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LicensedPractical /VocationalNursing (LPN/LVN)
LPNtoRNTransitions:AchievingSuccess inYourNewRole,
FourthEdition
NickiHarrington, EdD,MSN, RN
978-1-60913-691-8 • January2012 • Softbound •6” x9” •472pp. •5 Illus. •55Tables
Reentering the rigorsof academic life is amonumental decision for any
LPN/ LVN returning to school, involving both personal and financial
investment.This book serves as aguide to assist readers in successfully
balancing career, school, and personal life while pursuing educational
andprofessional goals. It leads the reader thougha seriesof interactive
exercises and develops a Personal Education Plan. The text supports
the reader during this important transition, taking into condsideration
individual experience, needs anddegreeprogram.
Features
• College success strategies havebeenadded toaddressmorediverse
multicultural student populations, includingmalenursing students.
Success strategies for English language learners and for thosewith
alternative lifestyles havealsobeen included.
• Revised chapters includeevidence-basedpractice strategies.
• Tables anddisplays havebeen condensedand supplemented tohelp
clarify important concepts. Resources, professional documents, and
websites havebeenupdated.
• Student learningoutcomes arenow included in the text tomeet
accrediting standards.
• More informationhas beenprovidedonemotional intelligence,
study skills,writingprofessional papers for college courses, and time
management/organizational skills, giving students theopportunity
tobetter assess theirmost effective learning styles.
• Vignettesof real student experiences at thebeginningof each
chapter showyouhowothers havedealtwith the challengesof
transition to theassociatedegree level.
•
ThinkingCritically
features giveyou theopportunity to reflect
on thematerial presentedand consider how toapply theoretical
content ina clinical setting.
• SampleNCLEX-RN
®
questions helpyouprepare for this critical
exam.
Table of Contents
Unit I:
TheTransitionProcess
Ch. 1: Lifelong Learning: Returning to
School
Ch. 2: RoleDevelopment andTransition
Ch. 3: Adapting toChange
Ch. 4:TransitionsThroughoutNursing’s
History
Ch. 5: Learning at theADNLevel
Ch. 6: Individualizing a Plan for Role
Transition
Ch. 7:Test Success for the LPN: Challenge of
NCLEX-RN®Questions
Unit II:
CoreCompetencies for
ProfessionalNursingPractice
Ch. 8: PracticingWithinRegulatory
Frameworks
Ch. 9: CriticalThinking andClinical
Judgment inNursing
Unit III:
RoleConcepts Essential for
RNPractice
Ch. 10:TheNursing Process: Assessment and
Caring Interventions
Ch. 11:TheNurse asCommunicator
Ch. 12:TheNurse asTeacher
Ch. 13:ManagingUniqueClientCare
Ch. 14:ManagingTime, Conflict, and the
NursingEnvironment
Ch. 15: Professional Responsibilities
Ch. 16: Legal Accountability
Ch. 17: Ethical Issues
AppendixA:
Answers to “NCLEX-RN
®
MightAsk”Questions
AppendixB:
NANDA-Approved
NursingDiagnoses
Index