How accurate is ATI testing for boards

alambert603 · Apr 2, 2006

Haha...the ATI tests did not sit well with my nursing class at all. We had to take a bunch of them every semester and then finally, the RN comprehansive predictor. After graduating from the AD program in Dec, I am now in the BSN program with about 6 of the people that I was in the AD program with. Currently, we are conducting a research experiment on the school's use of the ATI's....because ever since they instituted the ATI tests in the nursing program.....the pass rate on the nclex for my school has actually dropped....and continues to do so. And ATI claims that their tests are 96% predictive for outcomes on the NCLEX.....yeah right. So far, in my program in PA....approx every 2 out of 3 students who took the nclex have failed since our graduation. So....does it work? I don't care for the company at all personally. I found that preparing for the nclex products over the past two years actually hurt me. We were forced out of clinical time to go to school to take the tests. Their tests are ok for content review, but their questions are nothing like the nclex at all. We would have been better off to have more clinical time where prioritization, delegation, etc....could have been mastered, since that's what the nclex is all about. Not knowledge level questions. Okay....that's all for now lol.

Drysolong · Apr 3, 2006

I am sure this has been a thread before but I cannot find it. Anyway, I am wondering if anyone has taken the ATI proctored tests at school and then passed the boards with the probability it states or not passed. How accurate is the ATI test compared to the NCLEX test? I am just curious to know.

Our ATI final said I had a 98-99% pass rate chance. I'll know in a few weeks when I take NCLEX-PN

dramaluvr · Apr 3, 2006

Alambert603 - did you take the boards and how did you score on ATI if you don't mind me asking?