Publisher's Synopsis
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
develop reflective skills
This book is written by authors with extensive experience of teaching student nurses who are able to appreciate the issues that student nurses will encounter and the differences between heath students and those from other subjects within HE.
