ATI Comp Predictor advice please!!

[a_la22]

Are the ATI Comp practice A & B tests similar to the proctored one in terms of material and difficulty? Or not really? How did you study to pass? I need to score an 85% probability to graduate. Thanks!

[leahdjk12]

The ATI Comprehensive Exam is kinda tricky compared to the practice A&B. If your school gave you access to other ATI questions, I would practice as many as you can. At this point its all about answering NCLEX-style questions. Don't just study the "learning system RN" or the other practice assessments that you've been doing throughout nursing school. When I was in my last term "Integrations," our professor made his own ATI assessments using a different set of ATI questions that we've never seen and each week we had to do a certain number of questions ranging from 79-200+.

[a_la22]

My school only gives us the 2 practice exams. We don't have access to any other ATI study materials besides the ebooks. I have the ATI Comp NCLEX book which I've been reading. And we're required to do a minimum of 60 practice questions a day from any source we want. Your comp was 190? Ours is 180 questions and we were told that 30 of them are pilot questions so they don't count. The number of questions that counts is 150, just like on the practice exams, according to my instructor. I plan on doing my focused review from my practice exams too. Thanks for your advice!

[LotusPetals82, ADN, CNA, RN]

I always scored way lower on the practices (A&B) than on the actual proctors. I made level 3 on all but 1 proctor, but would score in the 50's and up on the practices. Maybe it's because I did all the practices?..... including all the learning systems, etc. I also used Lippincott NCLEX RN passpoint, and NCLEX RN Mastery. Barely cracked a textbook except to follow in lecture, skimmed through the ATI books / followed along during regular lecture, and did fine.

[jennarae86]

I bought the ATI comp predictor book, our school did not offer it but I was able to find it on amazon and it was exactly what I needed. It summarized everything very well and had plenty of practice questions.

[90sKidSayWhat]

I think just understanding what the question is asking you and breaking down each and every question to really understand what they are asking for. Keywords such as "priority", "appropriate". Look for the 2 answers that you can instantly eliminate and then work on the last 2 options. Go with your gut. I know these all sound like elementary tips, but I know they can be forgotten over time.

Best of luck to you!

[amcdavid83]

I got a 99% chance passing the NCLEX..Our ATI comp predictor was used as or Med/Surg final. It was worth 15% of the overall grade. With my grades I only needed 20% to graduate so I didn't study much but what I did do was sooo helpful and every bit was on the test. I used the Saunders NCLEX and the ATI comp review book. Go back to fundamentals and brush up if you have forgotten anything. Know different positions after surgeries and LAB VALUES! None of us had ABGs though. Know which drugs to avoid grapefruit and no tyramine with MAOIs. Digoxin, lithium levels also. Both times I used the NCLEX book for finals I did well. So I would buy it orsee if an instructor has it that you can borrow.

[FLnurse'18]

I know this trend is months old but I want to share my experience in case it possibly will help someone else in the future because I took the ATI comp predictor and failed it the first time

Practice A and B are good for preparing you to sit for a 180 item exam but the questions on the real exam were much more difficult in my opinion.

-There is a quizlet for the comp predictor that gives a good breakdown of information to know

-Do the practice exams and the shorter quizzes in ATI because ATIs questions are difficult and unique.

-Do the remediation and do it all.

[alissa10]

Which one for the quizlet is a good one? There are so many :'(