ATI Capstone Pharmacology Proctored Week 1 Study Guide 2019

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ATI Capstone Content Review Tips of the Week: Week 1 Understanding the difference between ATI Assessments and your Unit Exams: In nursing school you have been given examinations to “examine” h... ow much you had learned from the specific material that was theoretically presented to you in lecture, reading, skills labs, clinical, etc. Your score was based on the 100% scale & you were probably expected to score anywhere from around 75% to 100% over that material in order to pass. Now—there is NO WAY that any nursing program can teach everything there is to know about nursing in a 2-4 year program. In fact, one of my colleagues always said that nursing school is so tough because students are expected to learn in 2-4 years what med students have 6+ years to learn!! Therefore, each program has a bit different focus & uses different textbooks & materials based on their focus. This is where ATI assessments come in - these assessments are broad & are used to “assess” what you know in comparison to the exit exam and ultimately the NCLEX blueprint. Therefore your score—while still based on the 100% scale—is not looked at in the same way it is a typical exam. It would be totally unreasonable to expect you to score 75-100% over material that you may have never even seen before!! Research has determined that students scoring at the 60% range on the ATI assessments, do very well on their exit exams. Scores below 60% are indication that additional review needs to be done in a particular area. [Show More]

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