Med-Surg ATI

shock-me-sane · May 19, 2006

ooh, I have to take it next friday, let me know how it is.

youknowho · May 19, 2006

I have to take it Tuesday...let us know:caduceus:

RNSuzq1, RN · May 19, 2006

Hi,

I took the ATI Med/Surg a few weeks ago. They had given us the study guide for it (800 pages). I read over it, but most in class said they never opened it. A girl in class laughed at me for actually reading over it - she said she used hers for a door stop... :lol2:

We had to get over the 45th percentile - my score was in the 90th, so I'm glad I read the material. This is just me, but it would have been a lot harder if I hadn't studied because some of the questions dealt with material we hadn't gone over in class. But if you normally don't have to study much, it might be easy for you, everyones different. I wish you all well with it. Sue

NorCalMel · May 20, 2006

Hi Everyone,

So I took it yesterday and got an 85% which is the 99th percentile !

It was hard, but like Sue said, I studied for it using the HUGE study guide.

Actually, I think the thing that helped me the most (and helped with the Mental Health one too) was taking the practice tests and then studying the topics that ATI told me to review. Like Sue said, there were quite a few topics in the test that we didn't cover in my Med-Surg class.

Good luck to everyone who will be taking it soon!

ckrst1 · Oct 10, 2009

Hi,
I took the ATI Med/Surg a few weeks ago. They had given us the study guide for it (800 pages). I read over it, but most in class said they never opened it. A girl in class laughed at me for actually reading over it - she said she used hers for a door stop...
We had to get over the 45th percentile - my score was in the 90th, so I'm glad I read the material. This is just me, but it would have been a lot harder if I hadn't studied because some of the questions dealt with material we hadn't gone over in class. But if you normally don't have to study much, it might be easy for you, everyones different. I wish you all well with it. Sue

do you still have the study guide that they gave you or do know what version of the test you took

9livesRN, BSN, RN · Oct 16, 2009

that is some great info, yall that took it let me know, i am taking mine in month!

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Oct 16, 2009

At little late to be asking for suggestions. Read the whole book and take all the practice exams available.

melmarie23, MSN, RN · Oct 17, 2009

ugh, the ATI books are useless I think. For Med/Surg, I studied straight out of Saunders-LIFESAVER I tell ya.

Funny thing-our final was the ATI exam. We were given codes for practice and I was pulling my hair out, screaming/crying on some nights to my husband because no matter what, I was scoring 67-70%s (level 2...which is GOOD-like 80% something percent chance of passing NCLEX and all we needed to pass the course was a Level 1).

I took the ATI final and scored 99th percentile. I went in telling myself "melmarie-STICK with your first answer. If you feel yourself questioning your answers, IGNORE it and move along" and thats exactly what I did. When I was taking the practice exams, I was second guessing myself and my first answers were always right.

Sticking with your gut is definitely the best.

puroticorico, MSN, CNA, RN · Feb 11, 2012

Yes, supposedly there is a ton of information that isn't mentioned in class. I feel like the book isn't all that helpful and remains quite basic. It sure could be used as a doorstop. Thanks for the recommendation .

puroticorico, MSN, CNA, RN · Feb 11, 2012

Thanks for the heads up! I have to take it in a few weeks but I'm unsure how I'll ever get through that large study guide!

puroticorico, MSN, CNA, RN · Feb 11, 2012

I could not agree more than the ATI study guide books are useless. They're wayyy too basic for the actually test! I still do horribly on the practice exams and fear I'm going to fail the actual exam. I will try my best to stick to my gut :).