Brain Museum
Here is our collection of "nurse created cognitive artifacts". These are the pieces of paper nurses carry in their pockets for jotting the things they must remember in working their shifts. They call them "brains". Some are elaborate, with carefully-designed forms to fill in.
Collecting these is part of the research we do in understanding and supporting nursing memory and time management techniques.
 Sample 1: med-surg |
Sample 2: med-surg |
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Sample 3: med-surg |
Sample 4: med-surg |
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Sample 5: head-to-toe assessment |
Sample 6: nursing assessment |
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Sample 7: rehab SBAR |
 Sample 8: maternity |
 Sample 9: PICU |
Sample 10: post-procedure |
 Sample 11: Italian respiratory care unit nurse brain |
 Sample 12: Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) |
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Sample 13, page 1: Another SBAR, very technical (and page 2) |
 Sample 14: phone numbers on badge |
The term "nurse created cognitive artifacts" was coined by Sharon McLane, MS, MBA, RN-BC, and PhD of the U. of TX at Houston in her 2009 PhD dissertation.