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College Mathematics Review for Nursing Students

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Author(s): Corinn Herrell, Cheryl Colan, Fatima Baig

Subject(s): Mathematics, Nursing, Nursing fundamentals and skills

Last updated: 11/10/2024

This book is intended to help nursing students entering the first-semester block of their college programs develop the math skills necessary for making accurate medication dosage calculations. This book reviews skills from College Mathematics topics that build up to the technique of using dimensional analysis to perform calculations with different units of measurement, the primary method of medication calculations used in Nursing.

Anatomy & Physiology: Review of Select Topics for Incoming Nursing Students

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Author(s): Elisabeth Kehrli, Anil Kapoor

Subject(s): Biology, life sciences, Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Nursing, Nursing fundamentals and skills

Publisher: Maricopa Open Digital Press

Last updated: 11/10/2024

This book is intended as a review of select Anatomy and Physiology topics for nursing students entering the first semester block of their college programs. It presents a curated collection of videos and accompanying interactive activities designed to reinforce an understanding of the fundamental concepts covered in the lower-division BIO201 (Human Anatomy and Physiology I) and BIO202 (Human Anatomy and Physiology II) courses and is not intended as a comprehensive review. Instead, the book reviews the topics that are most relevant to students as they progress through nursing school.

Success Strategies for Nursing Students

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Author(s): Michelle Holbrook, Cheryl Colan

Subject(s): Study and learning skills: general, Nursing fundamentals and skills

Publisher: Maricopa Open Digital Press

Last updated: 10/10/2024

This book is intended to help nursing students entering the first semester block of their college programs develop the study skills necessary to succeed in nursing school. Topics covered include: managing time, scheduling time effectively, managing email, effective use of textbooks, taking notes, studying in groups, preparing for exams, test-taking strategies, and dealing with test anxiety. Each chapter contains reading, videos, and interactive activities to help students increase their success by using effective study strategies.

Medical Terminology

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Author(s): Karen Hobbs, Jerry Casteel

Subject(s): Medicine and Nursing, Medicine and Nursing, Medical profession

Publisher: Phoenix College Nursing

Last updated: 10/10/2024

Medical Terminology is an OER (open educational resource) that focuses on breaking down medical terms into their word parts, pronouncing medical terms, and learning the meaning of medical terms. This resource is targeted for nursing students entering the first semester block of their college programs.

Dynamic Planet: Exploring Geological Disasters and Environmental Change

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Author(s): Charlene Estrada, Carolina Londono Michel, Merry Wilson, Jeff Simpson, Mike Santoro, Katherine J. Megivern

Editor(s): Carolina Londono Michel

Subject(s): Earth sciences, The environment, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning

Institution(s): Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Publisher: MOD Press

Last updated: 05/10/2024

An interactive textbook designed specifically for students of the Maricopa County Community Colleges District course Geology110IN: Geological Disasters and the Environment.

Open Pedagogy Approaches

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Author(s): Alexis Clifton, Kimberly Davies Hoffman

Editor(s): Alexis Clifton, Kimberly Davies Hoffman, Robert Berkman, Eileen Daly-Boas, Lev Earle, Joe Easterly, Moriana Garcia, Deborah Rossen-Knill, Kristen Totleben

Subject(s): ,

Last updated: 01/10/2024

Blueprint for Success in College: Indispensable Study Skills and Time Management Strategies

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Author(s): Dave Dillon

Publisher: Rebus Community

Last updated: 15/09/2024

Blueprint for Success in College: Indispensable Study Skills and Time Management Strategies is a remix of four previously existing OER (Open Educational Resources): A Different Road To College: A Guide For Transitioning To College For Non-traditional Students by Alise Lamoreaux, How to Learn Like a Pro! by Phyllis Nissila, Foundations of Academic Success: Words of Wisdom, edited by Thomas Priester, College Success, provided by Lumen Learning, and one previously copyrighted textbook with content that is now openly licensed: Blueprint for Success in College: Indispensable Study Skills and Time Management Strategies by Dave Dillon (Montezuma Publishing, first edition). A free OER, (Open Educational Resource), Blueprint for Success in College: Indispensable Study Skills and Time Management Strategies is a students’ guide for classroom success and efficient use of time. This text, designed to show how to be successful in college focuses on study skills, time management.