Description
Study Skills is an accessible textbook for nursing, health and social care students seeking to improve their study skills, develop their resilience, enhance their employability and cultivate a love of lifelong learning.
Through clear explanations, helpful hints, activities and quizzes, the book will help you to develop your study skills for both your studies and future career. You will learn:
- How to manage your time
- How to develop your reading and note-taking skills
- How to search the literature and apply critical thinking to your reading
- How to write essays and reference your sources
- How to use feedback and reflective practice to improve your academic performance
- How to deliver effective presentations
Essentials is a series of accessible, introductory textbooks for students in nursing, health and social care. New and forthcoming titles in the series:
- The Care Process
- Communication Skills
- Leadership
- Mental Health
- Promoting Health and Wellbeing
- Study Skills
About the Author
Marjorie Ghisoni is a Lecturer and course lead for mental health nursing at Bangor University in North Wales. Marjorie qualified as a nurse in 1996 with Bangor University and worked as a community psychiatric nurse for a few years before becoming a lecturer practitioner part-time, then a full-time lecturer in 2003. After gaining her PhD in 2012, Marjorie believes that compassionate understanding of the needs of people in all walks of life is the main component of healthcare skills, education, development and practice. Peggy Murphy is a Senior Lecturer in adult nursing at Liverpool John Moores University. She has nursing experience in acute medicine and cardiothoracic intensive care and has worked as a registered nurse both in the UK and Australia. She became a nurse lecturer in 2003 and developed an interest in working with students as partners to enhance inclusive practice in nurse education. Peggy was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy in 2014 for her collaborative work on assessment and feedback. Peggy has published and co-presented her work with students nationally and internationally. She currently acts as a co-convenor for the Researching, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement (RAISE) Special Interest Group on partnerships.
Reviews
'The contents of the book are laid out in an attractive, bright and easy to navigate format making it inclusive for all. The tone of the content is very positive, helping students enhance their employability and embracing the prospect of becoming a lifelong learner. There are many activities which can be utilised by lecturers during classes, to enhance development of study skills in all related subjects. I would highly recommend this book as an essential text and am already using and recommending it to pre-registration nurses of all fields.'
Senior Lecturer, Mental Health Nursing, University of Chester
'Resilience is an underpinning feature of the book and indeed a chapter is dedicated to this discussion. With recent events of COVID-19 pandemic this focus is particularly welcomes as students navigate the balance of their studies with the demands and uncertainties of learning in practice where their resilience is challenged. The chapter on employability skills helps prepare the students for the future workplace which coupled with a chapter on lifelong learning helps futureproof the learner for working in health and social care areas.
In a saturated market of study skills books this book stands out and is a must have for those embarking on programmes of study in health and social care.'
Research Professor, University of Chester
'My favourite thing about this publication was its paradoxical brevity and detail. I felt I was learning something during every paragraph, but that it was chunked into manageable, concise information.
The end of chapters was perfect; a conclusion, a summary, AND a quiz. I thought this was a great idea - to consolidate information, to make it interactive, and to know it's there and I can flick back to that one page when I need to.'
Student nurse
Book Information
ISBN 9781908625656
Author Marjorie Ghisoni
Format Paperback
Page Count 226
Imprint Lantern Publishing Ltd
Publisher Lantern Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 437g
Dimensions(mm) 244mm * 172mm * 11mm
