ATI and NCLEX

[firstyearRN]

How relevant is the ATI to the NCLEX? We have to take the ATIs for school but I have heard they are not representative of the kinds of questions that are on the nclex. what do you think???

Thank you!

[jmking]

Most schools are using Hesi or ATI as a standardized testing format to help you get used to NCLEX style questions. ALthought not quite like NCLEX, it does help you focus on your weak points. As my mom used to say, "practise makes perfect"

[Reno1978, BSN, RN]

ATI does a good job of identifying your weak points. I'm not sure about all the ATI products, but we took the ATI Predictor and once you're finished, it lists all test areas and how well you did in each. So it's a valuable tool. I found that I needed to brush up on endocrine, and I'm glad I did because I had many questions on this on the NCLEX.

As far as how close they are to NCLEX questions...it's pretty similar. It seemed to focus more on nursing knowledge than things like prioritization and delegation, which seemed to be heavily focused on throughout the NCLEX...at least in my experience. Then again, if your nursing foundation is good, you ought to be able to handle prioritization and delegation type questions...although I really found it helpful to focus on practice questions of these types.