Communication Skills for your Nursing Degree

For those undertaking a nursing degree within higher education, this book provides study support and skills development for both oral and written communication in the context of nursing and healthcare in HE. If you are embarking on a university nursing or midwifery degree, the books in this series will help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and strategies you need to achieve your goals. They provide support in all areas important for university study, including institutional and disciplinary policy and practice, self-management, and research and communication. Tasks and activities are designed to foster aspects of learning which are valued in higher education, including learner autonomy and critical thinking, and to guide you towards reflective practice in your study and work life. Communication Skills for your Nursing Degree provides you with a sound knowledge and understanding of: how to improve your oral and written communication skills in a range of academic and healthcare settings a range of strategies for improving your public speaking, including academic presentations a range of techniques for improving your practical writing and speaking skills All books in the Critical Study Skills series are co-written by an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) lecturer and a nursing subject specialist to ensure they are relevant, motivating and grounded in current educational, linguistic, and disciplinary theory and principles. Communication Skills for your Nursing Degree will help you to: improve your oral and written communication skills in a range of academic and healthcare settings improve your public speaking, including academic presentations improve your practical writing and speaking skills If you are embarking on a university nursing or midwifery degree, the books in this series will help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and strategies you need to achieve your goals. Tasks and activities are designed to foster aspects of learning which are valued in higher education, including learner autonomy and critical thinking, and to guide you towards reflective practice in your study and work life.