Study Skills for Nursing and Healthcare Students, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (9 January 2014) © 2015

  • Pat Maier University of Southampton
  • Michelle Cowen University of Southampton
  • Geraldine Price University of Southampton
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An accessible, student-friendly handbook that covers all of the essential study skills that will ensure that students get the most out of their Nursing or Healthcare course..

 

Study Skills for Nursing & Healthcare Students has been developed specifically to provide tried & tested guidance on the most important academic and study skills that students require throughout their time at university and beyond. Presented in a practical and easy-to-use style it demonstrates the immediate benefits to be gained by developing and improving these skills during each stage of their course.

Table of contents

  • Effective Study Skills for Nursing and Healthcare Students
  • Foreword
  • How to Use this Book
  • Learning in Higher Education
  • 1. Manage Yourself
  • 1.1. Manage Your Stress
  • 1.2. Manage Your Time
  • 2. Improve Your Work
  • 2.1. Making Notes
  • 2.2. Getting the Most Out of Lectures
  • 2.3. Using technology to Enhance Your Learning
  • 2.4. Working in an Inter-Professional Team
  • 3. Optimise Your Reading
  • 3.1. Reading Efficiently
  • 3.2. Finding Your Way Around Text
  • 3.3. Reading Critically
  • 3.4. Managing Your Reading 4. Coping with Varied Assessment Strategies
  • 4.1. Developing Your Academic Writing
  • 4.2. Presenting Your Work
  • 4.3. Excelling in Exams
  • 4.4. Understanding Academic Integrity: Plagiarism
  • 4.5. Making the Most of Tutors' Feedback
  • 5. Link Theory to Practice
  • 5.1. Learning from Practice Placements
  • 5.2. Using Evidence-Based Practise
  • 5.3. Calculating Drug Doses

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