Fast Facts for the Student Nurse : Nursing Student Success in a Nutshell

Written with candor and good humor, this "Fast Facts" guide features the information that nursing students really need to know in order to achieve excellence up to and beyond the NCLEX. It is written for students in diploma, AD, BSN, and RN-BSN level programs, and reveals the difficulties and pitfalls of a nursing education while promoting study and social behaviors that will assure classroom and clinical success. This "all-in-one" guide incorporates plenty of real-life examples and useful tips, along with such helpful resources as professional organizations, networks, associations, and websites."Fast Facts for the Student Nurse "clarifies common issues such as choosing a major, work/study arrangements, and family situations, and helps readers to clarify what type of learner they are and how to capitalize on their strengths. The guide reviews digital learning options and focuses on simulated experiences. It discusses the NCLEX, licensure, continuing education, and graduate education. With an eye to the future, the guide offers tips on how to survive the first year of practice. Checklists to facilitate important decision making and charts and tables with "hot topics" are also included.Key Features: Provides, in "Fast Facts" format, all of the information new and experienced nursing students need to know for classroom and clinical successCaptures the reality of nursing for the untested nursing studentHelps readers to clarify their learning style and capitalize on strengthsAddresses common issues involved with student life Covers the NCLEX, licensure, continuing education routes, graduate education, and how to survive the first year of practice