Study Skills for Nursing and Midwifery Students

Philip Scullion has over 20 years of experience teaching in a range of undergraduate and post graduate settings. He leads study skills elements of undergraduate and CPD courses which embrace nursing, midwifery, paramedic sciences and operating department practitioners. He has developed a number of paper and IT based resources to support students in developing effective study skills. He teaches various degree level research modules, an important asset fully utilised in this book. He has over 70 publications and has qualifications in nursing and teaching, has worked at a national level with the Royal College of Nursing, is a member of the Higher Education Academy and has considerable experience as an external examiner. David Guest has an Honours Degree in Library & Information Science; Chartered Membership of the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (CILIP). David changed career in mid-life moving from engineering to health librarianship. David has developed numerous teaching and learning programmes to support students in information retrieval skills, efficient use of library facilities and advanced literature searching and evaluation skills. He has been teaching Nursing & Midwifery students Information Skills for 18 years and is currently the Nursing & Midwifery Subject Librarian at Coventry University.

Series editor’s preface vii Part 1 The student nurse and midwife as a novice learner
1 Engaging with university learning 3
2 Taking control of yourself: nurses and midwives as learners 21
3 Making information work for nursing and midwifery students 36

Part 2 Beginning to develop effective study skills
4 Strategies for successful learning in nursing and midwifery 57
5 Reflective learning in clinical practice 78

Part 3 Becoming competent: advanced learning for nursing and midwifery students
6 Literature searching skills for midwives and nurses 101
7 Proficient use of evidence and research to support nursing and midwifery 120

Part 4 Demonstrating proficiency through assessment
8 Critical analysis and higher-level skills for nurses and midwives 145
9 Coping with examinations and assessments 161

Part 5 Expertise for success: the lifelong learner in nursing and midwifery
10 Career pathways in nursing and midwifery 183
11 Lifelong learning organizations and CPD to sustain yourprofessional practice 190

References 209
Glossary 216
Index 219