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Medical Memory Cards (MMC) were developed by Viki Chaudrue, RN, MSN,
for use with her own clinical nursing students. Viki started by playing
the game with handwritten index cards in her post-clinical conference
sessions. The game was so popular with students that word circulated
throughout the school, and Viki was encouraged to make the cards
available to other instructors and students.
Testimonials
After using the card game created by Viki, I was able to actively
participate in not only learning the acronyms but also retaining the
information. Thanks to this "game", now when I see an acronym, I can
automatically visualize where those cards were placed and recall the
acronym's meaning.
Megan O’Sullivan
Santa Rosa Junior College
ADN Class of 2007
I found the medical memory cards an extremely useful tool for learning
medical terms. The visualization, accompanied with hands-on, helps me
learn in a way that the information becomes a permanent part of my
memory, learning instead of just memorizing terms. The game format also
makes the learning process almost effortless and fun.
Roxanne Moon
Santa Rosa Junior College
ADN Class of 2008
"The card games really have been helpful. They not only "quizzed" us,
they also gave us those extra times seeing and saying the names;
eventually, you realize that the memorization process has happened. The
acronym cards were great because there are so many acronyms in the
medical field and to get a jump start on what many of them mean really
gave me an advantage with chart reading and conversing with resource
liasons in the field."
Shannon Prochaska
Santa Rosa Junior College
ADN Class of 2008
My group is having fun with the cards. I hadn't appreciated how it
would work as a team building event (although once I introduced prizes,
they don't seem to be as willing to help each other! For me, the
greatest plus was that it became very clear to me which students were
uncomfortable or flat out didn't know the conversions. One of my weaker
students spent all night practicing them and came today much better
prepared!
Jennifer Richardson, RN, MSN
Instructor, ADN Program
Santa Rosa Junior College
Medical Memory Cards Survey Results
Below are the results of a questionnaire that was administered to 23 ADN nursing students at Santa Rosa Junior College in October of 2007. The questionnaire was administered after the students played the game five times in the post-conference clinical setting.
1. How did you feel about conversions after playing the math card game?
*Very comfortable 65%
*Somewhat comfortable 30%
*Somewhat Uncomfortable 5%
*Very uncomfortable 0%
2. After playing the card game my stress level about math conversions was:
*Significantly decreased 30%
*Somewhat decreased 60%
*Somewhat increased 5%
*Significantly increased 5%
3. My experience with playing the math conversion game was:
*Very enjoyable 60%
*Somewhat enjoyable 25%
*Somewhat unpleasant 15%
*Very unpleasant 0%
4. The game is a learning style that fits my needs
*Strongly agree 40%
*Somewhat agree 40%
*Somewhat disagree 15%
*Strongly disagree 5%
5. I would recommend this game for other nursing students
*Strongly agree 70%
*Somewhat agree 30%
*Somewhat disagree 0%
*Strongly disagree 0%
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