NCLEX vs. ATI exams

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Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

I'm getting into my final semester, and am getting started prepping for the NCLEX. How similar is the NCLEX to the ATI exams we take during school? Thanks in advance!

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I am curious about this as well. Our school used it and on our predictor test I showed a 98% probable pass rate. I wonder how accurate this is. Take NCLEX I'm Jan and am very nervous!!

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Specializes in CVICU.

I take my NCLEX next week and should find out. I took ATI predictor twice (once at the beginning of semester and one towards the end). I got 99% predicted probability pass rate on both (raw scores 82.0% and 88.7%). I'll let you know in a week. Wish me luck.

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I used atitesting and atitutor and the first time I got an 86% chance of passing then 2nd time 90%-98% chance of passing and I passed my first try with 85 questions.

Ati looks pretty similar to nclex but IMO, Kaplan looked exactly like the actual nclex.

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Specializes in CVICU.

I just had my nclex official result yesterday. I passed with 75. The predictor was accurate for me. I thought the nclex questions were tougher than ATI d/t a lot more SATA and higher level questions, in my case. However, I would still recommend ATI d/t it being a great content review (I read most of all of my ati books during school and also used the focused review on the website to study). I think you need to know content before you can advance into answering higher level questions. I would use kaplan for the strategies as well.

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Specializes in Hematology/Oncology.
I just had my nclex official result yesterday. I passed with 75. The predictor was accurate for me. I thought the nclex questions were tougher than ATI d/t a lot more SATA and higher level questions, in my case. However, I would still recommend ATI d/t it being a great content review (I read most of all of my ati books during school and also used the focused review on the website to study). I think you need to know content before you can advance into answering higher level questions. I would use kaplan for the strategies as well.

Honestly, the reason it was harder it probably because you were kicking butt and getting them all right. That is the main reason that you would be thrown super hard questions.

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