Did ATI help you on the NCLEX?

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ATI and faculty swear that the ATI is the most beneficial resource for passing NCLEX. Has anyone else found this to be true, or is this just a sales pitch?

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Specializes in LTC, Oncology/Women's Health; Med/Surg.

argh I wish I knew!!! My school also used ati and promoted the you know what out of it. We had to take ati tests in class, and we took an ati "predictor" exam the last day of class. I got 79.3%, which they say gives me 99% chance on passing the boards my first time. I have NO idea what to think of ati. Its good info...but I just dont know!!! I hope you get bette advice!!!

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Specializes in diabetes.

I took ATI too and got a 86% on the predictor which they also said gave me a 99% chance of passing. I'm taking NCLEX on tuesday and am in a complete and utter panic.

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Specializes in LTC, Oncology/Women's Health; Med/Surg.

katherined are you taking the pn or rn?

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ATI questions are harder than NCLEX, well that's most seniors said.

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Specializes in ALL (as a CNA).

When I took the took the ATI Exam, it seemed to have alot of different information on it...................it covered material that was never covered in our nursing school..............I like that part of it.

I didn't and I still don't care much for the ATI Study Materials..............................

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Specializes in diabetes.
katherined are you taking the pn or rn?

I'm taking NCLEX-RN on tuesday

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Specializes in Emergency, Critical Care.

It didn't help me in the least. ATI at least covered stuff I learned in nursing school, at least for the most part. I scored well on the ATI predictors, usuallu 80% and above for raw scores, putting my probability of passing @ 99%. NCLEX asked me obscure things, meds I've never heard of, when I had to prioritize patients they were either all dying or stable, and tons SATA questions - that thing was impossible. No way to study for it, just practice the kind of reasoning that you use for ATI (I also had the Saunders materials) questions. The format of the questions were the same, it was just the choices the NCLEX gave you to answer the questions made them impossible.

Mine shut off @ 75 questions, I feel like I failed. I tried the much talked about "pearson trick" and if there's any truth to that rumor, I passed. But 24 more hours will tell me for sure.

From what I've read on here, not a single person walks out of the NCLEX feeling as though they passed. When the screen went blue after the 75th question I thought "NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Let me answer more so I can pass!!!!" Because I was so sure I was failing miserably. This seems to be a common feeling. I wasn't sure whether to cry or vomit when it was over.

I'm still completely on edge about the whole thing, and 24 hours is not soon enough!!!!! I need to know now!

If that test is supposed to evaluate our competence at the entry level, then the people who write the questions are sadistic shrews, congregating over a boiling cauldron and laughing maniacally. There were about 2 things I learned in school on it. How annoying!!!!

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Specializes in LTC, Oncology/Women's Health; Med/Surg.

oh gawd I am TERRIFIED!!!!! A girl i went to class with took her pn boards, walked out crying was 100% sure she failed, but ended up passing. !!!!! I am already a mess...3 weeks from today I will be taking it. Oh no....

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Specializes in diabetes.
It didn't help me in the least. ATI at least covered stuff I learned in nursing school, at least for the most part. I scored well on the ATI predictors, usuallu 80% and above for raw scores, putting my probability of passing @ 99%. NCLEX asked me obscure things, meds I've never heard of, when I had to prioritize patients they were either all dying or stable, and tons SATA questions - that thing was impossible. No way to study for it, just practice the kind of reasoning that you use for ATI (I also had the Saunders materials) questions. The format of the questions were the same, it was just the choices the NCLEX gave you to answer the questions made them impossible.

Mine shut off @ 75 questions, I feel like I failed. I tried the much talked about "pearson trick" and if there's any truth to that rumor, I passed. But 24 more hours will tell me for sure.

From what I've read on here, not a single person walks out of the NCLEX feeling as though they passed. When the screen went blue after the 75th question I thought "NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Let me answer more so I can pass!!!!" Because I was so sure I was failing miserably. This seems to be a common feeling. I wasn't sure whether to cry or vomit when it was over.

I'm still completely on edge about the whole thing, and 24 hours is not soon enough!!!!! I need to know now!

If that test is supposed to evaluate our competence at the entry level, then the people who write the questions are sadistic shrews, congregating over a boiling cauldron and laughing maniacally. There were about 2 things I learned in school on it. How annoying!!!!

ATI is written at a basic passing level. You were getting obscure things because you were so far above the passing level. Had you not been doing as well you would have gotten more ATI level questions. Because of the ATI you were able to perform above these and get WAY harder questions. You passed and even if you don't think so ATI helped.

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where can I get the ATI materials? I am studying for my nclex even though it isnt till august. I want to start early

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Specializes in diabetes.

Took all ATI's, passed all, got a 99% on predictor and passed NCLEX-RN first time. I'd say it works :)

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