A nursing student asks, "Are there any techniques to help me better understand difficult nursing concepts?" The best reply would be

a. "Memorize as much as you possibly can."
b. "Begin by learning the definition of all terms."
c. "Repeat key ideas in your own terms."
d. "Cram for examinations."


ANS: C
Repeating key ideas in one's own words fosters understanding. Understanding is required for laying down neural traces and long-term memory storage. Memorizing is only marginally effective. Learning the definition of all terms may be an excessively large order. Cramming is never advisable.

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