What is the Nursing Learning Center?
A place where students can gather with like-minded, focused, and enthusiastic students to improve not only their understanding of the course material but of their own learning styles.
Support Services Offered:
Help with prerequisite courses, nursing courses, writing, well being, NCLEX preparation, and clinicals.
Undergraduate Support
Academic Support
Request support for Nursing courses and academic needs:
Support By Request (SBR)
All sessions will be virtual via Blackoard Collaborate. Please submit the Support By Request form (above) and Valerie Thomas or Larissa Furger (TAs) will respond via email to schedule a virtual support session.
Workshops
Each semester the NLC offers a variety of workshops ranging from self care to professional communication to reviewing assessment skills. See NLC Events for current offerings.
- October workshop suggestion: Successful ways to study and excel online on October 26 at 9:45am.
Please see this linked newsletter for tips on studying and time management to help you succeed in a mostly virtual semester.
NCLEX Support: See below.
Graduate Support
Academic Support
To request support for physical assessment, writing, theory development, advanced didactic courses (Pharmacology & Physiology), and SOAP notes:
Support By Request (SBR)
All sessions will be virtual via Blackoard Collaborate. Please submit the Support By Request form (above) and Valerie Thomas or Larissa Furger (TAs) will respond via email to schedule a virtual support session.
Workshops
Each semester the NLC offers a variety of workshops ranging from self care to professional communication to reviewing assessment skills. See NLC Events for current offerings.
- October workshop suggestion: Successful ways to study and excel online on October 26 at 9:45am.
Please see this linked newsletter for tips on studying and time management to help you succeed in a mostly virtual semester.
NP Board Exam Content Review: Weekly, dedicated time to review structured content to prepare for the NP certification board exams. Please see schedule.
NLC Wellness
The NLC offers a range of student wellness activities like humor therapy, relaxation therapy, sensory therapy, and creative art therapy.
Each month wellness activities are set up for students to experience while passing between classes – we call this Drive Thru Wellness – and we hope it brings a moment of peace.
See NLC Events for current offerings.
NLC Events
- October
- October 20
- October 26
- October 26
- November
- November 9
- November 23
- December
- December 7
Fall NCLEX Support
Fall support includes exam overview, highlighting various types of questions and how to approach them. Weekly reviews cover multiple topics with numerous NCLEX style exam questions.
OVERVIEW SESSIONS:
- Overview sessions will be offered virtually the week of September 28. Online (NCLEX Canvas page) – for 2nd year/ABSN students, same content covered at each session.
WEEKLY REVIEW SESSIONS:
- Weekly review sessions will be offered via NCLEX Canvas course beginning October 5.
For more information on topics covered during review sessions, click here.
Spring NCLEX Support
Spring support includes review of licensure application and registering for the NCLEX. Weekly reviews cover multiple topics with numerous NCLEX style exam questions.
LICENSURE APPLICATION AND REGISTERING FOR THE NCLEX INFO SESSIONS: NCLEX
- TBSN Students: Session dates have not been decided yet.
- ABSN Students: Session dates have not been decided yet.
WEEKLY REVIEW SESSIONS:
- Session dates have not been decided yet.
For more information on topics covered during review sessions, click here.
Contacts
Kelli Richards
Position title: BSN@Home Academic Advisor and Academic Support Coordinator
Email: kelli.richards@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-263-5163