Meds Review and Update

Summer Semester, 2006

College of Nursing

MEDS Mission Statement

To be the recognized and trusted leader in healthcare education providing the highest quality coaching, mentoring, and remediation learning tools that integrate proven learning methodologies with advanced and innovative technology to increase skill levels, create great thinkers, and improve the quality of healthcare.

MEDS Features

Learning Modes:

Practice Students work through problems at their own pace and receive immediate feedback. Instructor or testing coordinator can set number of attempts for students. Usually, unlimited attempts are set for students.

AssessmentMimics a real testing environment. Instructors or testing coordinator can unlock tests and set options

Other Features

• Review Mode – for immediate feedback

• Alternate Test Items Format – just like the NCLEX

• Key “hint” words - highlighted to help students accurately interpret questions

• Exam Pacer - help students manage their time in a certain question and in an entire exam

MEDS Technology Features

• Online access 24/7 www.medspub.com• Talking Glossary – Defines and pronounces

medical terms and drugs.

• Voice Assisted Tutorials• Interactive Q&A – Demonstrates nursing actions,

such as pulling back a syringe

Click here to go to

MEDS web page

Product Description

• Learning System RN/PN Online V.5 Topics – Click on Product Features

– 58 exams covering 100 major clinical topic areas

• NurseLogic Series Topics Click on Product Features

– 12 hours of interactive tutorials and Q&A.

• Dosage & Calculations Topics Click on Product

Features

– 30 hours of learning calculations and conversions

Click on link to

learn more –takes a

few seconds to

load

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Click on link to learn more

Faculty Login Directions

• Go to www.medspub.com

• Select Faculty Login Login – Your UNMC email address

Example (sbluma@unmc.edu)

Password –(Sent by testing coordinator

in email message. (Do not use Lotus notes password)

Access CodeClick on first item

(Alternate Test Items Formats 1)

For code to appear

Click on control panel to move

through screens – do not use

back button on menu bar at the top of the screen

Click on scroll bar if all tests do not appear on first screen

Online Management SystemNote: Testing Coordinator can run management system for you.

Access to Reports – Click on Button

Student’s Individual Scores and/or Course Information Available

•Time Spent in Program

•Scores

•Normative Comparison

For a more detailed tutorial on Tracker

Plus, click on this link.

MEDS Tracker Plus Tutorial

Support at CON(Instructor and Students)

Primary – Sondra Bluma, Testing CoordinatorOffice (by Student Services 4th Floor CON) Telephone: (402) 559-8538 E-Mail sbluma@unmc.edu(Work Hours – Listed in Blackboard Site) (To make testing coordinator’s work hours available on your personal Blackboard Site:In Blackboard, Select Content –Check Test html)

Backup – Patti Carstens, Director of Learning Resource CentersTelephone: (402) 559-5223 E-Mail pcarstens@unmc.edu

Student Login Information

Instructor needs to Provide Access Code(Testing Coordinator will give instructor Access Code through e-mail)

Give Access Code to students at the beginning of the course. Each semester

will have a new code.

Access Codes are also available in LRC on each campus and from testing coordinator

Students must register only once in the MEDS program with their UNMC e-mail address. New access codes must be used at the start of each new semester. Only UNMC e-mail addresses are supported by the CON. Any other logins

will be deleted.

Enjoy using MEDS!

Remember: Testing Coordinator can set up

MEDS for you.

The following information appears on the bottom of the Meds web page that shows your access code.

Names of Modules you wish to use in your class

Dates Modules will be used

Number of Attempts

Practice, Assessment or Review Modes One or all three modes can be used)

Passing Rate

Thanks for viewing and hope you learned helpful information

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