Strategies for Success in Nursing School From Start to Finish

by Leslie Jennings, RaeAnna Jeffers, Laura Haygood, and Craig Keaton

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This textbook was created for nursing intended students to provide a single resource for the most fundamental tools for success. The chapters and activities provide keys for success both inside and outside of the classroom, starting with time management and moving through study and test taking strategies. Self-care is a focus to help students identify how to care for their best self, which will carry on through the nursing profession to avoid burn out.

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Publisher
University of Texas at Arlington
Subjects
Medicine, Nursing
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. About this Project
  8. 1: Successful Time Management
  9. 1.1: Start Now!
  10. 1.2: Escape the Procrastination Trap
  11. 1.3: Goal Setting
  12. 1.4: Planning a College Course Load
  13. 1.5: Building a Semester Schedule
  14. 1.6: Email Management
  15. 1.7: Putting It All Together
  16. 2: Successful Study Strategies
  17. 2.1: The Basics of Study Skills
  18. 2.2: Success Before Class - Pre-reading
  19. 2.3: Success During Class- Effective Note-Taking
  20. 2.4: Success After Class - Reviewing Material
  21. 3: Successful Test Taking
  22. 3.1: Dealing with Test Anxiety- Managing Your Stress for Success
  23. 3.2: Test-Taking Strategies
  24. 3.3: Bonus Material - Getting Ready for the NCLEX
  25. 4: Self-Care- Strategies for Personal and Professional Success
  26. 4.1: The Basics of Self-Care
  27. 4.2: Stress Management and Your Best Self
  28. 4.3: Self Awareness and Self Compassion
  29. 5: Using the Library- A Key to Success
  30. 5.1: Information Gathering
  31. 5.2: Keyword Searching
  32. 5.3: Academic Integrity- Why Does It Matter So Much?
  33. 5.4: How to Cite Your Sources- Avoiding Plagiarism
  34. 6: Career Planning
  35. 6.1: Paying for College
  36. 6.2: Exploration of the Field
  37. 6.3: Skill Development
  38. 6.4: Job Seeking
  39. 7: Appendix - Nursing organizations’ journal Index
  40. Back Matter
  41. Index
  42. Glossary
  43. Detailed Licensing
  44. Bibliography
  45. Hyperlinks
  46. Derivative
  47. Image Credits