WELCOME! WELCOME! WELCOME!
Welcome to all of our incoming nursing students! We are so proud and
happy that you will be attending the Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center School of Nursing (SON). You have chosen wisely! I know things may
seem a little overwhelming right now, but very soon, everything will settle
down and it will seem easier!
The following is a little information about ATI. This is a company that
has many products for nursing students and nursing schools. We use these
products to assess your nursing knowledge and judgment, as well prepare you
for your clinicals and state board examinations (NCLEX). Please read over
the following – some of it will not apply to you yet but it is good to see the
information and know where to go to review it again! (Hint – save it!)
ATI Essentials – Part I
Here are some tips to create your account and use ATI effectively. Please
go ahead and create your account now, as you will use ATI the first week of
class!
 The ATI online site is www.atitesting.com. When you go to this site,
you will be requested to create your account. Follow the directions and
please, remember your username and password. These will be in effect
while you are a student here! (But if you forget, your Retention
Counselor will be able to give them to you again.)
 Please DO NOT create another account! If you already have an account
with ATI, sign in and find the “Edit Your Account” button on the home
page, then change the Institution to “TX Tech U Traditional” for
traditional program students or “TX Tech U 2nd Degree” for the 2nd
Degree program. You have to go all the way down the list of “T’s” to get
to the TX. (Do not use “Texas Tech U – AH” – that’s Allied Health!)
Change your graduation date if needed. If you can’t remember your
user name or password, call your Retention Counselor or Bren
Threadgill (806-543-3915)!
 If you are creating your account, TTUHSC Traditional Undergraduate
Program is listed on the Institution drop-down list as “TX Tech U
Traditional”. The 2nd Degree Program is listed as “TX Tech U 2nd
Degree”
 Please disable your pop-up blockers (you want to allow pop-ups from
atitesting.com) from the Internet Options under Tools. When you
disable pop-up blockers, make sure you do so from every toolbar you
have! Make atitesting.com a trusted site on your computer. The ATI
site has a list of everything that you will need to install for both PC’s
and Mac’s. Under the sign-in at www.atitesting.com there is a box to click
on for technical requirements.
 Let your Retention Counselor (or Bren Threadgill, 806-543-3915) know
if you are having problems creating your account.
 ATI provides books, skills modules, pharmacology package, proctored
exams, practice exams (with and without rationales) and targeted
reviews, as well as programs to help you learn, study and test more
effectively.
 You will receive a complete set of ATI books the first week of class.
The books are similar to NCLEX review books and, as such, are a
wonderful resource to familiarize you with new information before
reading the textbook. The textbook readings will be enhanced by
seeing the concepts in a condensed form first. You will also have access
to all of the ATI books (they are called Review Modules) online at the
ATI site, under the Product Support Materials button on the
homepage. The online books have added resources, such as embedded
videos, so it is worth your while to look at them!
 The Product Support Materials tab also has a list of corrections for
any book that may need them, as well as a host of other helpful
materials for you, such as Active Learning Templates and Assessment
Information (info about ATI exams). You will be doing yourself a big
favor by just getting into ATI and poking around to see what’s what –
you can’t hurt anything!
 Creating an ATI folder is a good way to save your e-mails and
information about ATI (great for review if you have questions!)