Use Picmonic for your ATI TEAS Prep

ATI (Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC) designs exams and study material used by nursing programs to measure and describe nursing student understanding of relevant academic content prior to taking the NCLEX® exam.

The ATI TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) test is an exam testing a pre-nursing student’s knowledge regarding their preparedness in the health science field. The test is sometimes used by nursing program admissions departments to assess a potential student’s academic foundation. The exam contains questions testing basic fundamental skills like reading, math, science, and english. Students often use Picmonic to learn and review the material for the exam.

The ATI TEAS test is limited to 209 minutes. Each section (Reading, Math, Science and English/Language) has a varying length of time allotted for questions. The test has a total of 170 multiple choice questions.

A good score on the ATI TEAS test is a composite score between 58.7% – 77.3%. Whether a score is good enough to pass the exam depends on your nursing school.

The ATI TEAS test can be a difficult exam, especially since the TEAS section requires students to apply prior knowledge. Therefore, having a study plan will greatly improve your chances of passing the exam. Picmonic playlists can be used as built in study plans and can greatly increase retention of important facts.

For some nursing programs, ATI is mandatorily used for licensure and practice application. Other programs may use a different preparation company, or not use a program. ATI strives to assess student preparation months to years before the NCLEX examination, so their content is dedicated to assessment and building toward this challenge. Picmonic supplements and enhances understanding of ATI assessment content for and leads to a greater prepared and capable nursing student!

Picmonic is a resource that students use to learn and retain hard to remember facts they need to know to do well in nursing school and to pass the NCLEX. The best time to use Picmonic is when reviewing or preparing for academic content in lecture, reflection during self-directed study, or before/after ATI assessment. Picmonic offers a variety of ways to organize study sessions, so experimenting with what works well for your schedule is the name of the game!

Yes, many students endorse using both to review and remember facts when preparing for the ATI TEAS. An example for use: after answering an ATI practice question, look up the topic in Picmonic, such as “signs and symptoms” and Picmonic helps you remember them.

Ideally, 6 weeks of preparation is recommended by ATI. However, knowing your strengths and weaknesses on academic content can help you determine a study schedule fitting your life schedule. Registering for the ATI TEAS test can occur within two weeks of test taking.