NCLEX prep
You have many ways that we support your transition to NCLEX. 1) Test Taking Strategies Seminar 2) N18/Capstone 3) Mock NCLEX/Predictor Exam 4) Live Review 4) Virtual ATI
Test Taking Strategies
- Designed to provide students valuable strategies to use in the classroom and throughout your career
- Proven strategies and tools that can lead to higher test scores, less remediation and an overall positive nursing school experience
N18/Capstone
- Prepares you for the end of program proctored predictor exam
- Register through Yuba College for N18 and we use Canvas, also ATI Capstone will be in your ATI account under the NCLEX PREP tile.
- Has 2 proctored exams one before N18/Capstone starts and one after (a pre and a post)
- 7 weeks long, all completed while in the program, about 4 hours a week of work, 7 weeks 28 hours total, 9 weeks when include pre-post tests
- This is a review/refresher, non-punitive, you revisit content, brush up, you test then are provided assignments to build up needed areas
- Work on content 1 week at a time (about 3 assignments each week) then a capstone test on each area the 3 assignments include the test
- You have a gradebook in ATI
- The tests each week are NCLEX style questions. Each is 50 items and will have 1.5 minutes per question to complete. Need to be completed in one sitting
- The remediation assignments are open-ending questions and you have 8 hours to complete (does not have to be consecutive- meaning you can log in and out to come back)
Mock NCLEX/Predictor Exam
- Proctored 180 question assessment
- NCLEX style questions
- 180 minutes to complete assessment
- Generates an Individual Performance Profile that includes the Major Content Areas and the following data.
- Adjusted Individual Total Score (% correct)
- Gives you predicted Probability of Passing NCLEX on the First Attempt
- National and Program Means and Percentile Ranks
- Topics to Review per NCLEX Client Need Categories
- Individual Scores (% correct) within an outcome
- Areas ■ Thinking Skills: Foundational Thinking and Clinical Judgment/Critical Thinking ■ Clinical Areas ■ Nursing Process ■ Priority Setting ■ QSEN Competencies ■ BSN Essentials ■ NLN Competencies
Live Review
- On campus or via Zoom ATI 3-4 day live review
- All students will attend the same scheduled review
- Led by an experienced ATI Nurse Educator and designed to improve competency on topics
- Engaging, interactive review course covers every essential subject area on the NCLEX exam, plus provides test-taking strategies, critical-thinking exercises, Q&A practice and access to new assessments
Virtual ATI
- Non-proctored self-pace online
- You will have an ATI coach
- 12 weeks total (can be completed in 6-7 weeks)
- You can finish some of it before you graduate or wait until the end of program
- You can earn a green light to indicate you are ready to test for NCLEX
- About 5-10 hours a week of work
- 10 modules total, 7 content areas
- This is a learning loop prepare-assess-remediate
- Prepare- student driven with activities such as maps-PPT-quizzes-case study
- Assess- testing with a goal of meeting a 60% benchmark
- Will reassess content area if benchmark not achieved
- Remediate- review what is missed and/or review (they do have to complete this step to move forward in the modules
- Suggest complete modules 1-5 before graduation and 6-9 after graduation
- Virtual ATI predictor (not proctored) 92% is the benchmark to pass boards then green light to test anytime in the next 3 weeks
- Have 3 attempts to complete Virtual-ATI predictor
- Here are a few videos:
- Want more?
- Student Blog – https://atinursingblog.com/category/passing-nclex/
- The NCLEX Experience – This tool exposes students to future assessment techniques, videos, and practice with new item formats. https://atitesting.com/educator/solutions/the-nclex-experience
- Available to students in My ATI > NCLEX Prep tab