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. Using the library is foundational for students to be successful with their coursework and evidence based practice in the future. Finally, there is a section on career planning to help guide a student into critical steps to start their journey to becoming a nurse.

Most nursing students are often frazzled, ready to give up on their nursing journey as the profession requires intense hard work, utmost determination, and tons of sleepless nights. If you can relate to the above scenario and frequently find yourself struggling during exams and assessments, then this inspiring guide is a compelling read. Born out of the experiences of a nurse educator, the book contains honest and valuable insider advice that will definitely guide you in becoming a competent nurse. In this book, you will come across some of the effective ways to making the most of your life as a nursing student. The writer brilliantly unfolds the riveting yet challenging journey of a nursing student and provide practical suggestions to overcoming stress and achieving success in nursing school. An astoundingly informative book that focuses on guiding student nurses to grasping concepts effectively that would boost their critical thinking for future challenges.

Students have limited resources to assist them in understanding what to expect in their journey to become a nurse. This short eBook is designed to provide a general overview to aid students, their families and significant others in gaining a better understanding of nursing school options and issues students should consider before making a decision. This second edition has new information regarding a variety of successful strategies for nursing students.Robert Anders

Help alleviate your pre-test jitters with this essential nursing resource! Written by the most trusted experts in NCLEX® prep, Saunders 2020-2021 Strategies for Test Success, 6th Edition introduces tools for overcoming text anxiety and tactics for developing effective study habits. Essentially, it teaches you how to master the things that matter most on your nursing school exams: critical thinking, problem solving, and time management. This essential guide features over 1,200 practice questions and rationales to help you tackle anything from a routine quiz to the NCLEX. It also includes a wealth of proven tips and real-world hints to help you confidently evaluate and identify the correct answer for a variety of test question types, including alternate item formats. Plus, additional questions on the Evolve website gives you even more preparation material! 1,200 review questions are included in the book and online, providing a 2-in-1 approach to learning strategies and test-taking skills Increased focus on critical thinking uses different strategies to help you develop clinical judgment skills, and the ability to question data, and client abnormalities. Helpful Tips for the Nursing Student highlight the most important concepts needed for exam success. UNIQUE! Student-to-Student Hints highlight real life strategies that have helped other students graduate from nursing school and pass the NCLEX® exam. Practice questions coded for the beginning, intermediate, or experienced student, making this book a useful tool throughout your nursing school career. Clearly defined cognitive levels help if you are unfamiliar with this terminology and its significance. Coverage of Interprofessionalism discussed where appropriate throughout text. Priority concepts for each question help you to link your concept-based classes and NCLEX® prep. A fun, 4-color design features cartoons and bold designs to help engage visual learners. NEW! Clinical Judgment Situations and Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) practice questions included on Evolve site let you apply strategies from the text in a realistic electronic testing environment.

Nursing School Success: Tools for Constructing Your Future is designed to meet the unique and diverse educational needs of today's nursing student. This resource helps students at the beginning of their nursing career to develop study and critical thinking skills required in today's intense nursing programs. Nursing School Success includes exercises that promote active learning, chapter objectives, self-correcting tools to assess one's learning style, study habits, and time management skills.

This eBook originated from my experience as a nurse educator and academic administrator for a variety of nursing programs. I started my nursing career as a second lieutenant in the Army caring for those serving our country in the Vietnam War. My career has included working as a staff nurse, a charge nurse, a nurse manager, a chief nursing officer to a nurse educator progressing from instructor, professor emeritus to vice president of nursing. I want to share with you some thoughts and suggestions in how your journey as a nursing student may somehow be hopefully impacted by my "words of wisdom". Students have limited resources to assist them in understanding what to expect in their journey to become a nurse. This short eBook is designed to provide a general overview to aid students, their families and/or significant others in gaining a better understanding of nursing schools. I offer my thoughts to you for whatever assistance they may provide you. Chapter 1 discusses some of the considerations and options involved in the decision to become a nurse and if it is your calling. Chapter 2 discusses various issues and consideration as you get ready for nursing school. Information is provided to aid you in deciding which nursing program is right for you including information on regulatory issues and the licensing examination. Admission requirements, tuition and fees, and financial aid options are also discussed. Chapter 3 discusses what you are going to need once you start nursing school. Understanding the curriculum is described on Chapter 5. Chapter 6 is the heart of the eBook providing you detailed information and guidance in how to be successful in mastering the nursing content. In Chapter 7, clinical expectations and competencies are covered while in Chapter 8, program evaluation is discussed. Chapter 9 describes a variety of extra curriculum activities that are available to students.

Most nursing students are often frazzled, ready to give up on their nursing journey as the profession requires intense hard work, utmost determination, and tons of sleepless nights. If you can relate to the above scenario and frequently find yourself struggling during exams and assessments, then this inspiring guide is a compelling read. Born out of the experiences of a nurse educator, the book contains honest and valuable insider advice that will definitely guide you in becoming a competent nurse. In this book, you will come across some of the effective ways to making the most of your life as a nursing student. The writer brilliantly unfolds the riveting yet challenging journey of a nursing student and provide practical suggestions to overcoming stress and achieving success in nursing school. An astoundingly informative book that focuses on guiding student nurses to grasping concepts effectively that would boost their critical thinking for future challenges.

Flipping the Nursing Classroom: Where Active Learning Meets Technology focuses on the flipped learning model in the framework of nursing education.

A research-based book designed to help prepare for enhanced college classroom and academic performance. Contained are self-assessment inventories to help quickly determine your strengths and weaknesses inside and outside the classroom. They also provide a general assessment of your test-taking skills. Then it provides strategies for absorbing more information during lectures, creating and maintaining productive study environments, and succeeding on classroom and standardized tests. -- Publisher description.

The Future of Nursing explores how nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by health care reform and to advance improvements in America's increasingly complex health system. At more than 3 million in number, nurses make up the single largest segment of the health care work force. They also spend the greatest amount of time in delivering patient care as a profession. Nurses therefore have valuable insights and unique abilities to contribute as partners with other health care professionals in improving the quality and safety of care as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted this year. Nurses should be fully engaged with other health professionals and assume leadership roles in redesigning care in the United States. To ensure its members are well-prepared, the profession should institute residency training for nurses, increase the percentage of nurses who attain a bachelor's degree to 80 percent by 2020, and double the number who pursue doctorates. Furthermore, regulatory and institutional obstacles-including limits on nurses' scope of practice-should be removed so that the health system can reap the full benefit of nurses' training, skills, and knowledge in patient care. In this book, the Institute of Medicine makes recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing.