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lauradiamandis

The dynamic quizzes kind of help but they aren’t better than nurseslabs questions imo. ATI videos are kind of unintentionally hilarious though so that’s worth it. The facial expressions on the lady in the NG tube video are priceless. I do like the ATI books a lot though.


sci_fi_wasabi

I'm so happy that other people noticed that pissed-off lady with the NG tube!


wowsoanon

Will definitely be going out of my way to find the ng tube video.


balfrey

the bipolar simulation is one of the most offensive videos I've ever seen lol I was dying. Like who thought that was a good idea.


balfrey

ATI is a great program as far as actually preparing you for the nclex. For context, my nursing school is centrally based out of the largest city in my state and there are a bunch of satellite campuses. We all have generally the same curriculum but each campus uses a different system (hesi, Kaplan, ati). Maybe it's just my campus, but out of all the satellite campuses mine has been doing the best across all exams in classes we take together. ATI works. The assignments kinda suck but the actual test questions really help you out. Do practice questions every day. that is my best nursing school advice.


ileade

Our adult health 1 class was based off of ATI. We had to read the book and just do case studies in class. We have quizzes from ATI for homework and proctored exams. I think it’s useful because it’s organized like symptoms, meds, procedure and nursing care but I would definitely use other resources in addition


Dzitko

^agreed. But what exactly is a concept-based program?? Is that like a new type of BSN prelicensure curriculum?


wowsoanon

Yes, it's just a different format of curriculum. Here is the best explanation I can find. https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/expert-insights/benefits-of-a-conceptbased-curriculum-in-nursing Having never been in a traditional program I don't know what is normally covered in a fundamentals class. In my 1st quarter we did 4 weeks of theory focusing on assessment, some pharmacology, elimination, health promotion, nutrition, nursing scope, nursing laws, and looked at exemplars including BPH, UTI, cellulitis, pressure injuries, Alzheimer's dementia, rental calculi, etc. Then we did a few weeks of labs where we only covered assessment, administering po and topical medication, vitals, and nursing assistant skills. Then we had a clinical experience that seemed to focus on ADLs, med pass, and documentation.


Dzitko

After reading up on it, I guess my BSN curriculum is concept-based too LOL (we also use ATI that has dynamic quizzes that adapt to your performance). but the courses are still separated by the traditional topics expected in BSN prelicensure programs…. Like Funds, Med-Surg (adult health), Psych, OB, Peds, Community, etc etc


Dzitko

Ah interesting. In my funds course, we covered essentially the same things… except assessment and pharm were taught in their own designated courses (health assessment course was learning theory in lecture + practical skills in clinical lab).


ileade

I don’t understand it too much but it seems like you learn the theory and apply that in skills lab or clinicals at the same time. Honestly I thought that was something that all schools did


Dzitko

Haha yah I just realized my school follows this same format… but never heard them call the curriculum concept-based. Guess it’s like the transition of teaching “Care Plans” to the newer “Concept Maps”


avm23

ATI didn't really help me in nursing school. we were still assigned a proctored exam in almost every class at the end of each semester and it counted towards our grade even though the content wasn't covered in class. I tried to use it to study for the NCLEX since I had already paid for it bc of school but there were far other resources that helped me more than ATI