Tutoring

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The two full-time professional nursing tutors at Mercy College offer a combined total of over 25 years of nursing experience in the medical-surgical, orthopedics, emergency nursing, critical care, and obstetrics inpatient and outpatient care settings. The nursing tutors strive to provide students a safe space to further develop their critical thinking skills, master their test taking and study skills, and develop a sound foundational understanding of nursing content. The tutors recognize the importance of sharing personal stories of real-life application to enhance the learning experience and mold students into competent, compassionate nursing professionals.

Services

• Face-to-face sessions for individuals and small groups
• Online tutoring via Zoom
• Email or call with a quick question that does not require a full session

About Scott Hevner, Science and Math Tutor
Mr. Hevner is a professional tutor with a Master of Science degree and more than 15 years of teaching and tutoring experience.

Availability
Mr. Hevner is available for in-person, Zoom, and phone sessions. For current available days and times see his Tutoring Information Flyer on Canvas. Please use our scheduling software Achieve. If you call Mr. Hevner, please leave a voicemail so he knows you are a student, not a robocall, phishing, etc.

Tutoring services are FREE for Mercy College of Ohio students. Some services are noted below (other services are also available).

• Math-Based Nursing Classes, PAS 510 Basic Science, PAS 520 Pharmacology
• All Anatomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math and Statistics Courses
• Reading comprehension, studying, and organizing materials for an exam
• Instruction on note taking, use of Powerpoint and Excel
• How to write lab reports and scientific research papers
• How to analyze data for projects and research papers
• Bones Table available
  

The Writing Tutor at Mercy College of Ohio provides free writing support and feedback to all students, staff, and faculty in all programs. During a session, the professional writing tutor engages in conversation with the writer to help achieve the goals of the written work, focusing on ideas, organization, development, argument, synthesis, and writers’ concerns. The purpose of writing sessions is to promote awareness of self and audience through clear and concise writing.

Services

Writing online and on-campus tutoring is available at the Toledo campus. Help is available for anything writing related at any point in the writing process. Types of sessions include:

• Face-to-face tutoring for individuals or small groups
• Online tutoring in real time on Canvas Big Blue Button
• Email feedback on papers (2-5 days turnaround time)

Topics

No matter what course and what program you are in, the Writing Tutor can help. Topics commonly covered during a session include:

• APA formatting
• Brainstorming/topic generation
• Outlining
• Thesis development
• Organization
• Clarification
• Grammar/mechanics
• Syntax
• General feedback
• & more...