Managing school, work and family can be very challenging. Knowing how to managing your time, understanding your learning style, how to take notes, and exploring test taking techniques are all important factors which contribute to your success. The following links provide information and tips for current and future students in nursing or allied health programs, who want more knowledge and insight into areas such as test taking techniques, learning styles, time management, study tips, study environment, and note taking.

NOTE: The resources listed under the Study Skills section were results of various internet searches. While the intent is to provide helpful information to you, they are not official recommendations by the Nursing Pathways Web Site and Kaiser Permanente.

Study Skills Resources (All links will open in a new window)

1. Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center
   Study Skills (Learning Styles, Time Management, Practical Study tips, Be an active Reader, Taking Notes, Taking Tests, Searching and Researching, Sample Cornell Notes Chart)
   
   
2. College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University
   • 23 Time Management Techniques
   • Effective Listening
   • Listening and note taking
   • Test taking skills-effective study techniques for essay tests
   • Strategies for stress management
   • Stress and time management-How to go from stressed to unstressed
     
     
3. Pace University/NACTEL Program-Study Guide
   
   
4. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
   Time Management Strategies for Improving Academic Performance
   
   
5. Amazon.com
   
   
   • Test Success: Test-Taking Techniques for Beginning Nursing Students
   • Successful Test-Taking: Learning Strategies for Nurses
   • Nurse’s Guide to Successful Test-Taking
   • Soar to Success: Do Your Best on Nursing Tests!
     
     
6. Meds Publishing
   Nursing Student Product Store (RN, PN, Beginning Students)
   

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