Studying for Your Nursing Degree.

Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Meet the authors -- Introduction -- A note on terminology -- Chapter 1 Studying nursing in higher education -- What is HE? -- Your nursing degree -- Qualification frameworks -- Courses and credits -- Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) -- Lifelong learning and continuous professional development -- Being a university student -- Study time -- Virtual Learning Environments -- Lectures -- Seminars -- Tutorials -- Independent learning -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2 Strategies for effective learning -- What is learning? -- Managing your learning: student autonomy -- Strategies for effective learning -- Being organised -- Being disciplined -- Being realistic -- Being smart -- Being positive -- Being proactive -- Being committed -- Being open-minded -- Being reflective and self-aware -- Learning styles -- Discussion of case studies -- Collaborative learning -- Collaboration in nursing -- Collaboration in action -- Important qualities in group work -- Managing conflict -- Discussion: managing conflict -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3 Becoming a member of your academic and professional community -- Joining the academy -- Academic principles, pursuits and practices -- Teaching, research and knowledge -- Values, beliefs and academic integrity -- Communication -- Academic phrasebank -- The nursing community -- Historical landmarks in nursing -- The Nursing and Midwifery Code ('The Code') -- Current developments in nursing -- Reflective practice -- Your professional portfolio -- Identifying and challenging poor practice -- Graduate attributes -- Discussion: applying graduate attributes -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4 Critical thinking -- What is critical thinking? -- The critical thinker.

Critical thinking in universities -- Critical thinking in clinical practice -- Applying and developing your critical thinking skills -- Approaching learning resources critically -- Active reading -- Synthesis of information and ideas -- Scrutinising research and arguments -- Demonstrating criticality in your academic work -- Discussion versus description -- Stance -- Argument -- Objectivity -- Persuasiveness -- Demonstrating criticality in your clinical practice -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 5 Academic resources: technology and the library -- Understanding technology and developing good computer skills -- Hardware -- Discussion of hardware uses at university -- Software -- Office suites -- Word processing -- Presentations -- Spreadsheets -- Communication software -- The internet -- The cloud -- Social media -- Online behaviour and security -- Computer security -- Personal security -- The university library -- Knowing what's out there -- Conducting a literature search -- Identifying key search terms -- Refining your search -- Widening your search -- Google and Wikipedia -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 6 Assessment -- Assessment in higher education -- Submission and marking of assessments -- An effective approach to assessment -- Inform yourself -- Plan and manage your time -- Written assessments -- Reports -- Portfolios -- Essays -- Dissertations -- Oral assessments -- Exams -- Practical and clinical assessments -- Feedback on academic work -- Good practice in feedback -- Your response to feedback -- Summary -- Reference -- Appendix: The language of higher education -- Index.

Essential for all those undertaking a nursing degree within higher education, providing study support, skills and strategies for success.

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