck!

RaspberryTX, RN · Oct 26, 2008

That's how my college did it as well. We took the test and then right away we got our results. Jag, don't stress...it's really an easy test. You'll do fine.

Sharingan · Oct 30, 2008

Hi,

I just wanted to share my experience with everyone who's preparing for the test. I actually just took mine today in the morning. I was so unbelievably nervous! I had only a week to study for it (my school basically chose the date for me). So, I really had no choice. Anyway, here's my experience of the test.

The first subject was reading. It was very similar to the study manual but had more short passages. It wasn't difficult. I think people usually do fine on this section. Then, it was math. I found it easier than the exercises in the study manual. The main problem for me was trying to finish it on time. The questions were not difficult but some of them took forever to figure out (many numbers/many steps etc.). For anyone who's studying the math part, I'd suggest you keep track of time and try to do the problems as quickly as you can. You'll definitely need speed to finish the test on time. One girl who took the test with me didn't finish the math part. She was really upset about that. After math, it was science. I got a lot of earth-science questions which I didn't expect. Make sure you know all the different types of rock, continential movements and everything in that section. They do show up on the test! Other than that, the biology part was quite simple (like "what's the purpose of this experiment?" "why was X used in that part?" etc.). Nothing too difficult. The chemistry questions were fair in my opinion. There was one questions asking about adding a neutron to Ca-12 (like what would happen). Also, make sure you understand the e- valence and types of bond (ionic vs covalent). There was only one semi-organic-chem question about bonding. I think it was, "which of the following contains all single bonds?" The choices were HCN (triple bond), H2CCH2 (double bond), and something. The answer was methane, CH4 (all 4 single bonds connected to carbon). There were also 2 or 3 physics questions. One was about the forces acting on a book sitting on a table. The other one was about a wheelchair going up a slop (asking about friction stuff). Human biology part was simple (I don't even remember the questions).

Basically, I would say all you need is the study manual. All the math you need to know is in that book (just try to get your speed up). Reading and English sections are more than adequate. Physics section is lacking but I don't think it will hurt you too much. Biology and Chemistry chapters teach you more than you need to know. So, all in all, I really think you could do well just by studying off of the study manual. I got the total score of 91% (pretty much around 89-92 for all 4 subjects). Good luck everyone. Don't psych yourself out. It is a very doable test.

ttt-n · Feb 21, 2009

Thank you very much! your messages had encouraged me and lead me to where I am today! I just started too!! OMG, it's crazy and I am in a rocky boat right now trying to grasp these critical thinking questions!

Out of my two degrees that I got never had any exams like these. I was freaking out, but now I'm fine. Studying is all i do now and days. Everyday. Eating, breathing, and living it! Especially pathophysiology!

How are yours thus far?

boss_prenurse · Nov 16, 2009

Did the Teas today it was not as bad as i thought. the book was very helpful though.