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LEARNING ENHANCEMENT CENTER

Study Skills Workshops for Nursing Students - FALL 2010

 

The Learning Enhancement Center offers free study skills workshops on a variety of topics designed to help you improve skills that are important to help you improve skills needed to be successful in the Department of Nursing. These sessions are open to any UNCP nursing student (pre-nursing or pre-licensure).

Note: Registration is strongly recommended. Please complete the online registration form to register for the workshops.

 

TIME MANAGEMENT & GOALS

This workshop will help students learn techniques and strategies to which will aid in the creation of an individualized time management system. Topics of discussion will include how to overcome procrastination, goal setting and learning to say "NO!" Information presented at each session will be identical so students need only register for one session.

  • Wednesday, August 18, 9:00-10:00 a.m. UNCP Nsg. Bldg.
  • Tuesday, September 21, 9:00-10:00 a.m. UNCP Nsg. Bldg.
  • Wednesday, October 20, 9:00-10:00 a.m. UNCP Nsg. Bldg.

TEST PREP & TEST TAKING for Pre-Licensure Students

Attend this workshop to learn strategies that will help you prepare for and take beginning-level nursing tests. Attendees will learn about preparing for tests, test taking strategies and tools. Practice questions will be used to help attendees apply newly acquired strategies. Information presented in each session will be identical so students need only register for one session.

  • Wednesday, August 18, 1:00-2:00 p.m. UNCP Nsg. Bldg.
  • Tuesday, September 21, 10:00-11:00 a.m. UNCP Nsg. Bldg.
  • Thursday, September 23, 3:00-4:00 p.m. UNCP Nsg. Bldg.
  • Wednesday, October 20, 10:00-11:00 a.m. UNCP Nsg. Bldg.

PRINCIPLES OF READING & NOTE-TAKING

Learn the PRR(Preview, Read, Recall) and PQRST (Preview, Question, Read, Self-Recite, Test) methods for increasing reading efficiency. Attendees will also learn about effective note-taking. Information presented at each session will be idential so students need only register for one session.

  • Wednesday, August 25, 1:00-2:00 p.m. UNCP Nsg. Bldg.
  • Tuesday, September 21, 11:00-12:00 noon UNCP Nsg. Bldg.

APA/WRITING SEMINAR

General APA formatting guidelines and citation of sources are discussed. Students will be introduced to online resources and tools for grammar, style and writing. Those currently working on a paper may bring questions to be answered during the session so that all may benefit from the information.

  • Tuesday, September 21, 3:00-4:00 p.m. UNCP Nsg. Bldg.
  • Thursday, September 28, 3:00-4:00 p.m. UNCP Nsg. Bldg.
  • Wednesday, October 20, 11:00-12:00 noon, UNCP Nsg. Bldg.
  • Wednesday, November 10, 10:00-11:00 p.m., UNCP Nsg. Bldg.

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Nursing school is STRESSFUL! Come and learn some stress and relaxation techniques to improve your coping. No registration is required for this lunch-time meeting. Just bring your lunch, your questions and your stress. Sessions will be led by Mr. Mark Schwarze of the UNCP Counseling and Testing Center on the following dates and times:

  • August (TBA)
  • September (TBA)
  • October (TBA)
  • November (TBA)

DOSAGE CALCULATIONS PREPARATION

Practice calculations in preparation for NUR 3150

  • Friday, August 20, 10:00-12:00 noon SRMC
  • Friday, August 27, 10:00-12:00 noon, SRMC

Practice calculations in preparation for NUR 4350

  • Wednesday, August 18, time 10:30-12:00 p.m. SRMC

Practice calculations in preparation for NUR 3450

  • Thursday, December 2, 8:00-10:50 a.m. EDU 222

Practice Calculations in preparation for NUR 4450

  • Thursday, December 2, 8:00-10:50 a.m. EDU 222

 

 

 

 

 
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