in this video I'm gonna share with you how to prepare for the TMC exam
what's poppin people it's your boy Johnny lung with respiratory therapy zone.com and today in
this video I'm gonna be telling you how to best prepare for the TMC exam the TMC exam
or therapist multiple-choice examination is one of the most difficult exams to pass in all of
the medical field and I'll be honest with you you are gonna have to work very hard in order
to pass this thing but with the right guidance it doesn't have to be all that bad the exam has
a total of 160 questions 140 of these will be the actual questions that are graded for
your score while the other 20 are just used for experimental purposes there are just questions
that the NBR C is testing now to maybe use for future exams so while you're taking the
exam it's going to be impossible to tell which questions are which so you should try equally
hard on each and every question the TMC exam is broken up into two thresholds scores the low-cut
score and the high cut score if you pass with the low cut score you will be rewarded the CRT
credential if you pass with the high cut score you will be rewarded the CRT credential but you
will also be eligible to sit for the CSE or clinical simulations exam then if you pass
that you'll be rewarded your rrt credential and be a registered respiratory therapist
the test is fully computer-based and you will have three hours to take the exam do not spend
too much time on difficult questions that you do not know the answer right away instead you
just skip the questions for now because you can always bookmark them and come back to them later
on in the exam when you know that you have time to finish and also don't leave any answers blank it's
better to just guess or at least pick something than to leave the question and answer it because
it doesn't count against you you will not be able to bring a calculator to use for the exam so any
math problems you have to do the math in your head a pencil and a sheet of scratch paper will
be provided for you know outside notes books or anything else will be allowed and you must
return your scratch paper after completing the exam no personal belongings are allowed in the
testing area you will need to leave them in your car you may leave the testing area at any time to
stretch or use the restroom but just remember that your timer will not stop so once you hit
begin to start your three hour time limit it will end in three hours no matter what you can't pause
the timer so if you have to leave the stretch or use the restroom just know that the timer will
not stop always be on time if you arrive more than 15 minutes late you will not be admitted
to take the exam you will need to show two forms of identification with at least one show in the
current photograph both forms must be current and must include a signature here are the forms that
are accepted you have a driver's license state ID card valid passport or a military ID card
the TMC exam is composed of multiple choice questions with four possible answers either
a B C or D so you must select the best of the four answers that's right unfortunately there
may potentially be two answers that could be interpreted as correct but according to the
mvrc it's expected that you will be able to select the best answer of the two most of the questions
however will distinctly have one answer that is clearly the correct choice but just remember that
two could possibly be correct you just have to select the best answer when preparing for the
exam you should plan your study time wisely if possible you should definitely begin study in
months preferably or at least weeks in advance before the exam I definitely recommend that you
set up a schedule to track your days so that you can schedule study time for each day this way
you have a visual to see how long you have until you have to take the exam and you don't let time
slip away as always I definitely recommend that you practice with real-life exam questions this
is an excellent strategy to help you learn and understand all the information that is quite for
you to know for the exam I definitely feel like going through a bunch of these test questions
was very helpful for me and it definitely helped me pass the exam on my first attempt if you need
practice questions you can check out our TMC test Bank which has over a thousand questions exactly
like the ones you'll see on the actual exam and it also includes the correct answer along with
a detailed rationale explaining why that answer is correct going through practice questions is one of
the best ways to prepare for this exam I'll post a link to our test Bank below in the description
you're definitely gonna want to pace yourself during the exam but remember you can't go too
slow I've struggled with this because I actually did run out of time when I took the exam as the
final few minutes were ticking away on my timer I still had eight or ten questions that I had
skipped and booked marks that I was planning to come back to at the end but unfortunately
my time was ticking away and pretty much I just had to go through and guess on these questions
this is why I want to stress this to you so that you can do a better job than I did in
general you could shoot for about 55 questions per hour this should give you enough time to
answer every question and look over those that you aren't sure about and as I mentioned the
computer software will allow you to bookmark any questions that you want to skip and revisit
you could use your scratch paper wisely this strategy is crucial so let me explain before
you start the exam you will have an opportunity to ride out anything you want on your scratch paper
that they provide for you so as you enter the testing center they will give you the scratch
paper and direct you to your computer where you'll take the exam it's up to you to hit start whenever
you want to so you can sit in the room as long as you need to and that's when I recommend that
you write out certain things on your scratch paper that will help you throughout the exam for
instance I made a drawing of the lung box on my scratch paper and that way I could use this lung
box throughout the exam to help me answer all the PFT questions that I saw also there was a list of
several normal values for mechanical ventilation weaning that I wrote out to refer to during the
exam so what I recommend is that the minutes leading up to when you take the exam look over
these things make sure you have them memorized before you go in that way as soon as you get your
scratch paper as soon as you sit down you can take them and write it all out on your scratch paper
to have while you take the exam that's why it's important to figure out what information will be
useful for you because this will be different for everyone you can look over it one last time before
entering the testing center and make sure you have it memorized then before you begin the test just
write it out on your scratch paper and refer to it throughout the exam this tip is crucial
you want to make sure you read every question carefully it's natural for us to want to skim
the question and rush to select an answer especially when your brain is tired but I
want to emphasize this for you you must focus and completely read each question and answer
carefully more than likely you will always be able to eliminate at least two choices most of
the time so that's why you want to make sure to read each question carefully interpret only the
important data the mvrc at times will try to throw you off by including information
that is irrelevant to the question so make sure to disregard this unimportant information that
does not pertain to the question being asked I touched on this earlier but make sure that you
answer every question it's okay to skip a question you aren't sure about to come back to it later but
before you hit submit make sure you at least make a guess because this will not count against you
to make it simple for you if you don't know the answer just pick C or any other letter of your
choosing while preparing for the exam you want to focus on the most heavily tested subjects now to
make this easy for you we put together a course called hacking the TMC exam and this will help
you pinpoint exactly what information you need to study the most I listed out 157 of my best tips
tricks and insights that I learned while taking and passing the exam myself this is the best way
to get an idea of exactly what information you will see on the test another thing I want you to
remember do not cram I want you to really try not to cram all this information into your brain a few
days before you take the exam and especially not the night before because unfortunately if you do
not know the information by now then these final few hours probably aren't going to make that big
of a difference this test truly requires that you put in the work and that means you have to
truly learn and understand all the information because the questions are application based so
this means that you must apply what you know so again I don't want you to cram for this exam
shoot for at least two months to fully prepare for the TMC exam prepare your body and mind this
means that you should get a good night's rest and eat a good dinner the night before and on
the morning of don't overdo it with caffeine just stick to your normal dose for me that's
usually one cup of coffee trust me you will have plenty of adrenaline running through your body as
you get ready to begin the exam so if your body's not used to chugging three or four cups of coffee
don't do that if you don't have any caffeine at all ever it's probably not a good idea to start
the morning of the exam either so just stick to your normal dose and also avoid sleeping pills
the night before unless this is normal for you because you definitely don't want to oversleep
or wake up feeling groggy and last but not least don't forget to relax you will have just worked
your tail off throughout respiratory therapy school you passed all your classes and graduated
college give yourself some credit here that's an accomplishment all in itself and you're almost to
the finish line so you should go into this exam confident with an attitude that you were about to
crush it because you are at this point you will be well-prepared and you know it so believe in
yourself be confident in yourself so there you have it now you know how to adequately prepare
for the TMC exam that's my number one goal to help you pass on your very next attempt and I know you
can do it and again I'll link to our best study guides and courses in the description below make
sure to use the materials and resources that are available for you so go into this exam confident
with a positive attitude and you'll earn your rrt credentials before you know it work hard
study harder it's all going to pay off for you in the end I wish you the best of luck as you
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