TEAS Science case studies
TEAS Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) is a standardized exam that nursing and allied health programs use to assess applicant readiness, developed and administered by ATI. It is aimed at pre-nursing and pre-allied-health candidates who are applying to a program that requires an entrance exam score. The TEAS Science case studies are 5 cases and about 1,870 words.
1Interpreting a Mixed-Unit Temperature Log
A student nurse records a patient's oral temperature four times in one shift. The readings are 98.6 °F at 08:00, 37.8 °C at 12:00, 100.4 °F at 16:00, and 38.9 °C at 20:00.
367 words, about 2 min2Dilution Series and Colony Counts
A lab technician serially dilutes a bacterial culture to estimate concentration. She performs three 1:10 dilutions in sequence, then plates 0.1 mL of the final dilution onto an agar plate.
302 words, about 2 min3Choosing Evidence for a Claim About Saturated Fat
A student writes: "Replacing saturated fat with unsaturated fat lowers heart-disease risk." She gathers three sources. Source A is a randomized controlled trial in 4,000 adults over 5 years comparing a butter-based diet with an olive-oil-based diet, measuring cardiac events.
396 words, about 2 min4Subject-Verb Agreement Under Interrupting Phrases
A student edits a lab report and marks four sentences as "correct." The sentences are: (1) "The set of samples collected during the morning trials were stored at −20 °C." (2) "Neither the technician nor the assistants was aware of the calibration error." (3) "Each of the three replicates show a consistent upward trend." (4) "The data suggests that temperature drives the reaction rate." The instructor says exactly two sentences contain agreement errors and that the student's "correct" labels are wrong on those two. Identify which two sentences are actually correct and explain the agreement rule in each.
430 words, about 2 min5Dosage Calculation With a Weight Constraint
A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed an antibiotic at 15 mg/kg per dose, given every 8 hours. The pharmacy stocks an oral suspension of 250 mg per 5 mL.
375 words, about 2 min