Critical Thinking Skills for your Nursing Degree by Jane Bottomley

Critical Thinking Skills for your Nursing Degree by Jane Bottomley

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. Critical Thinking Skills for your Nursing Degree provides you with a sound knowledge and understanding of: the nature of critical thinking, and of its relevance and importance in HE * how to adopt a critical approach to all aspects of your nursing study * the importance of active, critical reading, and how it allows you an efficient, principled, effective assessment of the literature in your field * the need to adopt a critical approach to writing, characterised by analytical and evaluative use of sources and the development of your own 'voice'.

"I would recommend 'Critical thinking skills for your Nursing degree' not just to aspiring critical scholars but to anyone who wanted to explore this subject with a nursing-twist"

 

-- Asterios Bompolis, associate lecturer in mental health at Middlesex University and My Care Academy Practice Lead * Nursing Times *

Jane Bottomley is a Senior Language Tutor at the University of Manchester and a Senior Fellow of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes (BALEAP).She has been involved in the development of a number of content-based academic study skills courses at the University of Manchester and has previously published on scientific writing.

Steven Pryjmachuk is Professor of Mental Health Nursing Education in the School of Health Science's Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Manchester and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His teaching, clinical and research work has centred largely on supporting and facilitating individuals – be they students, patients or colleagues – to develop, learn or care independently. 

In December 2014, Steven was elected as vice Chair (2015-16) and Chair (2017-18) of Mental Health Nurse Academics UK, an organisation representing 65 Higher Education Institutions providing education and research on mental health nursing.

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ISBN 13	9781912096695
ISBN 10	1912096692
Title	Critical Thinking Skills for your Nursing Degree
Author	Jane Bottomley
Series	Critical Study Skills
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Critical Publishing Ltd
Year published	2018-05-21
Number of pages	88
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