Memory Notebook of Nursing?

I LOVE it! I have all 3, I just wish they would make more! I am a very visual learner, and if I see a cute cartoon explaining something, it's alot easier for me to recall that on a test, than just a page of notes, I bought mine on amazon.com and half.com and got them for about $15 each vs. about $25 at books a million, or barnes and noble. But yes, worth every penny!

It's pretty cool. Allows you to absorb a lot of pertinent info in an incredibly easy to remember format. hmmm, I guess that might have something to do with the name....

I found out about the memory notebook from one of my professors...she made copies on the endocrine sections for all of us and they were invaluable! Especially for us visual learners! I found that making copies and carrying them around were a lot more effective for studying during downtime than simply cramming facts off of notecards. I never purchased the book but made copies from my instructor's.

this sounds interesting can someone please explain what this is.

Definitely! Here's the links to volumes one and two on amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Memory-Notebook-Nursing-II-2nd/dp/1892155036

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1892155079/ref=pd_cp_b_0/102-4902760-6724912?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=1GV62V54M71GD6EX9WQ6&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=252362401&pf_rd_i=1892155036

If you're looking to buy them, I'd check on ebay or half first...you may get better prices for a barely used book! Why pay the full retail value?

is it kind of like a workbook...do they break them down into cardiac and respiratory . i have never heard of this and it sounds like it could be a great help. i went to the website and saw the pics but need a explanation ...

definitely! here's the links to volumes one and two on amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/memory-notebook-nursing-ii-2nd/dp/1892155036

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1892155079/ref=pd_cp_b_0/102-4902760-6724912?pf_rd_m=atvpdkikx0der&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=1gv62v54m71gd6ex9wq6&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=252362401&pf_rd_i=1892155036

if you're looking to buy them, i'd check on ebay or half first...you may get better prices for a barely used book! why pay the full retail value?

Yeah, they break it down pretty far, i.e., hypokalemia, right-sided CHF, etc. You get a drawing of a person and then the important S&S for that particular topic. The S&S are depicted as well, to reinforce the message. I had a couple of instructors who included them in the lecture notes. Very helpful.

As far as I remember, they would have several pages for each system...like one illustration for Cushing's, one for Addison's disease, and so forth. They're pretty much like a coloring book, full of illustrations and mnemonics. I had a Gray's Anatomy workbook (my uncle is an MD) when I was a kid and loved that thing...that would be the closest thing I could compare it to, only a lot less complex. Also, if visual learning is your style, the nursing made insanely easy books are fantastic as well:

http://www.amazon.com/Nursing-Made-Insanely-Sylvia-Rayfield/dp/0964362287

http://www.amazon.com/Pharmacology-Made-Insanely-Loretta-Manning/dp/0976102900/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_k2a_3_img/102-4902760-6724912?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-2&pf_rd_r=1V82D2M5TYKJMTMEASGC&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=304485601&pf_rd_i=0964362287

I'm from the Philippines and I was wondering how can I buy a memory notebook. I saw it and I asked my professor about the book and she told me that it is really helpful for my studies.

Theres a couple in the series, which one do you think is the most beneficial for students starting their first semester?

I bought one at the beginning of nursing school and have almost never used it. It doesn't work for me, because I like to read what I am learning. I guess I am not a visual learner, and those cutesy cartoons do nothing for me.

Besides, I was required to know much more in-depth information for my tests than what those pictures could ever tell me.

I made it into transparencies and have my students copy it in their notes if they think it will help them. I wish they had it when I was in school. Just one more tool. I love them.