Full Description
Want to give pre nursing students a solid idea of what nursing is-as a profession-and what the major issues the profession faces today? Keys to Nursing Success is designed to promote a realistic understanding of nursing, explore the exceptional opportunities nursing careers offer, and help students prepare for the rigors of nursing school. This revision introduces a framework that has been proven to improve student learning and achievement. Using the theory of Successful Intelligence, developed by psychologist Robert Sternberg , this book helps students prepare both academically and personally for applying to and succeeding in nursing school. Katz provides updated statistics on nursing salaries and demographics. No other book provides this information on nursing careers and helps students learn how to learn through study strategies.
Contents
1. Researching Your Nursing EducationWhat Are Three Ways to Become an RN?Who Are RNs Today, and What Challenges Do Students Face?Get Creative: See Yourself at Your BestWhat Is the Role of Diversity in Nursing?How Does an Education in Nursing Promote Success?Get Practical: Face Your FearsGet Analytical: Learn from a MistakeWhy Do Nurses Need to Study a Variety of Arts and Sciences?What Basics Should You Know As You Begin Nursing School?How Can Successful Intelligence Help You Reach Your Goals?2. Discovering Nursing: Exploring Your OptionsWhat Opportunities Await Nursing Students?Get Analytical: Explore Your InterestsWhat Important Skills Do You Already Have?Get Creative: Map Out a Nursing Shortage SolutionWhat Skills Do You Need to Develop to Succeed in Nursing?What Are Some of the Career Options in Nursing?How Do Health Care Trends Affect Nursing?What Can You Expect Once Your Are Enrolled in School?Get Practical: Discover New Options3. Values, Goals, Time, and Stress: Managing Yourself Why Is It Important to Know What You Value?Get Analytical: Explore Your ValuesHow Do You Set and Achieve Goals?Get Creative: Map Out a Personal GoalHow Can You Manage Your Time Effectively?Get Practical: Make a To-Do ListHow Do You Cope with the Stress of College Life?4. Learning Styles, Majors, and Careers: Knowing Your Talents and Finding Your DirectionHow Can You Discover Your Learning Styles?What are the Benefits of Knowing How You Learn?Why Do You Need Science and Math to Be a Nurse?How Can You Choose a Nursing Major?Get Analytic, Creative, & Practical: Link Your Interests to Intriguing Majors Including NursingHow Can Multiple Intelligences Help You Explore Majors and Careers?How Can You Identify and Manage Learning Disabilities?5. Critical, Creative, and Practical Thinking: Solving Problems and Making DecisionsWhat Is Successfully Intelligent Thinking?How Can You Improve Your Analytical Thinking Skills?Get Analytical: Assess Analytical Thinking SkillsHow Can You Improve Your Creative Thinking Skills?How Can You Improve Your Practical Thinking Skills?Get Creative: Assess Creative Thinking SkillsGet Practical: Assess Practical Thinking SkillsHow Are Analytical, Creative, and Practical Thinking Used Together in Nursing?6. Reading and Studying: Focusing on ContentWhat Will Help You Understand What You Read?How Can You Set the Stage For Reading?Get Creative: Be the Author of Your LifeWhat Kinds of Reading Will You Do for Nursing and Science Courses?How Can SQ3R Help You Own What You Read?Get Analytical: Find the Main IdeaHow Can You Respond Critically to What You Read?Why and How Should You Study With Others?Get Practical: Form a Study Group7. Listening, Note Taking, and Memory: Taking In, Recording, and Remembering InformationHow Can You Become a Better Listener?Get Analytical: Discover Yourself as a ListenerHow Can You Make the Most of Note Taking?Get Practical: Face a Note-Taking ChallengeWhich Note-Taking System Should You Use?How Can You Write Faster When Taking Notes?How Does Memory Work?What Memory Strategies Can Improve Recall?Get Creative: Craft Your Own Mnemonic8. Test Taking: Showing What You KnowHow Can Preparation Improve Test Performance?Get Creative: Write Your Own TestHow Can You Work Through Test Anxiety?What General Strategies Can Help You Succeed On Tests?How Can You Master Different Types of Test Questions?Get Analytical: Write to the VerbHow Can You Learn From Test Mistakes?Get Practical: Learn from Your Mistakes9. Researching and Writing: Gathering and Communicating IdeasHow Can You Make the Most of Your Library?Get Practical: Discover Your College LibraryHow Can You Do Research on the Internet?Get Creative: Google (Yes, It's a Verb)What is the Writing ProcessGet Analytical: Avoid PlagiarismHow Can You Do an Effective Presentation?10. Relating to Others: Communicating in a Diverse WorldHow Do You Experience Diversity?What Is Cultural Competence in Nursing?How Can You Develop Cultural Competence?Get Creative: Expand Your Perception of DiversityHow Can Minority Students Make the Most of College? Get Practical: Make a DifferenceHow Can You Communicate Effectively?Get Analytical: Give Constructive CriticismHow Do You Make the Most of Personal Relationships?11. Personal Wellness: Taking Care of YourselfHow Can You Maintain a Healthy Body and Mind?Get Practical: ImproveYour Physical HealthHow Can You Make Successfully Intelligent Decisions About Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs?Get Analytical: Evaluate Your Substance UseHow Can You Make Successfully Intelligent Decisions About Sex?Get Creative: Find More Fun12. Managing Career and Money: Reality ResourcesHow Can You Prepare for Workplace SuccessGet Analytical: Connect Values to CareerWhat Does Your Learning Style Mean for Your Career?How Can You Explore Career Options in Nursing?Get Creative: Make a Dream ResumeWhat Will Help You Juggle Work and School?How Can You Create a Budget That Works?Get Practical: Map Out Your BudgetHow Can You Manage Your Credit Cards?13. Creating Your Life: Building a Successful FutureHow Do Ethical Dilemmas Affect Nursing ?What is the Future of Nursing?How Will What You've Learned Bring Success?Get Creative: Think 50 Positive ThoughtsHow Can You Make a Difference in Your Community?Get Analytical: Evaluate Your Involvement in CommunitiesHow Can You Continue to Activate Your Successful Intelligence?How Can You Create and Live Your Personal Mission?Get Practical: Explore Your Personal MissionIndex
