ATI Bare Naked! What do you want to know?

[ggabri07]

Hello Ladies and Gents:

I am here to present to you information about how to pass and study for the ATI exams and from what I have heard....if you can pass the ATI, you can pass the NCLEX. I have taken an ATI exam for each of my nursing courses and I took the ATI comprehensive yesterday and I passed on the first try. After studying for 3 days with little sleep- I have seen a lot of trends in the ATI and some common themes and common topics.

If you have a questions about the ATI, please feel free to ask. If I do not know the answer, I will try to find it out or tell you that I don't have an answer.

You can PM me questions or ask me on here. I want to help you pass just like I did along with my other classmates....so lets get started.

[Bandaide, ADN]

The ATI was easy compared to our regular exams for Fundamentals and Med-Surg I. I don't think many in our program even opened the book, and I think everyone passed it the first time.

[Servingshots]

I took mine Monday. A little tip= the practice tests are VERY similar!

[digitiminimi]

Does anyone know where to get ATI practice test codes for free? The school only gave us one

[Meese.C]

you're awesome ggabri... i'm graduating this june and im already stressed over the ATI exit exam and ALL the areas it covers.. our school requires at least 68% for passing... which sounds low... but everytime i take the practice ones, i average 55%-60% so i feel like i have a looonnngg way to go...

[jeanie245]

Great! I am taking mine in 4 weeks. I am studying the ATI book and my fundamentals book. I was wondering, should I review all the stuff on Spirituality, culture, growth and development? Thanks!

[chessieg]

This post is amazing. thank you so much for volunteering all this time to answer our frantic questions!.. I have a questions regarding the pharm ATI. Both my fundamentals and pharm ATIs are about 3-4 weeks away.... what do i focus on when reading about these drugs? Side effects, action, indications, interactions, C.I, patient teaching??

Thank you once again!

[NurseB_, BSN, RN]

OMG..I'm so glad I found this post! I'm stressed out about my upcoming ATI's. I'm taking OB, Peds and Pharm ATI in the next few weeks and I'm seriously freaking out. I've done the practice tests for the OB and Peds and I think I did okay on the OB one but the Peds was HARD!! I'm so nervous about taking these tests. We have to make a level 2 on all of them in order to pass the class. We get 2 chances to take them but I'm really trying to get some study tips or anything that anyone can offer me to help me study and pass these test. I'm really nervous about Pharm because even though I do pretty good in class it is SO HARD for me to remember all of the drugs and the side effects and everything that comes with it. I'm a wreck thinking about these tests. If anyone can help me please leave your suggestions!! Thanks!

[lululu83]

hi gabbri07,

I'm going to take ATI exist exam very soon and I am very desperate for anything that help me to study and prepare for this exam cuz I did so poorly on the ATI practices. I wonder if you are still out there? If you see this message, please email me whatever you still remember for the exam last year at [email protected] . I would be very very thankful!!!!!!!!

(((((

[kgh31386, BSN, MSN, RN]

Lol I was never a fan of ati. I would get a level 1 or 2 maybe on the test, but have an A in the class. Then half the ppl who failed the class got level 3's. I did get a 98% on the comprehensive predictor they made us take. From my graduating class and the 3 semesters after....get this. The ppl who failed the nclex all got level 3's on all the ATI tests. I got level 1's and passed my first time in 75. And also, the ppl that failed the classes during school all said the same thing "I knew the material and books and study guides. But the test questions were so confusing". So ATI to me is worthless.........doesn't mean you can apply material

[CBsMommy]

Lol I was never a fan of ati. I would get a level 1 or 2 maybe on the test, but have an A in the class. Then half the ppl who failed the class got level 3's. I did get a 98% on the comprehensive predictor they made us take. From my graduating class and the 3 semesters after....get this. The ppl who failed the nclex all got level 3's on all the ATI tests. I got level 1's and passed my first time in 75. And also, the ppl that failed the classes during school all said the same thing "I knew the material and books and study guides. But the test questions were so confusing". So ATI to me is worthless.........doesn't mean you can apply material

I don't like the ATI either. Some of the questions are poorly written and the practice tests don't give a good rationale as to why a person got a question wrong.

BTW, I also have A's in my classes and usually tend to get level 3's on my ATI...hope that doesn't mean I am going to fail NCLEX. LOL

[lululu83]

Can someone please give me some inputs on how to prepare for this exam? Which study materials did you use to help you succeed? Thanks a lot!

[SunshineDaisy, ASN, RN]

I know this is a national test, but I dislike the fact they put second semester stuff (our second semester, not neccessarily anyone else's second semester) on the test. We don't do IV's or Foley's yet! I had quite a few IV questions on my ATI test :/