I thought this practice exam was harder than the one we took before. I felt as though it had questions on topics I was not very familiar with in great detail. The topics I felt I wasn’t familiar with I knew them in a broad way but the questions pertained to a more detailed aspect of the topic. I definitely think I need to continue to go over routine procedures before the NCLEX because that will help me answer a lot more questions correctly if I know the steps and expected/unexpected findings.
Month: April 2021
This exam went over pretty well. I was hoping to have ended in 75 questions however, I went to 127. It was happy I didn’t get into the 200’s like I did on the adaptive pharmacology exam. I wanted to score better on this exam because I hope to go into labor and delivery when I become a nurse. I knew a decent amount of questions and I will continue to study this type of content by taking more exams in the future to get a better understanding of how they ask questions. I do believe that with more exams I will be able to better my test taking skills in order to prepare for the NCLEX.
I was not happy with my score on the proctored exam. I thought I was going to do better because I have taken multiple ATI pharmacology exams and completed all remediations. I know I struggle with pharmacology and I think I need to develop a different study method when it comes to memorizing all the drugs and side effects. After completing the remediations, I definitely realized I made some mistakes that easily could have been avoided. When it comes to pharmacology I need to focus on reading the entire question and answer choices and thinking about each one before I convince myself that I don’t know the answer because I couldn’t think of it right away. Often, if I think about a question for a little bit the answer will come to me. I hope to do better on pharmacology in the upcoming exams.
Overall I am happy with my results. I did better than I expected to do however, I still have content areas I need to work on. I believe I get overwhelmed when taking exams and am going to place emphasis on taking my time and thinking each question through to determine the correct answer. I think that the ATI remediations have been helping me understand what areas I need to study more. I thought of this exam as a mini NCLEX and tried my best on it. I am beginning to get more nervous about the NCLEX because graduation is just around the corner. I plan on utilizing the ATI quizzes more often than just what is required to help me prepare myself to take the NCLEX.
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