Learning Strategies in Nursing: Reading, Studying, and Test-Taking [Paperback]

Marilyn Meltzer MA (Author), Susan Marcus Palau MA (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0721663427 | ISBN-13: 978-0721663425 | Edition: 2

This second edition is designed to equip nursing students with the active learning and test-taking strategies they need to excel in nursing school. It offers students concrete strategies for improving their reading, comprehension, concentration, vocabulary, and time management.

Product Details

• Paperback: 347 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 2 edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721663427
• ISBN-13: 978-0721663425
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,872,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much Needed Strategies for Nursing Students!, February 7, 2003

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"kittyboxers" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Learning Strategies in Nursing: Reading, Studying, and Test-Taking (Paperback)

This book rocks! Did I really say that? I'm a 40-ish second career student who has had plenty of practice grasping difficult concepts, remembering and applying them throughout my life. But nursing and related classes are much different than anything most of us have ever experienced.

First, a lot of the stuff you'll be reading is wordy, complicated and at times seems it uses a foreign language. Deciphering, comprehending, and remembering it can seem impossible, esp. when you're brain dead from being bombarded with SO MUCH information at once. It's easy to feel overwhelmed. That's where this book is really terrific. The strategies and techniques given are not rocket science, but are invaluable when applied to these kinds of subjects. Problem with study skills is that there are SO many different kinds, which ones work best for nursing and for you?

My first cursory scan of this book improved my study skills the very first night. I ran through the test taking skills the night before a major pathophysiology test and probably scored a few points higher than I would have normally (doesn't sound like a big deal, but for those of you taking these kinds of courses where anything less than 80% is failure, you KNOW how important a few points can be sometimes. I studied hard for this test, but where I had to guess - I think the book came in super handy.)

There's some really simple stuff here that you may feel doesn't apply to you if you've been running your life for a while (in my case, the better part of 30 years!) Yet, there is something helpful about a book that asks you to examine how you actually spend your time - and reasons why you may be procrastinating about studying. While I didn't need to analyze what I do with my time on an hourly basis (as mom, breadwinner and student, I'm usually always in motion in one of these roles!) it was a good exercise to analyze my goals, what I was doing to get there and make up a list of things to do (as the book suggests) so I could stop worrying about what I wasn't doing and get my mind on my studies when I need to as this was one of my problems.

The softbound, pliable, floppy physical format of this book was a comfort in itself. Even though its format is large, it's easy to hold in bed, in the tub, bend back - you know, the things we do to books when we really get into them!

Well worth the cost! I would recommend this to anyone who is dedicated to good grades and wants to extract the most out of their education! This one is a keeper and one I'm sure I'll be reviewing many times as I navigate my way through the nursing school maze!