Preparing For The Occupational Therapy National Board Exam: 45 Days And Counting (DiZazzo-Miller, Preparing for the Occupational Therapy National Board Exam) [Paperback]

Rosanne DiZazzo-Miller (Author), Joseph Pellerito Jr. (Author)

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Publication Date: December 23, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0763757683 | ISBN-13: 978-0763757687 | Edition: 1 Pap/Cdr

A Comprehensive Overview For Occupational Therapy Students Preparing To Take The National Board For Certification In Occupational Therapy (NBCOT®) Exam. Containing More Than Just Study Questions, This Comprehensive Review Guide Is Organized By Domain Areas And Each Subject Is Addressed According To The Degree It Is Covered On The NBCOT Examination. Corresponding Workbook Pages Include Specific References To Occupational Therapy Curricula, Enabling Additional Exploration Of Content That Is Challenging Or Unfamiliar. The Companion CD-ROM Simulates Online Testing With Multiple Choice Practice Questions, Each Providing Evidence-Based Rationale For Why A Particular Answer Is Correct Or Incorrect. The CD-ROM Includes Over 100 Test Questions, Case Studies, And Work Sheets

Product Details

• Paperback: 494 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 1 Pap/Cdr edition (December 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763757683
• ISBN-13: 978-0763757687
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #70 in Books > Medical Books > Allied Health Professions > Occupational Therapy

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worked for me!, June 30, 2010

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canuck - See all my reviews

This review is from: Preparing For The Occupational Therapy National Board Exam: 45 Days And Counting (DiZazzo-Miller, Preparing for the Occupational Therapy National Board Exam) (Paperback)

I purchased this book to assist with guiding my preparation to write the NBCOT exam. As a foreign (Canadian) trained OT, I felt that using a review book would help fill in some of the gaps that may have been present as a result of not being educated from within the American healthcare system.

The book is divided into chapters, with each chapter representing a different practice area. Each chapter contains a summary of important information, as well as worksheets to fill out or case study questions to guide your studying. I found this outline structure helpful in allowing me to gloss over what I already knew, while focusing in more specifically on areas I knew were deficits. It also provided references to where the information could be found in common, up to date textbooks. Suggestions are given as to the amount of time to spend on each topic - generally 1 to 2 days per chapter. Some chapters required more study, while others required less.

The book also comes with a CD of practice multiple-choice questions, which can be structured as mini-exams in almost any way you want - subject matter, domain area, or just a general test. While I only made limited use of the exam CD, I did find it helpful in determining my ability to recall information when it was being presented back to me.

All in all, I would say the book does what it claims to do - helps to structure the study process for the exam. The authors provide tips and suggestions on how to approach exam preparation, as well as content summaries for the major practice areas. If you are looking for a book that will give you all of the information you'll need, this is not it. But, if you're looking for a resource to help guide you in figuring out what to know, this may do the trick for you... it worked for me!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars CD-ROM info, September 15, 2010

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Dweedle - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Preparing For The Occupational Therapy National Board Exam: 45 Days And Counting (DiZazzo-Miller, Preparing for the Occupational Therapy National Board Exam) (Paperback)

This CD gives you both customized quizzes and performance results that tell you what you want to know. Mac users beware; the software will give you test questions by chapter in an Html format but will not provide you with the tweaked out bells and whistles provided for the PC version that I enjoyed. I tried both- the Mac version doesn't provide you with the domain specific or customized test result features like the PC version does. The read me files or instructions do not explicitly tell you about the absence of these features either. Only after borrowing a friends PC did I see the obvious advantages of using the PC for this CD. Another plus about this CD-ROM is that it the content is not so hard as to discourage you like other learning aides (ie. TherapyEd review tests). Although I did find the TherapyEd book helpful to build my knowledge base for taking the NBCOT (I did not pass the first time), I learned that many details the T-ed book provided were too specific. The NBCOT makes you wait 45 days to take it again. If you're in that position, I'd recommend this book due to the 45 day structure, the specialized feedback, and the encouraging content.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars NBCOT Review, March 28, 2011

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kussnyder "jeankussnyder" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Preparing For The Occupational Therapy National Board Exam: 45 Days And Counting (DiZazzo-Miller, Preparing for the Occupational Therapy National Board Exam) (Paperback)

Overall, I found this book very helpful and used it as my main study guide. Seemed to give the right amount of detail, which the other books did not (the TherapyEd book especially had too much detail and the exams are much harder than the actual exam). I was somewhat frustrated with several chapters that were purely outlines as it seems to me a review book should contain the actual information, not tell me what I need to look up. However, the price is reasonable and certainly a lot better than the TherapyEd book, so overall a good study guide.