The F.A. Davis solution at work “When I started teaching at Berea, the Department Chair asked me to review a number of psychiatric nursing textbooks. Out of all the books I reviewed, I liked this one, and I think students do, too, because it’s more colorful, with lots of pictures and color coding.” She also comments on the way content is presented with shorter chapters and lots of tables and boxes. “Students don’t have a lot of tolerance for long reading assignments. Each chapter is short and to the point and covers just what students need to know.” Sooksai is a practicing psychiatric nurse, as well as a professor, and she uses lots of personal stories and short videos in her classroom. “I will show a short, 3-minute video and then ask students to write out the symptoms that they notice from the video. I then have them go back to the textbook to identify what they might have missed.” One of the book features that Sooksai likes the most are the patient stories. “The students like these, too. They will often bring these up in class and find them very relatable.” Sooksai emphasizes that Townsend is very current, and evidence based. “I told the Department Chair that I really like this book because I feel like I am reading an evidence-based research study. All of the references are current.” To create exams, Sooksai uses the test bank that comes with the instructor resources. “I think the F.A. Davis questions are really good. They are challenging; they match the level required for NCLEX; and they help the students prepare.” Sooksai gives her students 4 quizzes and 4 exams each semester. “The students sometimes complain that I’m giving too many quizzes, but when they take their standardized exams, they always do well on the mental health portion as compared to the national average.” About Berea College From the very beginning, Berea College was founded to be accessible to people who otherwise could not afford a college education. As the first interracial and coeducational college in the South, Berea was open to all people in the region, regardless of race, gender or ability to pay. No Berea student has paid tuition since 1892. Students with strong academic potential and financial need are encouraged to apply. Berea is academically competitive. The average ACT score of our students is about 25—which is above the national average—and more than half of our first-year students ranked in the top fifth of their high school class. The college offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 33 fields. About F.A. Davis F. A. Davis is an independent, family-owned publisher of educational solutions for the Nursing and Health Science professions. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the city of its founding in 1879, the company is dedicated to developing teaching and learning products that meet the needs of nursing and health science students, educators, and practitioners. The breadth and depth of our digital, print, and online resources across disciplines and specialties reflect our commitment to listening to our customers and to developing innovative products empowered by the technology that is changing how students are learning, instructors are teaching, and professionals are practicing. F.A. Davis Named Top Workplace For the fourth year in a row, F.A. Davis has been recognized as one of the Top Workplaces in the greater Philadelphia area by The Inquirer, the region’s most prominent newspaper and news website. These awards celebrate the organizations that prioritize a people-centered culture and give employees a voice that enables them to meet today’s ever-evolving technological, social, and economic challenges. F.A. Davis was ranked #5 among the top 50 mid-sized companies with 150- 499 employees and the only publishing company among all of the winners. For more information about Davis Advantage, visit FADavis.com/DavisAdvantage or contact us at Hello@FADavis.com.
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