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Offers practical coverage of the skills you need to survive and thrive on your journey-- from your first day of college to graduation and beyond. This new edition will help you make the transition to college, stay motivated, set goals, and ask the right questions of the right people.

Survive academic study with this snappy guide to research techniques and strategies for all student nurses.nbsp; Providing words of wisdom and tips from real student nurses, Study Skills for Nurses enables you to develop your own individual ways of studying for those all important projects, with exercises, step-by-step guides and tricks to help you get ahead. Special features Developed by students for students Clear, straightforward and jargon-free Ties in with the NMC standards for pre-registration education and the Essential Skills Clusters. Takes away the fear of study and independent research projects, making it approachable, easy and fun

This valuable study guide provides advice on every aspect of studying, from setting up the ideal study environment to making better use of your study time. It also covers how to make use of resources such as the library and the Internet and how to improve your classroom experience to get the most out of lectures and discussions. Chapters on reading comprehension, writing, and test-taking will prepare students for any challenge they may face in the classroom, while also equipping them for jobs and other experiences outside of school.

Ten steps to mastering college reading skills. Main ideas ; Supporting details ; Implied main ideas ; Relationships I ; Relationships II ; Inferences ; Purpose and tone ; Argument ; Critical reading ; Active and study -- Ten reading selections. The Paradox of progress ; Understand your nervousness ; Consequences of social class ; Types of nonverbal symbols ; Cardiovascular disease risk factors ; Exploring the world of business and economics ; Free college: why not? ; Abusive relationships among the young ; A Civil War soldier's letters to his wife ; The Spider and the wasp -- Relationships and combined-skills test. Relationships tests ; Combined-skills test -- Readings in science and mathematics. Doing well in science and mathematics ; The Human body: an orientation ; Introduction to statistics.

From pulling all-nighters to memorizing rote facts, today's students have shown that they have no organized, logical, or sequential understanding of how to study or prepare for tests. Test Taking Strategies & Study Skills for the Utterly Confused arms students of all ages with the skills they need to pass their tests with flying colors. The perfect guide for all the major standardized tests, including SAT, GMAT, Series 7, LSAT, MCAT, and more, this skillbuilding resource shows students, career changers, and business professionals how to make the most of their study time, how to deal with study and test panic, and how to take tests with optimal confidence and success.

Written by the leading authorities on the first-year seminar and grounded in research, Your College Experience by John Gardner and Betsy Barefoot offers today's diverse students the practical help they need to make the transition to college and get the most out of their time there. Goal setting has always been central to this text, and the Tenth Edition has been revised with added coverage and activities to strengthen this material throughout. In addition, a new focus on self-assessment of strengths will help students see where they are already succeeding so that they get off to a great start and stay in college.