What Are All of These Tests???

Music in My Heart · Apr 21, 2009

TEAS - An entrance exam analogous to the SAT. It tests subject matter in math, reading, science, and language. Some schools use it as part of the admissions process.

NET - Another entrance exam which as sections covering math, reading, test-taking skills, stress level, social interaction, and learning style.

HESI - Health Education Systems, Inc (HESI) has a variety of tests including entrance exams, specialty exams, and an exit exam which seeks to validate the graduate's knowledge and predict the likelihood of them passing the NCLEX.

ATI - Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) is another company liek HESI that has a variety of tests. In our program we take subject-matter ATI tests as the finals in our classes and then a comprehensive test in order to graduate. The comprehensive test seeks to predict the likelihood of passing the NCLEX.

walktheline · Apr 21, 2009

Good grief! Thanks.

My ADN program has been in the high 90s to 100 % pass rate for the last several years, and they have none of these tests.

Thanks.

MedSurgeMess · Apr 21, 2009

for most states they are a requirement, maybe not for your state. They are kinda helpful, as they get you in NCLEX test mode

iteachob, MSN, RN · Apr 21, 2009

for most states they are a requirement, maybe not for your state. They are kinda helpful, as they get you in NCLEX test mode

Not state requirements..........school requirements. Individual schools make these decisions. Where I teach we do use the NET (for admission decisions) and the HESI; these are not a requirement for every school in the state.

MedSurgeMess · Apr 21, 2009

I was thinking more in line with the ATI....Indiana requires testing to gauge student learning, and ATI is most common used. I don't know that a specific test is required, but I know some states do require some sort of testing for various programs.