For ATI, I used all of their materials. I did all of the practice quizzes and the tests they had in their online bank. I used their physical books for more information and additional questions. If there was a concept I didn’t understand and didn’t feel they provided enough information on, I used Saunders, but for ATI in general you want to practice their questions.
I took the 2016 version in October and passed with a 98% probability of passing NCLEX! To study for this exam I immersed myself in ATI questions. There's is a question bank in ATI under Learning Systems 3.0 called adaptive quizzes. I did 50-75 questions every day and wrote down rationales for all the topics I missed or guessed on. The pink comprehensive book is also a great way to review your knowledge but just know that if you do not know a concept or remember it I would look at the other ATI books as those will give you more details. The pink book is only for review. Definitely study lab values because labs will always be on the test. I had a good amount of Med-Surg and Maternal questions on my exam. Review your weaknesses because chances are you will get questions on topics you are not strong on. There are a lot of questions that are repeated but asked in a different way so be mindful of that and read questions carefully. For the Comprehensive Practice A I scored 69.3% and later took practice B and got 75% and for the VATI Comprehensive Practice Predictor got 78%. And finally, for the actual ATI Comprehensive Predictor, I made a 78% :)
Remember you know more than you think you know! Practice every day and you will do great!
Yes, I use every question as study opportunity.
I would practice my critical thinking with each question.
For example if there question about preclamsia , I would ask my self if I can dif all 4 stages of preclamsia disease. Than additional practice with choices.
a) for example elevated BP - (common / uncommon for this stage)
b) elevated K (common / uncommon for this stage)
c) Elevated protein in urine (common / uncommon for this stage)
d) Elevated glucose in urine (common / uncommon for this stage)
By the exam day I was very good at spotting what question is asking
MMNursing
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I'm prepping for my exit exam. I've been looking at everything ATI I was wondering if anyone had any additional study material they'd be willing to share ? Thank YOU!!