LPN to RN Transitions / Edition 4

by Lora Claywell

Overview

LPN to RN Transitions, 4^th Edition makes it easy for you to take the next step in your nursing career with all of the essential information you need to pursue your RN degree and practice as a registered nurse. This new edition includes practical information on role transition, cultural competency, delegation, classroom study habits, professional writing, and more. Plus, newly-revised chapters provide the latest information for one complete, indispensable resource to help you succeed in everything from the classroom to clinical practice!

• Improved organization gives you a clear vision of what the profession of nursing encompasses and ends with a career-affirming review of　the path you must travel to reach the goal of registered nurse.
• Critical thinking questions give you practice applying the critical-thinking skills you will need on the job.
• Clear, succinct coverage helps you focus on the issues that an RN must address for a successful practice.
• FYI boxes encourage you to think about how your day-to-day interactions will change as an RN.
• Additional illustrations create a more engaging reading experience.
• Revised table of contents helps you quickly locate information.
• Casual writing style makes it easier to read the text and gain practical advice.
• Key Terms and Key Points help you learn vocabulary words central to the topic discussed.
• Learning objectives in each chapter orient you to the broad range of topics that will be emphasized in the RN curriculum.

• NEW! Information on Role Transition prepares you to begin working in a clinical practice environment.
• NEW! Cultural Competency information covers how to work with a diverse set of patients.
• NEW! Prepare Now to Pass NCLEX® chapter provides strategies to use throughout the ADN curriculum to help you prepare a study plan tailored for success on the NCLEX-RN exam.
• NEW! Additional case studies demonstrate how the concepts discussed apply to real-life patients and colleagues.
• NEW! Math and Calculations content streamlined online for quick access.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900323401516
Publication date:	09/14/2017
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

Table of Contents

UNIT ONE: ESSENTIAL SKILLS TO BEGIN YOUR TRANSITION 1. Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future 2. Assessing Yourself and Designing Success 3. Study Habits and Test-Taking Skills

UNIT TWO: THE PROFESSION AND DISCIPLINE OF REGISTERED NURSING 4. Distinguishing the RN Role from the LPN/LVN Role 5. Using Nursing Theory to Guide Professional Practice 6. Providing Patient-Centered Care Through the Nursing Process 7 .Critical and Diagnostic Thinking for Better Clinical Judgment

UNIT THREE: THE RN AS PROVIDER OF CARE 8.  Practicing Evidence-Based Decision Making 9.  Communicating with Patients and Co-Workers 10. Teaching Patients and Their Families 11. The Nurses, Ideas, and Forces That Define the Profession 12. Upholding Legal and Ethical Principles 13. Care and Safety Standards, Competence, and Nurse Accountability

UNIT FOUR: THE RN AS MANAGER OF CARE 14. Leading, Delegating, and Collaborating 15. Promoting Healthful Living in the Primary Care Setting 16. Managing Care in Secondary and Tertiary Health Care

UNIT FIVE: LOOK HOW FAR YOU HAVE COME, PREPARING FOR TRANSITIONS TO COME 17. Reflecting on Your Transition 18. Prepare Now to Pass NCLEX-RN® Appendices:

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Julia M. Fine, RN, PhD, FNP-C(Indiana State University)
Description: This book seeks to assist the LPN who is returning to school to adapt and prosper in the demanding world of the RN student and to examine the differences in LPN and RN practice. Students are involved through the projects and critical thinking exercises in each chapter. Information is summarized concisely in FYI tables throughout each chapter.
Purpose: The authors set out to gather and consolidate the content needed for a textbook to be used in bridge courses for LPN students who are entering RN programs at an advanced level. This sort of book is needed and the authors have succeeded in bringing together the required content areas.
Audience: The book is specifically targeted to LPNs and could be used for transitional courses in both associate degree and baccalaureate level RN programs. The authors' many years of experience in supporting and encouraging LPNs in the transition to the role of RN are apparent in the subjects chosen and the appropriate level of writing.
Features: Topics range from the sublime and ever-present critical thinking to intensely practical math skills and from the needed skills for the student role to the range of roles of the RN. Identifying individual strengths and building empowerment skills assist the returning adult learner to evaluate both the goal and the cost of the transitional experience. Instructors may want to supplement some sections, such as the math skills, with additional practice and methods.
Assessment: This book joins a small group of texts aimed at the LPN seeking to transition to the RN role. The authors are both experienced in teaching this audience as well as respectful of the LPN's experience as a nurse and adult learner. At the same time, the authors gently force the LPN to examine in depth and appreciate the greater complexity of RN roles and skills. Without this appreciation the transitioning LPN cannot strive for and achieve the multidimensionality of the RN role.

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