Get Ready for A&P - Softcover

Garrett, Lori K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321517040 ISBN 13: 9780321517043

Publisher: Pearson, 2009

Synopsis

Available as a book and website, this resource saves classroom time and frustration by helping students quickly prepare for their A&P course, and can be packaged with any Pearson Benjamin Cummings A&P textbook for no additional charge. The hands-on workbook gets students up to speed with basic study skills, math skills, anatomical terminology, basic chemistry, cell biology, and other basics of the human body. Each topic area includes a pre-test, guided explanation, interactive quizzes and exercises, and end-of-chapter cumulative tests. For each chapter, the Companion Website provides a Pre-Test that gives students instant feedback; a Chapter Guide that directs students to tutorials, animations, activities, and web links; access to myeBook; and a Post-Test with a Study Plan. The Second Edition features new key content and online activities as well as expanded online assessment that makes it easier than ever for students to master the material and for instructors to assess student progress.

 

For a complete online course available through CourseConnect, a Get Ready for A&P Online Course is also available (www.pearsonls.com/getready).

About this title

From the Back Cover

Skills for Nursing & Healthcare StudentsStudy Skills, Maths and ScienceLori K Garrett, Ailsa Clarke and Pearl Shihab All the skills you need in one handy little book! This clear, helpful and interactive book will help you prepare for and succeed in your nursing and healthcare studies. Supporting anatomy and physiology, drug administration, clinical practice and preparation for assessments, this book will give you the tools to success. Using examples from practice to bring the subjects to life, Skills for Nursing & Healthcare Students is your essential guide to the core skills you will need to master. The book includes guided explanations and interactive exercises that will help you brush up on your maths and study skills and get up-to-speed with anatomical terminology, the basics of the human body, chemistry and cell biology. Presented in a simple and straightforward way, Key features include: 

• An accessible guide to taking notes, managing your time effectively and preparing for exams.
• All the key maths skills covered in a single chapter.
• The science of the human body, from the basics and terminology, to chemistry and cell biology.
• Regular self assessment and 'stop and think' activities included throughout the text aiming to get you up to speed as fast as possible.
• A premium website (access code included inside) with access to diagnostic tests and to 'Direct your learning' activities, animations, tutorials, myeBook, downloads, and web links.

  Please Note: This book is only sold as part of a set which includes an access card. The ISBN you need for the pack with access card is 9780273738312.
  
  

Don't get left behind, get Skills for Nursing & Healthcare Students! What people said...

'This book becomes an interactive text and stimulates the student into a variety of learning tasks' Kevin W.Harrup, University of Leicester

'A useful revision text that would prepare nurses before they embark on the Common Foundation Programme' Sally Anstey, Cardiff University

‘Friendly and encouraging’ Adrian Newman, The University of Northampton  

‘Easily accessible for the new student’ Philippa Burden, student, Canterbury Christ Church

 

About the Author

Lori K. Garrett teaches anatomy & physiology courses at Danville area Community College, where she developed her own A&P “prep” course to help her students succeed. Her gifts for simple, straightforward explanations and effectiveness in the classroom have earned her several teaching awards, including the Association of Community College Trustrees’ William H. Meardy Faculty Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0321517040
• ISBN 13: 9780321517043
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 272