TEAS English case studies
TEAS English · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The ATI TEAS, or Test of Essential Academic Skills, is a standardized exam that nursing and allied health programs use to assess applicant readiness. It is an admissions instrument rather than a license or credential: taking it does not certify you to practice, and each program decides which TEAS format it accepts, whether it accepts remote scores, and what minimum score it expects. The TEAS English case studies are 5 cases and about 1,456 words.
1Committee Agreement in a Hospital Newsletter
You are editing the monthly newsletter for a 240-bed hospital. A draft sentence reads: 'The committee of nurses and doctors meet on Tuesdays, and each of the members submit their report before noon.' The newsletter style guide requires formal standard English and says collective nouns may take a singular verb when acting as a unit, but the hospital prefers singular unless the members are clearly acting individually.
297 words, about 1 min2Semicolon or Colon in a Scholarship Essay
A student drafts a sentence for a scholarship essay: 'I have volunteered at three clinics a pediatric ward where I organized intake files an urgent care center where I translated discharge instructions and a community outreach site where I scheduled appointments; these experiences taught me that clear communication saves time.' The essay limit is 500 words, and the student wants to keep the list but make it correct. The sentence contains a list of three clinic roles, each with an internal 'where' clause, followed by an independent clause.
311 words, about 2 min3Cover Letter Tone for a Patient Care Technician Role
A candidate writes a cover letter for a patient care technician position at a pediatric clinic. Draft: 'I'm super pumped about the PCT opening.
298 words, about 1 min4Choosing 'Persistent' vs. 'Stubborn' in Patient Notes
A nurse writes a patient education note: 'The patient was persistent about asking questions regarding her medication schedule.' A colleague suggests 'stubborn' would be more accurate because the patient asked the same question four times. The note will be read by the patient and the care team.
256 words, about 1 min5Ambiguous Pronoun in a Clinical Trial Summary
A research assistant drafts a plain-language summary: 'Participants who took the new drug and those who took the placebo reported fewer headaches after the trial, but they were not sure whether the improvement was due to the drug.' The principal investigator notices that 'they' could refer to participants, researchers, or both. The summary must be accurate: participants reported headache frequency; researchers assessed causation.
294 words, about 1 min