ATI Testing!!!!

dani_girl · Sep 2, 2008

Did your program require you to take the sectional tests?? My program did ATI (waste) and on certain rounds the instructors had us do the tests... what is considered passing? We did the NCLEX predictability test of ATI (forgot what it is called) and anything above a 60 was passing.. but it wasn't a requirement for graduation..

good luck but if you have taken the other tests you will be ok.

intuition · Sep 3, 2008

Yes, I do have experience with the ATI Tests, and I HATE :banghead: them. We are required to pass an ATI for each nursing clinical we have, plus our pharmacology class. I can't stand the things. It doesn't matter whether we have A's in all of our classes or not, it is the ATI that decides whether you go on to the next semester.

msfb · Sep 3, 2008

We do the ati for each section- mental health, pharm, mother-baby, community, etc. This semester we take med-surg at the end of octorber and then before graduation the final ATI exit exam. We have to get a 66% or better or 'remediate' on ATI non-proctored exams until you get a 95.

If you do not meet the ATI standards, you do not get to take the final exam.

uscstu4lfe · Sep 3, 2008

wow! i didn't know some people actually had to PASS the ATI to get through the class. we had ATI, but it didn't matter whether or not we passed the ATI. The ATI was, however, part of our grade. It was either 5% or 10% of our final grade for whichever class it was (depending on the instructor). Those who got the highest grade got the total percentage, then it was broken down and added to your final class grade accordingly. But man, if we had to pass the ATI independently to progress onto the next class, I think our graduating class would have been much smaller!

intuition · Sep 3, 2008

But man, if we had to pass the ATI independently to progress onto the next class, I think our graduating class would have been much smaller!

Yes, I think that is why our school does it. I think it is their way to ensure they only have the people who will be able to pass the NCLEX, make it through. Which I don't agree with, some people are just bad test takers, but excellent clinicians. I wish we could just take it, and not have the pressure of having to pass it, to move on:bluecry1:. It is unbelievable how much you freak out before each test. On one of our semesters we have 3 ATI's to take, to be able to move on.

clvjackson · Sep 3, 2008

I really didnt kno so many people, really had to pass the ATI in order to move on to the next semester.....or even graduate from the program....its total BS.....Even tho i have never failed one, there are a couple people in my class that have built up ATI's that they havent passed.....its really worrying me:uhoh21: :crying2:

msfb · Sep 4, 2008

Yes, I think that is why our school does it. I think it is their way to ensure they only have the people who will be able to pass the NCLEX, make it through. Which I don't agree with, some people are just bad test takers, but excellent clinicians.....

Not to take the side of administration, but they need to make you into a good test taker, or you will have a nursing degree you can never use. You have to pass that NCLEX or you can't practice, no matter how good you are clinically. I know, it's frustrating and my :redbeathe aches for those that I have seen struggle in lecture and excel at the hospital.

josiah0814 · Sep 4, 2008

My school also used ATI's with a test for each course such as Critical Care, Leadership, Med-Surg, etc. A passing score was required to pass the course.

At the time I thought it was a waste of time but the truth is I still use the books and DVD's to refresh my memory. It's really not that bad. Use your books and Dvd's and you'll be fine.

intuition · Sep 4, 2008

I know, it's frustrating and my :redbeathe aches for those that I have seen struggle in lecture and excel at the hospital.

I completely understand what your saying, I think that is why I get frustrated. I personally don't have problems taking tests, but I feel bad when I know people who really do understand the material, but they just can't get past their test anxiety. But you are right, they are trying to prepare us, I just hate the days of the ATI tests.

SummerC · Sep 4, 2008

My school requires each student to take ALL of the ATI tests each semester. So far I've done med surg, mental health, fundamentals, peds, womens health, community health.. And this last semester I have to do leadership, pharm, and the 'predictor test.' Our school requires you to pass the test, or you have to do like a remediation test.. But if you fail the ATI initially, I think you can still pass the class if your grade is still decent.

I understand the importance of this program, but we all had to pay like 250 bucks for the books and cds and to get a testing code.. Seriously nursing school is expensive enough...

And I kind of feel like the administrators are making us do this so our pass rates are very high, just to look good.. I dunno.

Oh well.. One more semester left...!

fyrball · Sep 21, 2008

My wife is having a hard time passing the ATI tests. She is reading her ati book, using her other nursing books and we even google the crap out of some ofo these questioins and she is still getting a 73.6 or lower. Is there a trick to using the ati book? Is there a secret that nobody has told her? I am a paramedic and an ems instructor and aparently my train of thought does not jive with the ati thought process. I am no help to her. We even asked a friend who has her bsn to help her and she still failed.

Does anyone have any tips for navigating the ati book to find the answers for the questions? She has held a 4.0 up until this point (nursing 123) and is getting pretty frusterated with these tests. I don't want to see her give up, she has worked so hard to get this far. Any help would be appreciated.