TEAS PREP CLASS

SeattleJess · May 28, 2014

If buying the ATI manual and the ATI online practice TEAS tests is a prep class, then yes (for me.) The manual and the practice exams helped me learn the format of the questions, get comfortable with the timing and highlighted odd little knowledge tidbits that were easy once I knew they'd be there but I would have missed without the heads up. (Absolute value computations, kinetic and potential energy calculations being big ones.)

As for a class, that would have been a waste of time for me. I'm guessing that if your grades are good enough to get into nursing school that you know how to study. Use the manual to get an idea of the topics and depth of knowledge on the test. (I had to spend extra time with the reading comprehension which seemed highly subjective at points; it helped to get an idea of how ATI classified the purpose of a story about feelings when walking through a graveyard as "to entertain" rather than "about emotions."

You will need a deeper understanding of chem and bio than the manual makes you believe. Know everything about DNA, RNA, mitosis and meiosis. Have a good understanding of statistics, the scientific method and experimental design, esp. sample size.

I made an outline (not detailed, key words) for each section. Memorize commonly misspelled words. I used a free online grammar program on diagramming sentences. This was easier for me than remembering rules. I used Khan Academy to review the math. There is an EXCELLENT outline of TEAS topics on AN ~ search for it. (It was something like "How I Passed the NCLEX" or "How to Pass the NCLEX.)

The important thing is to get started and allow enough time. It's not a hard test if you study well. I took a practice test cold to see where my baseline was after years away from school. I was in the 70s in some things but I went up 20 some points higher on my actual TEAS.

You can do it!