Book Description

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Study skills are essential to nursing and this easy-to-use guide will helps to develop the skills necessary to academic and professional life. This book takes a friendly approach and is written in a straightforward style. Using examples from the real experience of being a student nurse or midwife it covers vital areas such as self-motivation, why attention to detail is important, numeracy skills and how to make the most from the help available at universities and colleges. In addition it shows ways to: manage and plan your time effectively; get the most out of lectures and seminars; read effectively; remember more; make notes and use them to develop understanding; manage and succeed at assignments; develop practical nursing skills; learn from clinical experiences; and develop reflective skills.The 'how to' approach and friendly matter-of-fact style is designed to help students make the very best of their experience with lots of useful information on how to improve academic performance and succeed. This book is aimed specifically at student nurses and so allows them to learn about study skills within a context that they can relate to.Useful reflective boxes at appropriate points throughout the text encourage students to engage with the text as they read.The attractive design makes the book accessible and easy to useThe book is current with helpful material on the internet and maths which are now key skills for nurses. A wide range of assessments are discussed which are increasingly being used on nursing programmes including practical exams, OSCEs and oral presentationsClinical practice, skills lab and class room based learning are discussed to help students appreciate and understand how clinical practice is developed.