Overview
This colorful and illustrated collection of spiral-bound cards covers important assessment procedures and tips using humor, cartoons, and mnemonics. Designed to aid in reviewing and studying throughout nursing school and for the NCLEX® examination, Mosby's Assessment Memory NoteCards encourage retention and understanding of assessment skills and tips by using a variety of proven learning techniques.
• Includes 79 full color illustrated mnemonics covering key assessment procedures and tips.
• Separate sections on Health Information, Physical Assessment, Recording the Exam, Lifespan, and Health Promotion allow for quick reference.
• Thick, durable paper and spiral bound top make the book durable and portable to allow studying wherever and whenever.
• Perforated pages allow the user to change the book into flashcards and rearrange the order of the units for a customized studying experience.
• Color-coded tabs for each section make it easy to find the information the reader needs for quick reference.
• Assessment at a Glance information on the back of each image highlights key information about the topic the student is studying.
• Highlighted information within Assessment at a Glance identifies Serious Life Threatening Implications, Common Clinical Findings, Important Nursing Implications, and Patient Teaching.
Synopsis
This colorful and illustrated collection of spiral-bound cards covers important assessment procedures and tips using humor, cartoons, and mnemonics. Designed to aid in reviewing and studying throughout nursing school and for the NCLEX® examination, Mosby's Assessment Memory NoteCards encourage retention and understanding of assessment skills and tips by using a variety of proven learning techniques.
• Includes 79 full color illustrated mnemonics covering key assessment procedures and tips.
• Separate sections on Health Information, Physical Assessment, Recording the Exam, Lifespan, and Health Promotion allow for quick reference.
• Thick, durable paper and spiral bound top make the book durable and portable to allow studying wherever and whenever.
• Perforated pages allow the user to change the book into flashcards and rearrange the order of the units for a customized studying experience.
• Color-coded tabs for each section make it easy to find the information the reader needs for quick reference.
• Assessment at a Glance information on the back of each image highlights key information about the topic the student is studying.
• Highlighted information within Assessment at a Glance identifies Serious Life Threatening Implications, Common Clinical Findings, Important Nursing Implications, and Patient Teaching.
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Reviewer:Carole Ann Kenner, DNS, MSN, BSN(Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences)
Description:This pocket-sized book is a quick reference with cartoons to add humor while teaching assessment concepts.
Purpose:The purpose is to help students memorize assessment concepts. It uses visual cues, mnemonic, and memory aids to facilitate quick learning.
Audience:This reference would be great for undergraduate students or anyone who wants to review health assessment. The author is a known expert in teaching/learning principles.
Features:The unique features include the use of funny cartoons and pictures that illustrate types of assessments, including community assessments, physical assessment, and assessment considerations across the lifespan. Cards can be torn out and carried to the clinical setting or used as flash cards. The pediatric assessment sections are very good and include considerations about development and feelings at that stage of life. The section on grief assessment would have been strengthened if cultural and developmental considerations had been included. In the last section about considerations across the lifespan, there should be an additional card on those over 80 with the growing population in their 90s and above.
Assessment:There is no comparable publication on the market. It is a very good addition to any undergraduate student's reference library.
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From The Critics
Reviewer: Carole Ann Kenner, PhD, MSN, BSN(Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences)Description: This pocket-sized book is a quick reference with cartoons to add humor while teaching assessment concepts.
Purpose: The purpose is to help students memorize assessment concepts. It uses visual cues, mnemonic, and memory aids to facilitate quick learning.
Audience: This reference would be great for undergraduate students or anyone who wants to review health assessment. The author is a known expert in teaching/learning principles.
Features: The unique features include the use of funny cartoons and pictures that illustrate types of assessments, including community assessments, physical assessment, and assessment considerations across the lifespan. Cards can be torn out and carried to the clinical setting or used as flash cards. The pediatric assessment sections are very good and include considerations about development and feelings at that stage of life. The section on grief assessment would have been strengthened if cultural and developmental considerations had been included. In the last section about considerations across the lifespan, there should be an additional card on those over 80 with the growing population in their 90s and above.
Assessment: There is no comparable publication on the market. It is a very good addition to any undergraduate student's reference library.