Just got ATT!!!!

Hi!

Recieved my ATT for NCLEX-RN yesterday, and scheduled my test for June 8th!! I'll pray for you, if you pray for me! Keep me posted on how you do.

Kacy

Congrats guys!!! I also just got mine this week and scheduled my test for June 16. Wish us all luck!!!

Congrats and GOOD LUCK on your boards!!! :balloons:

I am still waiting for my ATT, buit I just mailed my app (out of state) two days ago, so I guess I'll have to wait some more...

~Ali

Hi all! I am waiting for my ATT as well. I am so excited to get my boards taken. Did any of you have a review course? I took a "mock boards" test and scored REALLY well, better than the majority of my class, but unfortunately that didn't account for anything, just for our benefit. I was a solid B student, and didn't do near that well in class. SO, I have no idea what to expect for boards! After this review course, I felt a little dumb. So many things I hadn't even heard of yet! Scary! We did get an awesome review book though, and I am going to be reading though it before I take my boards. I probably won't be going until the end of June then.

GOOD LUCK to all of you! Let me know how everyone's goes!

Hey Everyone,

I just received my ATT in my email!!!!! Now my epinephrine and norepinephrine are starting to pump in my system now LOL!!! I have not scheduled yet because I don't know when I should...I start my Kaplan class on May 23, and it ends June 8 so maybe I should take it in the beginning of July...I dunno but since I got that ATT I am more motivated now and it seems very very real to me!!!

Peace and blessings to all

Congratulations on getting your ATT's and scheduling your exams! I am a little confused because I graduated May 15th and I have a list of things I need to do, such as getting fingerprinted (must be within six months of exam date) and waiting for my authorization from the college then i can mail out my money and applications to CTS once I get approval. The college said we should be able to test the soonest about mid to late july. This seems so much later then everyone else. I 'm a little worried that my process seems so much more extended then everyone elses... Well I don't want to get fingerprinted too soon as I want it to be valid if I need to test at the end of July. Anyone else in a similar situation??????

Goodluck on your NCLEX guys!!!!!!

xo

You can't test until July??? Wow, that would really screw me over. I start my orientation at my new job on June 6th and will be off orientation by the first week of July at the very latest. I can't work on my own as a Graduate Nurse and must have my boards taken by then. So I have to take them as soon as possible. I just now got enough money for the $300 it will cost between the NCLEX and my license. Now I have to collect all the stupid court documents that they want for some dumb things in my past. After I have all that paperwork together (there's about 5 different pieces of paper I have to turn in), then I can send in my stuff.

I'm still kind of confused about what comes first? Sending in my money for the NCLEX or my license?? I've already done the fingerprinting....we had to do those ASAP because we can't get our Interim Permits until those results are back and they take at least 4-6 weeks and could have taken up to 4 months (my JUST got processed and I got them done 5 weeks ago). Can I get an ATT without having my state license paperwork done??

Melanie = )

misaginder,

We took what was called the ATI. It was a mock NCLEX as well and gave us our percentage of passing the NCLEX. According to that thing, I have a 99% chance of passing the boards. Hmmmm. Not sure if I feel comfortable with those results because the test wasn't that hard. But there were some classmates who did not do very well on it, so I know it wasn't super easy. This was how my results were scored up and given to me (any Score above 70 is considered good):

I couldn't get it to look like the chart that was given to me, but if you read across, the first number is my score, the second number is the National Percentile, and the third number is the Program Percentile. So for the RN Comprehensive Predictor, my Score is 72.8, the National Percentile is 90, and the Program Percentile is 89

Content Area Score National Percentile Program Percentile

RN Comprehensive Predictor 72.8 90 89

Medical-Surgical Nursing 72.0 90 88

Foundations 66.7 36 35

Cardiovascular 60.0 70 70

Respiratory 100.0 99 99

Neurosensory 58.3 28 26

Lymph/Immune/Infection 75.0 85 84

Digestive 80.0 61 57

Musculoskeletal 66.7 80 79

Fluid and Electrolyte 50.0 86 85

Urinary 80.0 93 93

Reproductive 66.7 75 75

Endocrine 57.1 68 62

Integumentary 100.0 99 99

Maternal-Newborn Care 75.0 98 98

Antepartum 60.0 88 87

Intrapartum 80.0 93 93

Postpartum 100.0 99 99

Newborn 60.0 95 95

Nursing Care of Children 85.0 94 93

Foundations of Pediatric Nursing 85.7 89 89

Pediatric Acute Disorders 71.4 70 63

Chronic Pediatric Disorders 100.0 99 99

Mental Health Nursing 65.0 39 35

Foundations of Mental Health Care 80.0 88 89

Mental Health Disorders 71.4 38 38

Treatment Modalities 50.0 37 32

Community Health Nursing 60.0 27 32

Leadership in Nursing 80.0 90 89

COGNITIVE LEVEL

Description Score

Knowledge 75.0

Comprehension 73.4

Application 63.2

Analysis 77.8

Synthesis 100.0

CRITICAL THINKING

Description Score

Interpretation 72.2

Analysis 69.0

Evaluation 90.0

Inference 82.4

Explanation 60.0

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Score

74.5

NURSING INTERVENTION

Score

68.3

NURSING PROCESS

Description Score

Assessment 79.6

Diagnosis 90.0

Planning 60.9

Implementation 66.7

Evaluation 100.0

NCLEX BLUEPRINT

Description Score

Management of Care 77.3

Safety and Infection Control 52.9

Health Promotion and Maintenance 69.6

Psychosocial Integrity 77.8

Basic Care and Comfort 100.0

Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies 58.6

Reduction of Risk Potential 74.1

Physiological Adaptation 79.3

FURTHER READING

Topics To Review

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Foundations

Medication Order: Transcription Error

Surgical Asepsis: Handwashing Technique

Cardiovascular

Anticoagulants: Monitoring Effectiveness

Blood Transfusion: Infusion Time Frame

Cardiac Glycosides: Therapeutic Uses

Cardiogenic Shock: Emergency Care

CVP Monitoring: Upper Limit of Normal

Hyperlipidemia: Pharmacologic Therapy

Neurosensory

Accident Prevention: Falls

CVA: Preventing Complications

Eye Trauma: Care for Injury

Glaucoma: Diagnostic Test

Impaired Cognition: Identifying Signs

Lymph/Immune/Infection

Hepatitis A: Preventing Transmission

Hepatitis B: Modes of Transmission

Digestive

Cirrhosis: Identifying Risk Factors

Food-Drug Interactions: Client Education

Musculoskeletal

Laminectomy: Postoperative Management

Skeletal Traction: Incorrect Setup

Fluid and Electrolyte

Hyperkalemia: Pharmacologic Intervention

Hypernatremia: Restoring Sodium Balance

Metabolic Acidosis: Emergency Care

Urinary

ARF: Calculating Fluid Replacement

Reproductive

Breast Cancer Awareness: Self-Exam

Cervical Cancer: Treatment Options

Endocrine

Addison's Disease: Discharge Teaching

Insulin Therapy: Mixing NPH and Regular

Thyroidectomy: Postoperative Nursing Assessment

Maternal-Newborn Care

Antepartum

Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Nursing Intervention

Nägele's Rule: Determining EDC

Intrapartum

Prolapsed Cord with PROM: Positioning

Newborn

Fluid Needs: Newborn's Requirements

Newborn Thermoregulation: Cold Stress

Nursing Care of Children

Foundations of Pediatric Nursing

Development: Adolescent Concept of Death

Pediatric Acute Disorders

Leukemia: Chemotherapeutic Agents

Reye's Syndrome: Clinical Stages

Mental Health Nursing

Foundations of Mental Health Care

Anxiety: Therapeutic Intervention

Mental Health Disorders

Chemical Dependency: Support Groups

OCD: Behavioral Interventions

Treatment Modalities

Antipsychotic Drugs: Contraindications

Crisis Intervention: Discharge Planning

Electroconvulsive Therapy: Nursing Care

Lithium: Adverse Effects

Community Health Nursing

Disaster Management: Triage Phase

Hospice: Assessing Spiritual Beliefs

Preschoolers: Causes of Mortality

Tertiary Prevention: Nursing Action

Leadership in Nursing

Legal Responsibilities: Client Abuse

Variances: Preparing an Incident Report

Score Explanation and Interpretation

Individual Percentage Score: The number of questions answered divided by the total number of questions on the assessment.

Individual Percentage National Mean: Percentage Correct Interval

The average score obtained by all test takers in the ATI data pool who have previously taken the assessment.

>= 70% .99

68% - 69% .98

66% - 67% .97

64% - 65% .95

62% - 63% .91

60% - 61% .83

58% - 59% .74

56% - 57% .58

54% - 55% .40

52% - 53% .28

50% 51% .15

Individual Program Mean: The average score obtained by all test takers of the same program type (e.g., BSN, ADN, Diploma, Hospital, International) in the ATI data pool who have previously taken the assessment.

Individual National Percentile Rank: The test taker's rank on a scale of 1-99 (with 99 being the highest) of all others in the data pool who have taken the assessment.

Individual Program Percentile Rank: The test taker's rank on a scale of 1-99 (with 99 being the highest) of all others of the same program type (e.g., BSN, ADN, Diploma, Hospital, International) in the ATI data pool who have taken the assessment.

How to Use the Expectancy Table:

To determine your chances of passing NCLEX-RN™based on your score on the RN Comprehensive Predictor, find your score within the range in the left column of the table. Follow that row across to the right side of the table. This number indicates your likelihood of passing the NCLEX-RN™. For example, if you score a 66% on the RN Comprehensive Predictor, the assessment predicts that you have a 97% chance of passing NCLEX-RN™.

The Topics to Study section lists the topic descriptor and applicable statistics for any questions missed on the assessments. ATI recommends using this information to identify topic areas that may need further study.

Sorry that was so long....I know others take something called the HESI..not sure if it's similar?

Melanie = )

Best of luck to all of you!! Study, study, study! :)

I just received my ATT in my email... I have not scheduled yet because I don't know when I should...I start my Kaplan class on May 23, and it ends June 8th...

I would schedule the test for June 10th (to give myself one day off!). When you go home from the review each night, you could go over areas you didn't quite understand and do one hour of questions.

Statistically, you have a better chance of passing the sooner you take the test (closer to graduation).

Just my take!

~Ali :balloons: