The world has changed in the last few days. In this post, I wanted to give you some resources in this uncertain time.
First, you’ll find resources to help you with school work and TEAS prep.
Then, you’ll find resources for financial help and life uncertainty.
What does COVID-19 mean for the TEAS?
The short answer is that I don’t know yet. The TEAS isn’t going away… nursing school isn’t going away… but things might be different for a bit.
For example, I live in San Diego, and some of our universities have given students 24 hours to move out the dorms. This is a scary and confusing time.
If you’ve already scheduled your TEAS… check with your school or testing center for updates. The ATI TEAS will not have information about your individual testing center.
If you haven’t scheduled your TEAS yet… you probably won’t be able to until the country has more information. You can check with your local school for more information, but everyone is working on figuring out the rest of this academic year first.
There’s a good chance that everyone’s tests will be postponed. Everyone is in the same boat. The good news is that you have more time to study.
The bad news is that things are going to very uncertain in the short term. The next months might be really hard.
But if you are dedicated to your health care career, then try to focus on that. Accept your reality now, and start planning for your future.
How to Study at Home and Online TEAS Prep Resources
Quizlet is building up a resource with study-from-home tips. You can read it here, and it will be updated regularly.
Quizlet is awesome in general. Here are my free TEAS study sets, and here are my premium TEAS study guides, which range from $1 to $20.
Picmonic is another great tool with resources for pre-health students and nursing school students. Their lessons are quirky, fun, and silly. I particularly recommend the ones on skin anatomy and kidney anatomy.
The module study sets links are referral links, which means you should get a discount. NOTE: I believe Picmonic is now offering all premium plans FREE through April 30, 2020.
With the free plan, you can access a a certain amount of their materials each day. You can use it through nursing school, too, because they have study sets specifically for nursing students.
To help you get started, I’ve created playlists for each of the Prenursing Smarter TEAS Anatomy & Physiology Modules:
Module Three Picmonic Study Set
Prenursing Smarter Promo Code
Currently, I’m offering 30 percent off my 6-month study plan with promo code getbetter2020. This discount gives you 3 extra months for only about 10 dollars more. I hope it helps you in this time of uncertainty. Enter getbetter2020 at checkout. Offer expires 4/1/2020.
Financial resources for students affected by COVID-19
If you need to file for unemployment, do that as soon as you can. Here’s information on how to file.
If you or someone you love runs a small business and needs financial help, you may qualify for an emergency small business loan. Currently, California, Connecticut, Maine, and Washington are offering small business disaster loans for COVID-19. You can find more information on small business loans here.
Some cable and internet companies are offering financial assistance for students. You’ll need to check with your local companies, but here’s some information to help get you started.
You can check and see what options you have in your community. One great resource for this is 211.org. You can search your zip code and find resources in your community for disaster relief and essential needs services.
Finally, here is a post from the Financial Diet about how to prepare for a financial crisis.
Help with food preparation and planning
Struggle Meals offers free videos with how to make cheap meals using pantry staples. All their recipes can be made for less than $2 a plate.
Yes and Yes has an affordable eBook on making meals without going to the grocery store. You can also check out her Instagram highlights for recipe ideas.
Finally, please let me know how I can help you. These are confusing times. Send me a DM on Instagram. You can let me know your favorite resources so that I can pass them along to other students, and you can ask me your questions. I’ll do my best to support you.
Take care of yourself. It’s OK to be scared or confused. Accept your reality now and make a plan for your future.
