ATI exit exam... PLEASE HELP!!

[MESMHS]

My school changed our curriculum/standards in my last semester of RN school. The grading scale was raised from a 75% to an 80%. Also, they decided to implement the ATI comprehensive predictor exit exam. By the time we received the information and study materials we only had six weeks to prepare until we have to take the exam. We must receive an 80%. If we don't pass on the first try we have the opportunity to retake it the morning of graduation. If we don't pass on the second try, we don't graduate! My whole class is extremely nervous about this test that is going to decide whether we pass or fail regardless of our grades thus far.

Can someone please tell me if there is a chance we can obtain an 80%... We have to take it Tuesday (4 days away)

[missbutton]

Hey,

I registered just to reply to this. My school started using ATI to, and it is a joke. I wouldn't worry. After the first one, I pretty much stopped studying and always pass with between 75% to 85%. The tricky thing about ATI, is that it seems as if they get their information from people who aren't practicing nurses, so you have to learn their criteria. For random things, like different lab value ranges, or they get really specific in the subdivisions of types of pain. Its just strange. So my advice is to do all of the questions in the Ati book, and then focus on the areas where you didn't do well. My school has online access, so there are online practice tests as well. If you have the online practice stuff, do it! It will create this focused review thing for you, like a study guide for every thing you missed. You should be fine.

But the other thing is, depending on when they adoped the ATI, your department may have broken university law. At least in the california univeristy system, professers and departments, cannot make changes to class or program requirements in the middle of a semester. If if comes down to it, look into your school's bylaws, because you may have grounds to challenge your department with the dean, or president.

Good luck.