Using ATI for Exam Practice Questions

ATI hasa feature that allows students to search for NCLEX-style practice questions containing specific topics.

Sometimes when you have an exam coming up, and you know you will do better with more practice questions, it can be difficult to find questions that are relevant.

ATI has a feature that allows students to search for specific words or topics within their question bank and create a quiz using that word or topic.

How do you get there?

1) Log onto ATI

2) Click the "MyATI" tab

3) Click the "Test" tab

4) Find the Quiz Bank, also labeled "Learning System 3.0" and click on the "Quizzes" button.

5) Click on Dynamic Quizzes, then Quizzes and Assignments

6) On the upper right hand side of the screen, you will see a box labeled "Search Questions" to the right of the dropdown menu labeled "Browse Questions."

Once you're there, you can type in whatever topic or word you want. If I want some questions about dysrhythmias, I could type that into the search box and hit search.

In this case, there are about 37 questions about that topic. There are all types of filters you can use (difficulty, question status, by subject). You can also just click "Create Quiz with these Filters" and you have a nice little mini-quiz that is tailored to the topic you're most interested in practicing.

Since this is somewhat of a hidden feature, I hope this gives you a great, new idea on how to get a few more practice questions on a topic that will show up on your next test.

This area is also a really great spot to practice your 5-10 NCLEX-style questions that we at AUSNA *highly* recommend you do every day that you can, starting day 1 of term 1.

For those term 1-ers who are confused, check out our past posts on how to study for exams, but the TL;DR is: doing more questions, even if you haven't learned the content yet, will always help you be more prepared for the exam. The way we study most effectively for nursing school exams is by doing practice questions, not just content review.

Best of luck to everyone on their next exam, and have a happy holiday season!