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125 of 125 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Review and Study Ideas for TEAS exam,
By Self Helper "Self-helper" (Fort Lauderdale) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kaplan Nursing School Entrance Exams: Your Complete Guide to Getting Into Nursing School (Paperback)
Let me start by saying that overall quality of this book is quite adequate, and someone who uses it to prepare for tests other than the TEAS, might have a different opinion.After using 3 different books to study for the exam, I found that no single book prepared me completely. I did like the one published by McGraw-Hill the best, even thought it, too, fell short from ideal. All three books had essentially he same problem: none of them was specific enought to the TEAS. The authors tried to kill many birds with one stone aiming to please every possible nursing exam. As a result, I over studied for some parts, and was underprepared for the others. The test was not hard. I had enough time to complete each section. If you were a decent student in high school, you will probably be ok. The main problem I encountered is not knowing exactly what to expect. This book served me well for the Math part. However, I also wasted time studying what I did not need. The Math part of the test consisted of the following: countless conversions of: decimals, fractions, percentages, Fahrenheit to Celsius, KGs to LBs, miles to kilometers and so on. Also, review graphs/charts and their usage: ex: bar graph, line graphs. Be able to solve relatively simple equations such as "x-3=10". Review multiplication tables-as I was shocked how much of them I've forgotten over the years and-you can't use the calculator. (A very mean lady-tester, walks around to make sure). Be able to do lots of addition, multiplication, and subtraction fairly quickly, almost mechanically-if you do this, you'll bank time for harder problems. I was completely caught off-guard by a few Geology (something about rocks) and Geography questions. Some Physics and Chemistry questions caught me with my pants down. I did not find anything on those particular topics in this book or any other I used! Moreover, the book coverage of Science is unnecessarily detailed. (True for all three books). Aim for basic understanding of concepts. For Chemistry: know bonding, sub-atomic particles, energy. Also study the Mendeleev's Table; know what columns and groups represent. It's useful to know some common element symbols (K, Ca, H and so on). Know basic genetics: recessive/dominant genes, alleles, phenotypes, be able to construct the diagram of offsprings. Some ecology, plant's photosynthesis questions, who eats who in the web and chain of life who is producer--(book did a good job). Definitely know passive/active transport and osmosis. Review basic anatomy-the book does a good job on that, however excessively deep. I found that Chemistry and Physics were a little tricky, so study the sections in depth and make sure you really understand what you read. The good news, the reading comprehension section in this book is exceedingly harder than the TEAS's. I found the level closer to GED's. Also, many questions feature drawing conclusions from graphs and prescription labels they give. Passages were short, not long (where you needed to have a good memory and focus of what you read) but a few had tricky multiple choice answers. Don't read into them too much, and you'll be fine. English part of the test was the easiest for me, and English is not my native language. Since the vocabulary and reading comprehension sections in this book do not bear any resemblance to the actual test I'd suggest you get a regular GED preparation guide for these sections. In fact, you can probably use them to practice for the Math and Science. You have to be able to correct various usage problems in the sentences given. Know subjects and verbs and make sure they agree. Study relatively easy vocabulary ex. "ambivalent", "biannual" and nothing crazy that is covered in the book. I found very important to review most frequently misspelled words (about 5 questions are on spelling). This book did not help me with this at all. BTW, Most students have problems with Reading and Math sections-I missed Reading by 1.8 point and passed all other's with higher marks. Good luck! Addendum- August 2010: I was given a chance to retake the Reading at the same college. This time, I was ready. I spent several months testing myself daily with various reading comprehension books: Sat's, GED's and some difficult articles from various sources. It really made a huge difference by improving my focus to details. I was amazed at how much better I retained the information. I would like to add a little. Please forgive me if this review turns out as long as the Amazon River. Be able to tell the main ideas of some short passages and their goal (to convince, to inform and so on). I was asked to remember the sequence of events. I am very grateful to this book for teaching me to preview the questions first before reading the passage. Spend no more than 1 minute per question on average-some take more, some take less, so keep an eye on the clock at the top of the screen. The Reading part was much more than just reading comprehension. 5 questions dealt with determining how well you follow directions: ex: I was asked to do various manipulations to a figure, rotate it and then tell what the figure looked at the end of all changes. Hopefully, this will put your mind at ease. Finally, if you have some additional time, prepare yourself mentally for the nursing school. After speaking to my friends who are nurses and factoring in the opinion of other students, I find that majority of teachers, are jaded nurses who either don't have a teaching degree, have inadequate knowledge of nursing theory, have very little teaching experience or unqualified to teach altogether for various other reasons. See, being a nurse and teaching it, are two different things, and most nursing "teachers" don't have the educational background to even pass the NCLEX, so they overcompensate by instilling military rule. Students, too, act differently under tremendous pressure. They compete and often trip each other. This was my experience at Keiser University, Fort Lauderdale Campus. So, be ready for immense stress. What worked for me was finding a small group of students who were my best buddies and my support system. They kept me sane and focused, and I am grateful to them for this.
49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Book is only okay,
By FreeSpiritedOne "FreeSpiritedOne" (San Rafael, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kaplan Nursing School Entrance Exams (Paperback)
I bought this book to review for the NET but it is clearly designed to encorporate material for other entrance tests.
The NET includes a very remedial math section and a reading comprehension section. There are also sections on test taking skills, stress handling and group dynamics but those are basically presonality tests, not something you can study for. This book includes math that is beyond the requirements of the NET which is nice because if you can do the majority of the math in this book you can do the math on the exam. It also includes a reading comprehension section that is also harder than the NET. The vocabulary section in the book if helpful if your verbal skills require some polishing. The science section is a waste of time for the NET (though perhaps useful for other entrance tests). I didn't know what to expect on the NET test so I studied the entire book since I had heard so many conflicting stories about the test. It worked out well. I scored high, but I did a LOT more work than I needed to. Good luck!
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Helped me to score well on the NET test,
This review is from: Kaplan Nursing School Entrance Exams (Paperback)
I used this book to prepare for my NET test. My composite score was 91. The math review in this book is excellent, though you won't have any need to study all of it. The test covers whole numbers (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), fractions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), percentages (converting fractions to percentrages, etc), and a small number of fairly simple algebra equations. There are 60 math questions on the test, divided fairly equally among whole numbers, fractions, percentages, and algebra. This book includes geometry, which you won't need to study for the NET.
I thought the math would be harder than the reading, but I was wrong. You'll want to use this book to help you brush up on your reading comprehension skills...even if you think you'll ace that part of the test, you may be surprised. You'll have to figure out the main idea or theme of each paragraph, make inferences based on what you've read, and predict outcomes. And you've only got 30 minutes in which to complete the questions. Many of the questions are somewhat tricky.....read carefully! My school only has reading and math questions, I don't think anyone gets any science questions on the NET, but check with your school first. I didn't have to study any of that section of the book. All in all, I feel that this book helped me to be confident and prepared for the NET test, and so I did well. I'm glad I found it!
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