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.

• 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