Study Skills for Nurses.
By: Boyd, Claire.
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Intro -- STUDY SKILLS FOR NURSES -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY -- KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SCHOOL/COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION -- THE LEARNING PROCESS -- DEVELOPING YOUR LEARNING SKILLS -- KEY TERMS FOR UNIVERSITY -- YOUR NURSING COURSE -- TAKING RESPONSIBILITY -- PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS -- STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA -- DEADLINES -- KEEPING GOING -- GATHERING AND SHARING INFORMATION -- USEFUL WEBSITES FOR NURSES -- C-R-E-A-M STRATEGY -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Websites -- Chapter 2 UNDERSTANDING HOW YOU LEARN -- YOUR LEARNING STYLE -- HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PREFERRED LEARNING STYLE -- PERCEIVING INFORMATION -- OTHER STUDY METHODS -- Distance Learning -- E-LEARNING -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 TAKING CONTROL -- PLANNING -- PRIORITISING -- MANAGING YOUR WORK -- ORGANISING YOURSELF -- WORKING IN GROUPS -- Group Project Assignments -- PRESENTATION -- KNOWING WHEN TO STOP -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 INFORMATION SKILLS -- FINDING INFORMATION -- IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING RELEVANT INFORMATION -- The Library -- Evidence‐Based Sources -- The Internet -- Bibliographic Healthcare Databases -- HOW TO SEARCH BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES EFFECTIVELY -- Search Strategy -- Breaking Your Topic into Concepts -- Building Your Question -- Looking at Your Concepts -- Carrying Out an Effective Search -- Searching a 'Free‐Text' Database -- Searching a Database with a Thesaurus -- Limiting your Search -- Author Searching -- Journal Searching -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 READING EFFECTIVELY -- READING FASTER -- Detailed Reading -- ACTIVE READING -- Survey -- Question -- Read -- Recall -- Review -- TIPS FOR LEARNING -- CHECKING YOUR WORK -- CRITICAL READING -- Select a Topic/Question -- Search Appropriate Sources.
Reading Critically -- How to Read Critically or What to Look For -- Skills/Help to Read Critically -- APPRAISING WEBSITES -- CRITICAL APPRAISAL -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Website -- Chapter 6 MAKING NOTES -- GOLDEN RULES OF NOTE-TAKING -- TAKING NOTES -- Annotations -- Summaries -- Structured Lists -- Keep a Record of Sources -- Using Abbreviations -- Headings and Bullet Points -- NOTE-TAKING DURING LECTURES AND SEMINARS -- NOTE-TAKING FROM ARTICLES AND BOOKS -- SPIDER DIAGRAMS -- MIND MAPS -- WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR NOTES -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7 PLAGIARISM AND REFERENCING -- Copying -- Failing to Reference Quotes -- Paraphrasing or Synthesising -- Using Your Own Work -- HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM -- WHY SHOULD I USE REFERENCES? -- WHAT IS SO WRONG WITH PLAGIARISING? -- CAN MY LECTURERS RECOGNISE PLAGIARISM IN MY WORK? -- EXAMPLES OF PLAGIARISM -- REFERENCING -- When to Provide References -- Where and How to Reference -- Quotations in the Text -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8 WRITING SKILLS -- MARKING CRITERIA -- THE ESSAY: UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION -- THE ESSAY: STRUCTURE -- Title -- Introduction -- The Main Body of the Essay -- The Conclusion -- USING PARAGRAPHS IN ESSAYS -- PHRASES TO USE IN ESSAY WRITING -- PHRASES TO AVOID IN ESSAY WRITING -- USING PLAIN ENGLISH -- ESSAY-WRITING CHECKLIST -- PLANNING YOUR ACADEMIC ESSAY -- REPORT WRITING -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Main Body -- Conclusion -- RESEARCH STUDIES -- THE RESEARCH PROCESS -- WRITING CASE STUDIES -- HOW TO PRESENT YOUR WORK -- HOW TO WRITE A DISSERTATION -- How to Produce a Good Dissertation -- Proposing a Topic -- Structure of a Dissertation -- Referencing your Dissertation -- Knowing When to Stop -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9 ORAL PRESENTATIONS -- GIVING A PRESENTATION.
BASIC RULES OF PRESENTING: DOS AND DON'TS -- PLANNING THE PRESENTATION -- RESEARCHING YOUR TOPIC -- USING SOFTWARE AND/OR VISUAL-AUDIO AIDS -- Using Prompt Cards -- POWERPOINT -- REHEARSING YOUR TALK -- KEEPING RELAXED -- THE DELIVERY -- AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT -- THE POST-PRESENTATION DISCUSSION -- GETTING FEEDBACK FROM YOUR TUTOR -- GROUP PRESENTATIONS -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Chapter 10 PREPARING FOR EXAMS -- WHY ARE EXAMINATIONS STILL USED IN ACADEMIA? -- STUDYING AND PREPARING FOR EXAMS: TIPS FROM PAST STUDENTS -- MEMORY STRATEGIES -- THE NIGHT BEFORE THE EXAMINATION -- ANSWERING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS -- WHAT TO DO IF YOUR MIND GOES BLANK -- WHAT TO DO IF TIME IS RUNNING OUT -- EXAMS COME IN MANY DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES! -- ASSESSMENTS -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Chapter 11 WRITING A PORTFOLIO -- WHAT IS A NURSING PORTFOLIO? -- PREPARING YOUR PORTFOLIO -- NMC REQUIREMENTS -- SETTING OUT YOUR NURSING PORTFOLIO -- KEEP IT BRIEF -- STUDENT PORTFOLIOS -- REFLECTIVE PRACTICE -- REFLECTION IN ACTION -- SWOT -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Chapter 12 LEARNING IN PRACTICE -- BEDSIDE TEACHING: WHAT IS IT? -- WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF LEARNING IN PRACTICE? -- EFFECTIVE LEARNING IN PRACTICE TEACHING -- THE EFFECTIVE TEACHER -- EXAMPLE: INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS -- EXAMPLE: DRUG INTERACTIONS -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13 MINIMISING STRESS -- HEALTH -- THE STRESS RESPONSE -- RELAXATION -- NUTRITION -- BREATHING -- VISUALISING -- ORGANISATION -- SOURCES OF SUPPORT -- TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- Bibliography -- Answers to Activities and Test Your Knowledge -- APPENDICES -- Appendix 1: Examples of Question Frameworks -- Appendix 2: Glossary of Evidence Types -- Appendix 3: Help with Analysis of Results -- Appendix 4: The New NHS in 2013: What it Means for You -- Index -- Year-Planner -- EULA.
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