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I was wondering if any of you took the ATI or Mosby's testing to see where you are standing in your preparation for NCLEX. I have taken them both and though they both say that I have a 98% chance of passing boards, I do not really believe in being accurate. Have you heard or know anyone who had above 95% probability at these tests and failed the NCLEX-RN?
According to my results from ATI that we took about a month ago, I have a 99% chance of passing the boards. Hmmmm. Not sure if I feel comfortable with those results because the test wasn't that hard. But there were some classmates who did not do very well on it, so I know it wasn't super easy. We had several of the new format questions on the test and none of the class liked them. The point and click questions were really hard because there were several different choices very close to one another (it was a question about self breast exams) and it was hard to see where the correct placement was due to the close proximity. This was how my results were scored up and given to me (any Score above 70 is considered good):
I couldn't get it to look like the chart that was given to me, but if you read across, the first number is my score, the second number is the National Percentile, and the third number is the Program Percentile. So for the RN Comprehensive Predictor, my Score is 72.8, the National Percentile is 90, and the Program Percentile is 89
Content Area Score National Percentile Program Percentile
RN Comprehensive Predictor 72.8 90 89
Medical-Surgical Nursing 72.0 90 88
Foundations 66.7 36 35
Cardiovascular 60.0 70 70
Respiratory 100.0 99 99
Neurosensory 58.3 28 26
Lymph/Immune/Infection 75.0 85 84
Digestive 80.0 61 57
Musculoskeletal 66.7 80 79
Fluid and Electrolyte 50.0 86 85
Urinary 80.0 93 93
Reproductive 66.7 75 75
Endocrine 57.1 68 62
Integumentary 100.0 99 99
Maternal-Newborn Care 75.0 98 98
Antepartum 60.0 88 87
Intrapartum 80.0 93 93
Postpartum 100.0 99 99
Newborn 60.0 95 95
Nursing Care of Children 85.0 94 93
Foundations of Pediatric Nursing 85.7 89 89
Pediatric Acute Disorders 71.4 70 63
Chronic Pediatric Disorders 100.0 99 99
Mental Health Nursing 65.0 39 35
Foundations of Mental Health Care 80.0 88 89
Mental Health Disorders 71.4 38 38
Treatment Modalities 50.0 37 32
Community Health Nursing 60.0 27 32
Leadership in Nursing 80.0 90 89
COGNITIVE LEVEL
Description Score
Knowledge 75.0
Comprehension 73.4
Application 63.2
Analysis 77.8
Synthesis 100.0
CRITICAL THINKING
Description Score
Interpretation 72.2
Analysis 69.0
Evaluation 90.0
Inference 82.4
Explanation 60.0
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Score
74.5
NURSING INTERVENTION
Score
68.3
NURSING PROCESS
Description Score
Assessment 79.6
Diagnosis 90.0
Planning 60.9
Implementation 66.7
Evaluation 100.0
NCLEX BLUEPRINT
Description Score
Management of Care 77.3
Safety and Infection Control 52.9
Health Promotion and Maintenance 69.6
Psychosocial Integrity 77.8
Basic Care and Comfort 100.0
Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies 58.6
Reduction of Risk Potential 74.1
Physiological Adaptation 79.3
FURTHER READING
Topics To Review
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Foundations
Medication Order: Transcription Error
Surgical Asepsis: Handwashing Technique
Cardiovascular
Anticoagulants: Monitoring Effectiveness
Blood Transfusion: Infusion Time Frame
Cardiac Glycosides: Therapeutic Uses
Cardiogenic Shock: Emergency Care
CVP Monitoring: Upper Limit of Normal
Hyperlipidemia: Pharmacologic Therapy
Neurosensory
Accident Prevention: Falls
CVA: Preventing Complications
Eye Trauma: Care for Injury
Glaucoma: Diagnostic Test
Impaired Cognition: Identifying Signs
Lymph/Immune/Infection
Hepatitis A: Preventing Transmission
Hepatitis B: Modes of Transmission
Digestive
Cirrhosis: Identifying Risk Factors
Food-Drug Interactions: Client Education
Musculoskeletal
Laminectomy: Postoperative Management
Skeletal Traction: Incorrect Setup
Fluid and Electrolyte
Hyperkalemia: Pharmacologic Intervention
Hypernatremia: Restoring Sodium Balance
Metabolic Acidosis: Emergency Care
Urinary
ARF: Calculating Fluid Replacement
Reproductive
Breast Cancer Awareness: Self-Exam
Cervical Cancer: Treatment Options
Endocrine
Addison's Disease: Discharge Teaching
Insulin Therapy: Mixing NPH and Regular
Thyroidectomy: Postoperative Nursing Assessment
Maternal-Newborn Care
Antepartum
Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Nursing Intervention
Nägele's Rule: Determining EDC
Intrapartum
Prolapsed Cord with PROM: Positioning
Newborn
Fluid Needs: Newborn's Requirements
Newborn Thermoregulation: Cold Stress
Nursing Care of Children
Foundations of Pediatric Nursing
Development: Adolescent Concept of Death
Pediatric Acute Disorders
Leukemia: Chemotherapeutic Agents
Reye's Syndrome: Clinical Stages
Mental Health Nursing
Foundations of Mental Health Care
Anxiety: Therapeutic Intervention
Mental Health Disorders
Chemical Dependency: Support Groups
OCD: Behavioral Interventions
Treatment Modalities
Antipsychotic Drugs: Contraindications
Crisis Intervention: Discharge Planning
Electroconvulsive Therapy: Nursing Care
Lithium: Adverse Effects
Community Health Nursing
Disaster Management: Triage Phase
Hospice: Assessing Spiritual Beliefs
Preschoolers: Causes of Mortality
Tertiary Prevention: Nursing Action
Leadership in Nursing
Legal Responsibilities: Client Abuse
Variances: Preparing an Incident Report
Score Explanation and Interpretation
Individual Percentage Score: The number of questions answered divided by the total number of questions on the assessment.
Individual Percentage National Mean: Percentage Correct Interval
The average score obtained by all test takers in the ATI data pool who have previously taken the assessment.
>= 70% .99
68% - 69% .98
66% - 67% .97
64% - 65% .95
62% - 63% .91
60% - 61% .83
58% - 59% .74
56% - 57% .58
54% - 55% .40
52% - 53% .28
50% 51% .15
Individual Program Mean: The average score obtained by all test takers of the same program type (e.g., BSN, ADN, Diploma, Hospital, International) in the ATI data pool who have previously taken the assessment.
Individual National Percentile Rank: The test taker's rank on a scale of 1-99 (with 99 being the highest) of all others in the data pool who have taken the assessment.
Individual Program Percentile Rank: The test taker's rank on a scale of 1-99 (with 99 being the highest) of all others of the same program type (e.g., BSN, ADN, Diploma, Hospital, International) in the ATI data pool who have taken the assessment.
How to Use the Expectancy Table:
To determine your chances of passing NCLEX-RNbased on your score on the RN Comprehensive Predictor, find your score within the range in the left column of the table. Follow that row across to the right side of the table. This number indicates your likelihood of passing the NCLEX-RN. For example, if you score a 66% on the RN Comprehensive Predictor, the assessment predicts that you have a 97% chance of passing NCLEX-RN.
The Topics to Study section lists the topic descriptor and applicable statistics for any questions missed on the assessments. ATI recommends using this information to identify topic areas that may need further study.
Sorry this post turned out so long!
Melanie = )
I've got similar results and printouts. I was wondering about the accuracy though. I've started doing Saunders. My goal is about 300 questions per day. I have to hurry as I scheduled my NCLEX on June 3rd and I accepted a RN position already.
According to my results from ATI that we took about a month ago, I have a 99% chance of passing the boards. Hmmmm. Not sure if I feel comfortable with those results because the test wasn't that hard. But there were some classmates who did not do very well on it, so I know it wasn't super easy. We had several of the new format questions on the test and none of the class liked them. The point and click questions were really hard because there were several different choices very close to one another (it was a question about self breast exams) and it was hard to see where the correct placement was due to the close proximity. This was how my results were scored up and given to me (any Score above 70 is considered good):I couldn't get it to look like the chart that was given to me, but if you read across, the first number is my score, the second number is the National Percentile, and the third number is the Program Percentile. So for the RN Comprehensive Predictor, my Score is 72.8, the National Percentile is 90, and the Program Percentile is 89
Content Area Score National Percentile Program Percentile
RN Comprehensive Predictor 72.8 90 89
Medical-Surgical Nursing 72.0 90 88
Foundations 66.7 36 35
Cardiovascular 60.0 70 70
Respiratory 100.0 99 99
Neurosensory 58.3 28 26
Lymph/Immune/Infection 75.0 85 84
Digestive 80.0 61 57
Musculoskeletal 66.7 80 79
Fluid and Electrolyte 50.0 86 85
Urinary 80.0 93 93
Reproductive 66.7 75 75
Endocrine 57.1 68 62
Integumentary 100.0 99 99
Maternal-Newborn Care 75.0 98 98
Antepartum 60.0 88 87
Intrapartum 80.0 93 93
Postpartum 100.0 99 99
Newborn 60.0 95 95
Nursing Care of Children 85.0 94 93
Foundations of Pediatric Nursing 85.7 89 89
Pediatric Acute Disorders 71.4 70 63
Chronic Pediatric Disorders 100.0 99 99
Mental Health Nursing 65.0 39 35
Foundations of Mental Health Care 80.0 88 89
Mental Health Disorders 71.4 38 38
Treatment Modalities 50.0 37 32
Community Health Nursing 60.0 27 32
Leadership in Nursing 80.0 90 89
COGNITIVE LEVEL
Description Score
Knowledge 75.0
Comprehension 73.4
Application 63.2
Analysis 77.8
Synthesis 100.0
CRITICAL THINKING
Description Score
Interpretation 72.2
Analysis 69.0
Evaluation 90.0
Inference 82.4
Explanation 60.0
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Score
74.5
NURSING INTERVENTION
Score
68.3
NURSING PROCESS
Description Score
Assessment 79.6
Diagnosis 90.0
Planning 60.9
Implementation 66.7
Evaluation 100.0
NCLEX BLUEPRINT
Description Score
Management of Care 77.3
Safety and Infection Control 52.9
Health Promotion and Maintenance 69.6
Psychosocial Integrity 77.8
Basic Care and Comfort 100.0
Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies 58.6
Reduction of Risk Potential 74.1
Physiological Adaptation 79.3
FURTHER READING
Topics To Review
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Foundations
Medication Order: Transcription Error
Surgical Asepsis: Handwashing Technique
Cardiovascular
Anticoagulants: Monitoring Effectiveness
Blood Transfusion: Infusion Time Frame
Cardiac Glycosides: Therapeutic Uses
Cardiogenic Shock: Emergency Care
CVP Monitoring: Upper Limit of Normal
Hyperlipidemia: Pharmacologic Therapy
Neurosensory
Accident Prevention: Falls
CVA: Preventing Complications
Eye Trauma: Care for Injury
Glaucoma: Diagnostic Test
Impaired Cognition: Identifying Signs
Lymph/Immune/Infection
Hepatitis A: Preventing Transmission
Hepatitis B: Modes of Transmission
Digestive
Cirrhosis: Identifying Risk Factors
Food-Drug Interactions: Client Education
Musculoskeletal
Laminectomy: Postoperative Management
Skeletal Traction: Incorrect Setup
Fluid and Electrolyte
Hyperkalemia: Pharmacologic Intervention
Hypernatremia: Restoring Sodium Balance
Metabolic Acidosis: Emergency Care
Urinary
ARF: Calculating Fluid Replacement
Reproductive
Breast Cancer Awareness: Self-Exam
Cervical Cancer: Treatment Options
Endocrine
Addison's Disease: Discharge Teaching
Insulin Therapy: Mixing NPH and Regular
Thyroidectomy: Postoperative Nursing Assessment
Maternal-Newborn Care
Antepartum
Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Nursing Intervention
Nägele's Rule: Determining EDC
Intrapartum
Prolapsed Cord with PROM: Positioning
Newborn
Fluid Needs: Newborn's Requirements
Newborn Thermoregulation: Cold Stress
Nursing Care of Children
Foundations of Pediatric Nursing
Development: Adolescent Concept of Death
Pediatric Acute Disorders
Leukemia: Chemotherapeutic Agents
Reye's Syndrome: Clinical Stages
Mental Health Nursing
Foundations of Mental Health Care
Anxiety: Therapeutic Intervention
Mental Health Disorders
Chemical Dependency: Support Groups
OCD: Behavioral Interventions
Treatment Modalities
Antipsychotic Drugs: Contraindications
Crisis Intervention: Discharge Planning
Electroconvulsive Therapy: Nursing Care
Lithium: Adverse Effects
Community Health Nursing
Disaster Management: Triage Phase
Hospice: Assessing Spiritual Beliefs
Preschoolers: Causes of Mortality
Tertiary Prevention: Nursing Action
Leadership in Nursing
Legal Responsibilities: Client Abuse
Variances: Preparing an Incident Report
Score Explanation and Interpretation
Individual Percentage Score: The number of questions answered divided by the total number of questions on the assessment.
Individual Percentage National Mean: Percentage Correct Interval
The average score obtained by all test takers in the ATI data pool who have previously taken the assessment.
>= 70% .99
68% - 69% .98
66% - 67% .97
64% - 65% .95
62% - 63% .91
60% - 61% .83
58% - 59% .74
56% - 57% .58
54% - 55% .40
52% - 53% .28
50% 51% .15
Individual Program Mean: The average score obtained by all test takers of the same program type (e.g., BSN, ADN, Diploma, Hospital, International) in the ATI data pool who have previously taken the assessment.
Individual National Percentile Rank: The test taker's rank on a scale of 1-99 (with 99 being the highest) of all others in the data pool who have taken the assessment.
Individual Program Percentile Rank: The test taker's rank on a scale of 1-99 (with 99 being the highest) of all others of the same program type (e.g., BSN, ADN, Diploma, Hospital, International) in the ATI data pool who have taken the assessment.
How to Use the Expectancy Table:
To determine your chances of passing NCLEX-RNbased on your score on the RN Comprehensive Predictor, find your score within the range in the left column of the table. Follow that row across to the right side of the table. This number indicates your likelihood of passing the NCLEX-RN. For example, if you score a 66% on the RN Comprehensive Predictor, the assessment predicts that you have a 97% chance of passing NCLEX-RN.
The Topics to Study section lists the topic descriptor and applicable statistics for any questions missed on the assessments. ATI recommends using this information to identify topic areas that may need further study.
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Melanie = )
sr moore, BSN, RN
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We are taking our mental health ATI next week. We did two last semester. It seems in our last semester before we grad, we have 5 ATI tests to take along with our reg exams. This is supposed to be a better prep for NCLEX. THis is only the second year that our school has mandated these.