How Do Nursing Schools Use the ATIs to Prepare a Student for the NCLEX Exam?
The ATI assessment tools can quickly identify the areas of strength and weakness for each nursing student. It helps students prepare for the NCLEX examination by first identifying the weak areas and providing content specific assistance before remediation is needed. In the event remediation is required, ATI assessment tools offer a broad range of materials that target students’ specific areas of need.
Everything that ATI stands for is tied directly to the NCLEX. These assessment tools help to increase the pass rate on the NCLEX by identifying problems before intervention is necessary. ATI offers the Content Mastery Series that helps students target specific areas covered on the NCLEX exams. The programs are designed to help RNs and PNs meet success by offering targeted approaches to passing the NCLEX so that the assessment tools fit each individual student’s specific learning style.
What is the ATI Comprehensive Predictor Exam?
The ATI Comprehensive Predictor is a multiple-choice examination that nursing schools use to test students’ preparedness for NCLEX examinations. The examination is designed to identify the strengths and weaknesses of students in nursing school. The Comprehensive Predictor Exam identifies these strengths and weaknesses in specific testing areas and offers suggestions on areas that students should review before taking the NCLEX examinations. Many schools require that their nursing students pass this examination before they are granted the opportunity to graduate from nursing school and take the NCLEX.
The ATI Comprehensive Predictor Examination helps students determine where they should focus their learning skills in order to pass the NCLEX. It also helps nursing school faculty members identify areas that need improvement in their nursing curriculum. Nursing school students who participate in this examination usually do better on their first administration of the NCLEX examinations than those who do not. The examination leans heavily on priority, management, and delegation in the nursing practice. It helps nursing students understand the rationale behind nursing concepts and provides productive practice that can help them pass the NCLEX.
ATI Proficiency Levels
ATI has 3 proficiency levels, with 3 being the highest level. Students are generally expected to make a Proficiency level of 2 or higher on ATI testing. The following is the breakdown of the proficiency levels:
- Level 1 – These students are expect to just meet the NCLEX standards, meet the minimum performance expectations, meet the minimum knowledge level, and demonstrate the minimum competency level required in nursing in the specific content area tested.
- Level 2 – It is almost certain that these students will meet the NCLEX standards, exceed the minimum performance expectations, exceed the minimum knowledge level, and demonstrate a satisfactory achievement level of competency required in nursing in the specific content area tested.
- Level 3 – It is likely that these students will exceed the NCLEX standards, exceed most performance expectations, demonstrate the highest knowledge level, and demonstrate a satisfactory achievement level of competency required in nursing in the specific content area tested.
Those students who score below Proficiency Level 1 are encouraged to revisit the content areas, and develop and complete a plan of intensive review and remediation.
