My school just provided for me "Virtual ATI" free to help me pass the NCLEX on the 1st attempt. Everyone at my school is taking Kaplan. Does anyone know how successful this program is, or do you recommend still paying for another program?
ldybug 2 Posts Feb 16, 2009 the school i am soon to graduate from uses ATI in the program and i have found it to be not very helpful. although it does cost money, look at hursch review for good practice. good luck!
BonnieSc 2 Articles; 776 Posts Feb 16, 2009 I found ATI quite effective. I bought a Kaplan book and used it, but it was just review. My school's NCLEX pass rates started going up at the same time they implemented ATI.
Ack_RN 46 Posts Has 4 years experience. Feb 16, 2009 my school just implemented ATI this year. is it the greatest? no is it a little outdated? sometimes but it's free, so i use it
PJROR 21 Posts Feb 16, 2009 I took my NClex in July. I really studied. If you reread your med surg book I think you will be okay. Everyone that I know reread their med surg ook and passed with ease. Good luck
habtetsion 12 Posts Specializes in surgical. Feb 16, 2009 I read some comments recomments kaplan is a better means to prepare for NCLEX and some says it is not helpfull. do you think if any one uses other kaplan can beat NCLEX rather than keep digging on kaplan only?
pagandeva2000, LPN 7,984 Posts Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health. Feb 17, 2009 NCLEX is so unpredictable that in retrospect, I would take the freebie first. If it goes south, then, I would opt for something else. I used ATI (had to pay for mine, though), and while I think it was okay, I can't say for certain that this was the thing that allowed me to pass NCLEX. I burned copies of many CDs from Kaplan, Delmar's, Mosby, Saunders and Lippincott to view different styles of questions and for variety. I passed with minimum questions, so, I assumed it was the result of my combined efforts.
rebtur4 10 Posts Feb 17, 2009 My school uses ATI. We have a 98% pass rate for 1st time NCLEX takers. I find the CD out dated but the online reviews are helpful. They give you feed back on what you need to work on. Ask your instructor for practice codes to use online. P.S. I thought ours was free to but then I seen it was included in our tuition.Very few things in life are free.
BigBoy75 48 Posts Feb 17, 2009 Thanks everybody so much. I'm a New Grad in NYC and I can't find work (There hospital freezes in NYC). So I couldn't afford to buy the Kaplan program. So I have to take the freebie for now. But if thats all I need I'll take it and give my best effort to pass on the 1st attempt. One person said there school have a 98% passing rate, so that is good to know. I know here in NYC everyone passes with the Kaplan.
