This resource provides nurses and nursing students studying for the NCLEX with important lab values and tests that are commonly seen in nursing practice. The material title is linked to a web page in Registered NursingRN, providing a very good overview of the most common lab values in the context of NCLEX preparation for nursing students and review for practicing nurses.
Type of Material:
Reference Material
Recommended Uses:
Preparation material for course content
Supplemental resource material in class, lab or clinical
Online reference
Homework
Individual review
Technical Requirements:
Internet access
Web browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Per the website: “This review will target the most important lab values you need to know for NCLEX and as a nurse.” The importance is noted that every patient has lab work drawn in the hospital.
After engagement with this reference, the active learner will
Describe the most common laboratory values and purposes.
Target Student Population:
Beginning to middle level nursing student in a medical-surgical course
Review for upper level nursing students or practicing nurses
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Medical terminology
Basic pathophysiology
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Includes basic information about most common labs
The resource is not a complete resource about lab tests
Site is organized into most common lab values as well as NCLEX strategies using headers and a good format
Insight into values is given which is extremely relevant
There is also a 13:26 minute video providing an overview and a quiz.
Concerns:
The site appears to have a button to download information, which did not work.
There are ads within the site that at first makes it confusing as to whether they are part of the content.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Accurate and clear reference material.
Information communicated in a clear manner
Focuses on what to know for NCLEX
Uses text, color, and video
Excellent reference material for the most common lab values that nursing encounters, thus allowing for use as a good learning guide and supplemental reference during practice
The presentation fits both audio and visual learners.
Concerns:
The website includes advertisements sprinkled throughout that are distracting.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Is easy to navigate and accessible
Links and videos are in working order
Includes a main menu at top of screen
Headers provide clear organization after clearly noting that the purpose is to provide an overview of the most common lab values.
Concerns:
The website includes advertisements sprinkled throughout that are distracting.
Creative Commons:
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