Getting Ready for your Nursing Degree

the studySMART guide to learning at university

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

AvVictoria Boyd,Stephanie Mckendry

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More and more people are considering a career in nursing or healthcare, but the thought of undertaking an academic degree at university can be intimidating. Whether you are moving straight from school or college or have been away from education for some time, Getting Ready for your Nursing Degree is essential preparation for anyone considering becoming or about to become a nursing student. It looks at all aspects of university work in a straightforward way and provides advice, examples and activities designed to help you get the most out of classes, research and assessments, from your first lecture right through to sitting exams and learning on placement. Designed with nursing students in mind, this small but perfectly formed guide is tailored to help you develop the skills you will need not only for your course but for your career and lifelong learning as a registered healthcare practitioner.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-04-05
Mått138 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt317 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780273750895

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Both Dr Stephanie Mckendry and Vic Boyd are Academic Development Tutors and have worked with nursing students for nearly five years. As well as developing studySMART (a dedicated, flexible and subject specific academic support programme) resources and delivering lectures, tutorials and individual sessions, Stephanie and Vic engage in a variety of research activities and disseminate these through conference and journal papers. They have been published in the Nursing Standard, Journal of Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning and Studies in Higher Education.

PrefacePublisher's acknowledgementsChapter 1 Taking the obsIntroductionThe role of confidence and your past experiencesActivity 1.1Activity 1.2Confidence, effort and ability - two points of viewEvaluating your current skillsActivity 1.3Activity 1.4Translating university languageA quick phrasebookWhat to take from this chapterReflective questionsFurther supportFeedbackChapter 2 Learning to learn: life as a student nurseIntroductionThe student nurse experienceSuccess at university - becoming an independent learnerWhat skills do you need for university?Activity 2.1Myths and misunderstandings about universityYour life as a student - are you ready?Activity 2.2Activity 2.3Activity 2.4What to take from this chapterReflective questionsFurther supportFeedbackChapter 3 Getting ready for classesIntroductionClasses at universityLecturesActivity 3.1Note-takingActivity 3.2Tutorials and seminarsPlacement learningWhat to take from this chapterReflective questionsFurther supportFeedbackChapter 4 Getting ready to find resourcesIntroductionWhy do I need to find resources?Types of resourcesHow do I know Im reading the right stuff?Activity 4.1Activity 4.2Why take notes?Your own strategy for reading and note-takingWhat to take from this chapterReflective questionsFurther supportFeedbackChapter 5 Getting ready for academic writingIntroductionAcademic writing conventionsActivity 5.1Features of academic writingActivity 5.2Evidence and referencingActivity 5.3The Goldilocks approach to vocabulary and toneActivity 5.4Common mistakes in academic writingWhy do I have to spend so much time developing my writing?Activity 5.5What to take from this chapterReflective questionsFurther supportFeedbackChapter 6 Getting ready for the essay writing processIntroductionThe essay writing processActivity 6.1Stage one: analyse the questionStage two: get content and planStage three: put it togetherActivity 6.2Stage four: editActivity 6.3Common mistakes in essay writingWhat to take from this chapterReflective questionsFurther supportFeedbackChapter 7 Getting ready for examsIntroductionExamining examsRevision techniquesActivity 7.1The revision processActivity 7.2Exam strategiesCoping with nervesResitsHandling feedbackWhat to take from this chapterReflective questionsFurther supportFeedbackChapter 8 Getting ready for other assessmentsIntroductionReflective assessmentsActivity 8.1Activity 8.2PresentationsGroup workActivity 8.3What to take from this chapterReflective questionsFurther supportFeedback