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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.
List 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
Summary
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.
