ATI Critical Thinking Entrance Exam

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Today I took the ATI Critical Thinking Entrance exam for my first semester of Nursing school and I totally bombed it. 65% really?! I thought I understood the majority of the questions and went with what I thought was the best answer. I understand that this is an indicator of where my strengths and weakness lies and how well I will do on those tests and might affect on how well I do in the program. This has really crushed my confidence in the test taking area. The last couple of years, I have been working towards to getting into the program. I'm in and then I took this test, so I'm doubting myself. What can I do to do well on all my tests and especially on the NCLEX in 2 years?

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I thought the same about the test. I made a 77. My school says they use the test to gauge how much our critical thinking skills grow from the beginning to the end of the semester. Critical thinking for most is a learned skill. I had several in my cohort state they got really low scores, in the 50's. One of my friends got an 87! We all had a celebratory cookie with her cause that was an awesome score.

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You didn't bomb it. This isn't something you judge by grades or percentages. They use it to assess your critical thinking ability before class, and then compare it at the end of the year to see how much progress you've made. It doesn't really reflect on your grades directly... you'll hone your crit thinking as you progress through school.

Good luck!

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Thanks, that makes me feel a bit better. I know I'm going to be putting in some serious hours of studying and getting through my med. dose calc. Hopefully in 2 years, I'll look back at the entrance exam and be able to laugh at what I did wrong and go forward from there.

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Thanks that makes me feel a bit better. I know I'm going to be putting in some serious hours of studying and getting through my med. dose calc. Hopefully in 2 years, I'll look back at the entrance exam and be able to laugh at what I did wrong and go forward from there.[/quote']

I felt doubt after my score too. I was kind sad and let doubt creep in. Then I pulled myself up

By the boot straps and said that I will reach my dream. Self doubt is my greatest enemy.

Good luck to you

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Hi, can someone tell me after taking the Critical Thinking entrance test what is the range of questions on the test? Is it more than 50 questions or less? Thank you

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https://www.stuvia.com/doc/1779806/critical-thinking-cards-for-ATI-proctored-exam-answered

critical thinking cards for ATI Proctored exam

 

describe critical thinking in nursing

 

name the components of critical thinking

 

Critical thinking evolves through 3 levels. Name the 3 levels

 

Reflection

 

Language's role in CT

 

Intuition

 

Basic CT

 

Complex CT

 

Commitment CT

 

Knowledge component of CT

 

Experience component of CT

 

Competence component of CT –

 

Name CT Skills used in Assessment/Data Collection

 

CT Skills used in Analysis/Data Collection (Diagnose)

 

CT Skills used in Planning

 

CT skills used in Implementation -

 

CT skills used in Evaluation -

Determine understanding of teaching

 

CT Attitudes

 

 

Standards

 

Intellectual Standards

 

Professional Standards

 

Diagnostic Reasoning

 

Clinical Decision Making

 

scientific method

 

Overall Critical Thinking Skills

 

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