With a new academic year rolling around, students of all ages will be looking for help and guidance with their work—and there are a wealth of options on mobile app stores and the web to help you succeed.

Here we've picked out some of the best apps and services across multiple categories, including time management, homework help, note-taking, and more. Put them together and you've got a comprehensive toolkit for making sure that this year is a good one.

No matter what your requirements, courses, or study habits are, there should be something here for you (or for the young student in your life). You might be surprised at just how much difference the right app can make.

Trello

The main appeal of Trello is its versatility: You can adapt the simple card-based interface in whichever way you want—whether to keep track of individual homework assignments or to log multiple research strands in an essay—and the software will adapt accordingly.

You can assign categories and deadlines to cards, attach files to them, and drop in to-do lists. However you decide to use Trello, you're going to find it straightforward to get around the app with easy drag-and-drop operations and a ton of options and features.

Trello (freemium for web, Android, iOS)

Socratic

Powered by Google's artificial intelligence engines, Socratic is here to answer any question on any topic, whether you need step-by-step math explanations, a quick overview of a historical event or work of literature, or details of a particular set of biological processes.

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There is no doubt that nursing school is difficult and demands a lot of time, effort, and attention. Learning new material and keeping up with clinicals while balancing your everyday life is already difficult enough. However, balancing your nursing program’s studies and coursework with a life outside of school might get more challenging. But, don’t worry, as this can be done.

At the end of the day, your ability to succeed in nursing school ultimately depends on your level of effort, study techniques, time management abilities, and dedication. Of course, there is no one-size-fits-all solution, as every nursing student is different. But rest assured that with the help of some tried and tested tips, you can make your time in nursing school much easier. So, without further ado, let’s look at some of these tips below:

Find the right nursing program

Choosing a nursing program right for you is one of the first steps to becoming a registered nurse. Because the nursing program you choose will significantly impact your future employment, take the time to research a few options.

But, to choose the right one, consider asking yourself a few questions first. For instance, do you prefer on-campus or online nursing programs? Do you meet the requirements for any scholarship? If not, can you afford nursing school on your own? Do you want to specialize in travel or cultural nursing? By asking such questions, you can narrow down the nursing programs available to you and select the few that best suit your professional and academic goals.

Always remember the “why”

You will need to hold onto your why when you go home late from a long day of clinicals and still have to study. You have a reason for being passionate about nursing. Keep that reason in mind and use it as motivation to complete your task.

Perhaps you choose a profession in nursing because you naturally want to serve people, or perhaps you enjoy the challenges it presents. Whatever the reason, always remembering why you wanted to become a nurse can help you stay motivated and focused during your time at nursing school.

Study with your peers

As you participate in simulation labs and other activities with your peers, you will get to know each other quite well. Ask your friends to join you in a study group if you find group study methods work best for you.

Nursing students frequently struggle with particular subjects depending on their past knowledge and background. Therefore, taking classes with others can close any gaps and provide you the chance to both teach and learn from your classmates. A greater sense of friendship and camaraderie with others who appreciate the difficulty of your studies is another advantage of group learning.

But if you’re into group studies, there are also a few advantages to studying with your peers individually. So, the next time you visit the library, ensure they’re sitting close by. That way, you can ask them questions without worrying about studying in a group of ten people.

Treat nursing school like a job

Accelerated nursing students don’t work during the school day for a reason. The curriculum is demanding and requires as much commitment and time as a full-time job, if not more. You will get the most out of your education if you stay focused and devoted to studying and developing into the best nurse you can be.

You will succeed in nursing school if you are willing to spend up to forty hours a week doing homework, writing papers, and studying online resources aside from labs and clinicals. You can create a lifelong routine that will benefit you in every aspect of your life by approaching nursing school with the mindset of a full-time career.

Also, don’t forget to go above and beyond during in-hospital clinical rotations. After all, you’ll work with some of the most experienced registered nurses in each clinical setting. So, it’s a no-brainer for you to capitalize on those connections. Of course, you’ll feel anxious initially, but it would be wise to take risks and gain knowledge from as many people as possible.

Always remain organized

During nursing school, each nursing component will present you with its own set of learning challenges. So, remaining organized is crucial. You will be required to participate in several school-related activities that need you to be somewhere at a specific time, such as clinical rotations, tests, simulation labs, and study groups.

This is why most successful nursing students use planners or smartphone scheduling apps. These apps do wonders when it comes to remaining organized. They help you track where you need to be by keeping all your events in one location. After all, you don’t want to fit your entire calendar into your brain, which will already be packed with healthcare knowledge.

Establish and follow a routine

Even though nursing school is difficult, managing it can be much simpler if you have a routine. It would be best to establish and follow routines and procedures that encourage efficiency from the start of your nursing education. Here are some examples of how nursing students can excel in nursing school by creating and following a routine:

• Plan your extracurricular and other activities accordingly so they don’t conflict with your key study times.
• Schedule your study time. For instance, if you concentrate better at night, schedule an evening study schedule.
• If you enjoy exercising, schedule a set time for it.
• Set aside time to study on the weekends.
• Instead of cramming everything on the same day, spread your studies over the week.
• Set a particular time for completing nursing assignments.
• Get up and go to bed at the same hour.

Conclusion

It takes practice to learn how to study more effectively and put these nursing school study tips into practice. But nursing is a skill that you’ll keep developing throughout your career. After you graduate, you’ll discover that many of the habits you adopt at nursing school will help you become a better nurse in the real world. Ultimately, learning as much as possible should be your topmost priority in nursing school. But you don’t have to stop there. After all, the best nurses constantly learn and develop their skills and knowledge!

Ask your family if studying abroad seems financially reasonable to them

Find out if there are scholarships or grants available

Get a job on or off campus and save what you can

Try to study abroad during an off-peak time

Use studying abroad as a way to rack up credit card rewards

Bottom line

Even the most resilient students can encounter challenges throughout their educational journey, experts say

On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, which is celebrated on October 10, educationists share some top tips to manage study burnout.

Experts note that students are often nervous about the prospect of covering a substantial amount of material in just a few years. Even the most resilient of students can encounter challenges throughout their educational journey.

Therefore, it is important that universities equip their pupils with the psychological tools required to help them manage their time and workload efficiently without burning out.

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Day, St. George’s University, School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies in the Caribbean – who receive a lot of students from the UAE, GCC and the larger MENA region – share some simple interventions that students can implement to prevent feeling burnt out.

Symptoms of burnout and intervention

Burnout stems from persisting academic or workplace stress and is often conceptualised as feeling exhausted, out of energy (emotionally and physically) or apathetic, having negative emotions or cynicism related to one's studies, and suffering a reduced sense of personal or academic accomplishment.

Left untreated, burnout can cause people to become distracted, depressed, and anxious which can impact their academic performance and relationships.

There are a couple of things that students can do to reduce their chances of burnout. However, these interventions are all based on one important element which is to Excellerate the relationship between the individual and their work/studies.

Take multiple breaks

This is probably something you’ve been told a thousand times, but we’re going to say it louder for the people in the back: You cannot sustain productivity levels without taking proper deliberate (away from your desk) breaks.

This means a combination of doing things that are relaxing and undemanding (e.g. watching an episode on Netflix or sitting down for a proper lunch break), and things you genuinely enjoy (e.g. meeting up with a friend or doing a hobby). This also means logging off for the night, having some time to unwind and getting some proper sleep.

Say no

If you notice yourself experiencing higher levels of fatigue, be wary of taking on more demands. You might experience an initial sense of guilt, but it’s important to ride through this so that you don’t contribute further to your own exhaustion.

Peer support

This might be coming together at the end of the day to cook dinner together or talking remotely over Zoom. Having a sense of common humanity i.e. “that we’re in this together”, helps to promote collaboration rather than cynicism.

Carving out time for exercise

Whatever this looks like for you, exercise helps to restore energy associated with burnout. Exercise should physically take you away from your books, so be wary of bringing notes into the gym or listening to lectures through your headphones.

Challenging unhelpful thoughts and bitterness

You might experience negative thoughts such as “the faculty don’t care”, or maybe even that “the university doesn’t care”, but it is really important not to engage in these thoughts. Believing that the organisation isn’t supportive of your goals is a major factor contributing towards burnout, so instead focus your attention on the ways in which the school does encourage you to do well (support services, office hours etc).

Support services

Whilst you’re in that mindset of paying attention to ways in which the school offers to support you, ensure that you take full advantage of these services. Using the resources available to you will help to decrease some of your perceived demands. For example, at SGU, we encourage all our student to work with the mental health experts at our Psychological Services Centre where we provide a safe space for them to process their feelings.

Focus on your wins

Managing your expectations of yourself is also incredibly important. Recognise every small area of progress and growth in your studying methods, or in following lectures, or small incremental improvements in your exam performance.

Journaling

Acknowledge and express difficult feelings you have towards whatever stage you are at in your academic journey. Remind yourself that it’s okay to feel such a huge range of emotions, and that some days will be less than perfect.

Mindfulness

Because burnout erodes empathy and professionalism, it’s important to find ways to return to yourself and remember who you are and what you hope to achieve in your life. Mindfulness training, compassion training, and other contemplative practices that help you slow down, be in the moment, and access your inner resources are vital for preventing and addressing burnout.

Organisations as diverse as Google and the Harvard Schools of Medicine and Business have instituted and promoted mindfulness training for employees, students and faculty to provide an antidote to burnout.

And one more thing:

You are not alone. Burnout hasn’t just happened to you; it can happen to anyone embedded in a system that demands much. Everyone in the system is vulnerable to burnout.

Understanding this important concept will help you build your own specific plan for reclaiming your energy and passion for what you are doing.

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A new study from cybersecurity company Trend Micro Incorporated found that 25 percent of healthcare organizations hit by ransomware attacks were forced to halt operations completely.

The study also revealed that 86 percent of global healthcare organizations affected by ransomware attacks suffered operational outages, according to the Oct. 11 Trend Micro news release.

Trend Micro commissioned the survey of 145 healthcare business and IT professionals.

"In cybersecurity we often talk in abstractions about data breaches and network compromise. But in the healthcare sector, ransomware can have a potentially very real and very dangerous physical impact," Trend Micro Technical Director Bharat Mistry said. "Operational outages put patient lives at risk. We can't rely on the bad guys to change their ways, so healthcare organizations need to get better at detection and response and share the appropriate intelligence with partners to secure their supply chains." 

A study analyzing insurance data in which UALR faculty participated suggests links between cannabis reform and safer driving — a message you most assuredly will NOT hear from opponents for legalization in Arkansas.

A friend sent me a link from an article earlier this summer.

The study, published this month in the journal Health Economics, analyzed insurance data from 2014 to 2019. It found that premiums dropped by about $22 per year on average after states enacted legalization—and the study authors think that may have something to do with reduced drunk driving in those states, signaling a possible substitution effect whereby people switch from alcohol to cannabis.

A $22 premium reduction might not seem significant on its face, but the reason for that decline is what’s important. Access to medical cannabis seems to be linked to better road safety, which translates into significant cost savings—both collectively for people paying insurance premiums and overall for health-related expenditures related to auto accidents.

The analysis determined that “medical cannabis legalization has reduced auto insurance premiums by $1.5 billion in all states that have currently legalized, with the potential to reduce premiums by an additional $900 million if the remaining states were to legalize”—a combined total of $2.4 billion in potential payment reductions for drivers under nationwide medical cannabis access.

“Because auto insurance premiums are directly tied to property damage and health outcomes, we find evidence of a positive social impact of medical cannabis on auto safety,” the study said

Rhet Smith of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock participated in the study. Arkansas voters approved medical marijuana in 2016, but the first sale didn’t occur until May 2019.

There are limits to the study and opponents will push back. Advocates of decriminalization say the finding is consistent with other studies.

Here’s an abstract of the full report, but it requires a payment to read.

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When it comes to cyber preparedness, less than half of small business owners feel ready to prevent an attack and just 28% of these businesses reported having cyber insurance.

That’s according to a report from Nationwide, which also found that 40% of small business owners believe a cyberattack would cost less than $1,000. Further, 60% said it would take fewer than three months to fully recover after an attack. Nationwide reported cyber claims typically see between $15,000-$25,000 in recovery costs and the average recovery time is slightly longer than nine months.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NetDiligence^®, a leading provider of cyber risk readiness and response services, announced today it has published its twelfth annual Cyber Claims Study, a study of actual losses for data breaches and other cyber-related events covered by leading cyber insurance carriers. Sponsoring the study are RSM, Experian, Guidewire, and The Beckage Firm.

This year's report features analysis of almost 7,500 claims from events that occurred during 2017–2021, including over 1,000 claims analyzed from incidents that occurred in 2021. The data from these claims has been aggregated in over 20 ways, including crisis, legal, business interruption, recovery, and total incident costs; the nature of the event, type of data exposed, business sectors affected, revenue size of claimants, and causes of loss, especially the growing impact of ransomware.

Findings are presented separately for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and large companies. In this report, the average revenue for SMEs was approximately $88M, while the average revenue for large companies was $13.5B.

In this year's study, ransomware was once again the number one cause of loss for SMEs and the costs associated with a ransomware event were again higher – the 5-year average ransom climbed to $262K; the 5-year average cost of a ransomware incident rose to $455K. The average incident cost for large companies (across all types of incidents) was $12.8M.

"For the third year in a row, ransomware is the leading cause of loss for SMEs," said Mark Greisiger, President of NetDiligence. "Furthermore, the overall business interruption cost of a ransomware incident has significantly grown over that time period. The average costs for a ransomware incident in 2021 were almost double the 5-year average costs."

"It is a crucial time for SMEs to protect themselves by implementing preventative measures such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)," Greisiger adds. "Equally important, we have learned from the cyber insurance community that all sectors must be vigilant about putting an actionable incident response plan in place with hotlines to the insurance carriers' preferred Breach Coach^® and other incident response experts. Ransomware, along with business email compromise (BEC), will likely remain the primary cyber threats. However, we have seen first-hand that when organizations have the tools and planning in place to respond quickly and efficiently, they can minimize both the cost and the disruption to their businesses."

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Study findings will be presented at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in Santa Monica, California on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. More in-depth coverage of findings, along with front-line insights from sponsors, can be found inside your cyber insurer's eRiskHub portal.

Study findings as well as the state of the cyber insurance market will be discussed further in two upcoming webinars from NetDiligence. Those interested in attending can register for the webinars using the links below:

Click here to download the 2022 Cyber Claims Study from NetDiligence.

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About NetDiligence

NetDiligence^® specializes in Cyber Risk Readiness & Response services. With over 20 years of experience in cyber, NetDiligence is an award-winning provider of innovative cyber risk management software and services to the insurance industry, including QuietAudit^® Cyber Risk Assessments, the eRiskHub^® cyber risk management portal, their authorized Breach Coach^® program, and Breach Plan Connect^®, a securely hosted solution designed to help senior managers plan and execute their organization's response to a cyber incident, and which also includes a free mobile app for convenient access and alternative means of communication if company systems are compromised. NetDiligence publishes an annual Cyber Claims Study and traditionally hosts Cyber Risk Conferences in Philadelphia, Santa Monica, Toronto, Florida, London, and Bermuda. For more information, visit Netdiligence.com.

About RSM

RSM's purpose is to deliver the power of being understood to our clients, colleagues and communities through world-class audit, tax and consulting services focused on middle market businesses. The clients we serve are the engine of global commerce and economic growth, and we are focused on developing leading professionals and services to meet their evolving needs in today's ever-changing business environment. RSM US LLP is the U.S. member of RSM International, a global network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms with 48,000 people across 120 countries. For more information, visit rsmus.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and/or connect with us on LinkedIn.

About Experian Crisis Solutions

When every minute counts, count on Experian Crisis Solutions. Powered by the nation's largest credit reporting agency, Experian Crisis Solutions creates better outcomes and unmatched value by delivering expertise, ease, and guaranteed speed when our partners need it the most. With over 15 years of experience, Experian Crisis Solutions has successfully serviced some of the largest and highest-profile breaches in history. Our turnkey solutions include Experian Reserved Response™, data breach response, crisis response management, and proven credit and identity protection products. To learn more, visit www.experian.com/databreach or email databreachinfo@experian.com.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 400 insurers, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire. For more information, contact us a info@guidewire.com.

About The Beckage Firm

The Beckage Firm is a women-owned law firm that focuses on technology, data security and privacy, incident response, litigation, and regulatory inquiries. The Beckage Firm attorneys and team counsel clients on matters pertaining to data security and privacy compliance, government investigations, litigation and class action defense, incident response, technology, and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Beckage Firm's headquarters are in New York. Learn more at TheBeckageFirm.com.

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