ATI Modules

We were not "required" to do anything but take the proctored assessments and pass, or remediate and then pass if failed (initially, failing was below level 1, then they upped the passing standard to level 2). I only had to remediate once, on the comprehensive, but everyone who got less than a 99% chance of passing NCLEX had to remediate (I got a 98%).

I can't understand why they're requiring you to get 100% on practice assessments. I'd be much more interested in seeing how you score the first or second time to identify and focus on any gaps in learning. Taking the test a bunch of times to get that 100 could just mean you're memorizing. Plus, I felt like the practice tests were significantly different from the proctored ones, and both of those were different from the NCLEX. So, even if they're just trying to NCLEX-train you, there are better ways than requiring 100% scores, and weekly! I feel your pain, but it's another nursing school hoop, and we all have to jump through some.

It's the tutorials that we are required to do and turn in. After we take the test, it gives us the percentage we got wrong and what categories we got wrong but not the actual questions. Like it'll say I got Ambulation wrong but there may been several questions about that topic, so I have to figure out which one I got wrong and go back to the lesson and figure out the right answer. A lot of the answers could be right but you have to pick the best answer...so sometimes it's hard to figure out which one is wrong. Which I know a lot of the questions on the board will be like that but I can't take boards if I can't pass nursing school and these ATIs are going to bring my grade down if I can't turn them in on time because I can get a 100 percent the first time or 2nd time and I'm locked out for 24 hours. They are worth 25 points and each day it's not turned it...points taken off.

Oh, well. I guess I needed to rant about it a little bit. I guess stress is part of the job and I have to learn to cope with it. lol

We are required to take certain modules pertaining to the current class teachings. We aren't required to get a 100, but whatever we do score by the deadline, counts as a grade. I tend to minimize the lessons and just listen, as I do other things online.

So far I'm not crazy about ATI, and my biggest disappointment is that my teachers only open certain modules as certain times. For nearly $400, I would like to have access to whichever module I want.

I would rather them just take the grade that I get by the deadline rather than locking it out for 24 hours and then turning it in late. I have like 4 or 5 this weekend. . I've done the same, done my other work while listening to it. I guess maybe it's good to learn how to mulitask early on lol.

My school used ATI. The modules served as daily grades, quizzes, and some exams. At the end of nursing school, the ATI Comprehensive Exam was our exit exam.

My class tried very very hard to get rid of ATI. We thought it wasn't helping at all and that it totally sucked. But, when I sat for NCLEX, I had to eat crow because it was actually a great prep. NCLEX was exactly like the ATI Comprehensive.

My class also uses ATI, and I hate it! However, mine doesn't count for anything. We have to watch the skills videos, then know how to preform them in lab. We can take the quizzes, but they are just to test ourselves. Weird that you need a 100%, at the point, why even bother?

Fundamentals modules - PPE

1. Walk into the room

2. Sanitize/wash hands

3. Introduce yourself

4. Don gloves

Don gloves.....you would not believe the outcry from my classmates re don gloves. "Who is Don? Where do I find the Don gloves?? Are they non latex gloves? What color are they? Omg!!?!?"

Lol

We got the box of ATI books, I guess that's the same as what you all are using? There's one for each class: Maternal, Med Surg, Fundamentals, Pharm, etc. They were included in our tuition.

We are supposed to take and pass 2 practice exams; passing grade is a 90%. After that, we take the proctored and must score a Level 2 to pass it. We get 2 attempts, but if you fail the second attempt you have to pay out of pocket for each additional attempt, which is about $25 from what I hear.

They wanted us to take each ATI after we complete that specific class, but I've been leaning more toward doing them all at the end of my coursework and using them as an NCLEX prep.

Then theres also the Predictor that we take at the very end and the score on that has to be a 90 or 95% before they let you take your boards. My instructor said that the score you get on the Predictor was how high of a chance you have of passing. (If you score a 97%, you have a 97% chance of passing the NCLEX.)