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The TEAS 7 exam has 170 questions and runs 3 hours 29 minutes.
These 10 free TEAS 7 questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills, Version 7 (ATI TEAS 7) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Reading 26% of exam
Question 1
Read the passage, then answer the question. 'Hospitals have spent decades trying to raise hand-hygiene compliance, and the results remain uneven. Automated dispensers, electronic monitoring badges, and signage campaigns have each produced short-term gains that fade within months. Researchers increasingly argue that the problem is not knowledge but design: when a sink or dispenser sits more than a few steps out of a clinician's path, compliance drops sharply regardless of training. The most durable improvements have come from redesigning unit layouts rather than from reminding staff to wash.' Which sentence BEST states the main idea of the passage?
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Correct answer: B - Changing physical layout improves compliance more than training does.
Question 2
A health article contains the four statements below. Which statement is an OPINION rather than a fact?
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Correct answer: C - Nurses have the most demanding job in the healthcare system.
Question 3
A laboratory procedure reads: 'Step 1: Label the tube. Step 2: Add 5 mL of buffer. Step 3: If the sample appears cloudy, centrifuge for 2 minutes before proceeding; otherwise, continue to Step 4. Step 4: Add 3 drops of reagent. Step 5: Record the color change.' A technician's sample appears clear. Which action should the technician perform immediately after adding the buffer?
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Correct answer: A - Add 3 drops of reagent
Question 4
In the sentence 'Although the new scheduling system was designed to reduce delays, its rollout only served to compound the department's existing problems,' the word 'compound' MOST NEARLY means:
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Correct answer: C - Make an existing problem worse
Question 5
An article claims that a new scheduling policy reduced nurse burnout at one hospital. Which piece of evidence would MOST strengthen that claim?
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Correct answer: B - Burnout scores fell at this hospital but not at three similar hospitals.
Domain 2: Mathematics 23% of exam
Question 6
Simplify the expression: 20 - 4 x 3 + 8 / 2
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Correct answer: B - 12
Question 7
A patient's daily medication dose is reduced from 250 mg to 200 mg. What is the percent decrease in the dose?
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Correct answer: A - 20%
Question 8
A patient's temperature is recorded as 38.5 degrees Celsius. What is this temperature in degrees Fahrenheit?
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Correct answer: C - 101.3 degrees F
Question 9
A rectangular room measures 15 feet by 12 feet. A flooring company sells carpet only by the square yard. How many square yards are needed to cover the floor exactly?
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Correct answer: A - 20 square yards
Question 10
A nursing unit recorded the following numbers of patient falls over six months: 3, 1, 4, 2, 3, and 32. Which statement about this data set is accurate?
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Correct answer: D - One unusually large value pulls the mean above the median.