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Licensed Practical / Vocational Nursing (LPN/LVN)
LPN to RNTransitions: Achieving Success in Your New Role,
Fourth Edition
Nicki Harrington, EdD, MSN, RN
978-1-60913-691-8 • January 2012 • Softbound • 6” x 9” • 472 pp. • 5 Illus. • 55Tables
Reentering the rigors of academic life is a monumental decision for any
LPN/ LVN returning to school, involving both personal and financial
investment. This book serves as a guide to assist readers in successfully
balancing career, school, and personal life while pursuing educational
and professional goals. It leads the reader though a series of interactive
exercises and develops a Personal Education Plan. The text supports
the reader during this important transition, taking into condsideration
individual experience, needs and degree program.
Features
• College success strategies have been added to address more diverse
multicultural student populations, including male nursing students.
Success strategies for English language learners and for those with
alternative lifestyles have also been included.
• Revised chapters include evidence-based practice strategies.
• Tables and displays have been condensed and supplemented to help
clarify important concepts. Resources, professional documents, and
websites have been updated.
• Student learning outcomes are now included in the text to meet
accrediting standards.
• More information has been provided on emotional intelligence,
study skills, writing professional papers for college courses, and time
management/organizational skills, giving students the opportunity
to better assess their most effective learning styles.
• Vignettes of real student experiences at the beginning of each
chapter show you how others have dealt with the challenges of
transition to the associate degree level.
•
Thinking Critically
features give you the opportunity to reflect
on the material presented and consider how to apply theoretical
content in a clinical setting.
• Sample NCLEX-RN
®
questions help you prepare for this critical
exam.
Table of Contents
Unit I:
The Transition Process
Ch. 1: Lifelong Learning: Returning to
School
Ch. 2: Role Development and Transition
Ch. 3: Adapting to Change
Ch. 4: Transitions Throughout Nursing’s
History
Ch. 5: Learning at the ADN Level
Ch. 6: Individualizing a Plan for Role
Transition
Ch. 7: Test Success for the LPN: Challenge of
NCLEX-RN® Questions
Unit II:
Core Competencies for
Professional Nursing Practice
Ch. 8: Practicing Within Regulatory
Frameworks
Ch. 9: Critical Thinking and Clinical
Judgment in Nursing
Unit III:
Role Concepts Essential for
RN Practice
Ch. 10: The Nursing Process: Assessment and
Caring Interventions
Ch. 11: The Nurse as Communicator
Ch. 12: The Nurse as Teacher
Ch. 13: Managing Unique Client Care
Ch. 14: Managing Time, Conflict, and the
Nursing Environment
Ch. 15: Professional Responsibilities
Ch. 16: Legal Accountability
Ch. 17: Ethical Issues
Appendix A:
Answers to “NCLEX-RN
®
Might Ask” Questions
Appendix B:
NANDA-Approved
Nursing Diagnoses
Index