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LPN to RN Transitions Achieving Success in Your New Role

by: Harrington, Nicki; Terry, Cynthia Lee

LPN to RN Transitions Achieving Success in Your New Role

by: Harrington, Nicki; Terry, Cynthia Lee

ISBN 13:
9780781736930
ISBN 10:
0781736935
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/29/2003
Publisher: Lippincott Williams Wilkins
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Summary

This book meets the needs of practical/vocational nurses and nursing faculty, as they work together to help smooth the transition from LPN/LVN to the RN role. The text provides interactive student exercises and strategies to "socialize" the student into an existing RN program, taking into consideration its philosophy and curricular framework.

UNIT I The Transition Process

Lifelong Learning: Returning to School

(25)

Lifelong Learning in Nursing

(1)

The Re-entry Process: Overcoming Barriers and Fears

(3)

Returning to the Student Role: ``Returning to School Syndrome''

(2)

Diverse Learning Styles

(5)

Student Role: Strategies for Success

(10)

Conclusion

(3)

Role Development and Transition

(26)

Definitions

(2)

Types of Roles

(1)

Role Development

(16)

Role Transition

(1)

Role Conflict

(2)

Conclusion

(3)

Adapting to Change

(21)

Change Defined

(1)

The Process of Change

(1)

Individual and Organizational Change

(1)

Factors That Motivate Change

(2)

Types of Change

(2)

The Stages of Planned Change

(2)

The Effects of Change

(8)

Adjusting to Change

(1)

Positive Outcomes of Change

(1)

Conclusion

(3)

Transitions Throughout Nursing's History

(25)

Development of Nursing

(8)

Professional Nursing Organizations

(3)

The Evolution of Nursing as a Profession

(4)

Transitions in Nursing Education

(2)

Career Mobility Options

(1)

Factors That Have Influenced Trends and Transitions in Nursing

(6)

Learning at the ADN Level

100

(18)

Adult Learning Theory

101

(2)

Practical/Vocational and Associate Degree Nursing Education: A Comparison

103

(5)

Learning Strategies for Success

108

(3)

Transition Needs Unique to the LPN/LVN to ADN Student

111

(2)

Differentiating ADN Student and LPN/LVN Practice Roles

113

(1)

Conclusion

114

(4)

Individualizing a Plan for Role Transition

118

(19)

Assessing Preparedness for the Student Role

120

(4)

Assessing Learning Style

124

(1)

The Reflective Process: Assessing Adult Learner Uniqueness

125

(1)

Assessing Prior Learning: Standardized and Nonstandardized Tests

125

(2)

The Instructor--Student Partnership

127

(1)

Designing Your Personal Education Plan

127

(10)

UNIT II Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Practice

Practicing Within Regulatory Frameworks

137

(21)

Regulations, Policies, and Standards

138

(5)

Nurse Practice Acts

143

(1)

Directed, Autonomous, and Collaborative Nursing Practice

144

(4)

Mechanisms for Identifying Differences in Knowledge and Roles

148

(2)

National Council Licensure Examinations

150

(1)

Practical/Vocational Nursing Roles and Competencies

151

(2)

Associate Degree Nursing Roles and Competencies

153

(1)

Licensed Practical/Vocational Versus Registered Nurse Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

154

(1)

Conclusion

155

(3)

Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment in Nursing

158

(24)

The Need for Critical Thinking

159

(3)

Critical Thinking in Nursing

162

(1)

Critical Thinking Defined

162

(2)

Critical Thinking Versus Feeling

164

(1)

Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking

165

(2)

Modes of Critical Thinking

167

(1)

Problem Solving

167

(1)

Reasoning and Informal Logic

168

(1)

Reflecting, Challenging Beliefs, and Imagining Alternatives

169

(1)

Metacognition and Self-regulation

170

(2)

Critical Thinking and the Teaching-Learning Process

172

(10)

UNIT III Role Concepts Essential for RN Practice

PART A: Provider of Care

The Nursing Process: Assessment and Caring Interventions

182

(23)

From Licensed Practical Nurse to Professional Nursing Practice

183

(1)

An Historical Overview of the Nursing Process

184

(1)

The Nursing Process: Overview and Steps

184

(19)

Conclusion

203

(2)

The Nurse as Communicator

205

(19)

Effective Communication

207

(1)

Basic Communication Revisited

208

(1)

Therapeutic Communication

208

(2)

Characteristics of Effective Therapeutic Caring Nurses

210

(1)

Two Forms of Communication: Nonverbal and Verbal

211

(6)

Verbal Communication Blocks

217

(1)

Process Recordings

218

(1)

Phases of the Nurse--Patient Relationship

219

(2)

Competence in Communication Across the Life Span

221

(1)

Conclusion

222

(2)

The Nurse as Teacher

224

(26)

The Challenge of Client Education

225

(1)

Teaching and Learning Defined

226

(1)

Teaching--Learning Process: Principles of Teaching

227

(7)

Teaching Interventions

234

(3)

Steps in the Teaching--Learning Process

237

(7)

Documentation of Client Teaching

244

(1)

Clinical Applications of the Teaching--Learning Process

245

(1)

Conclusion

246

(4)

PART B: Manager of Care

Managing Unique Client Care

250

(13)

Uniqueness

251

(1)

Definitions

252

(1)

Self-Assessment

252

(3)

The Client as a Member of a Cultural Group

255

(2)

The Client as a Social Being

257

(1)

The Client as a Sexual Being

258

(1)

The Client as a Spiritual Being

259

(1)

Nursing Care Planning

259

(2)

Conclusion

261

(2)

Managing Care: Managing Time, Conflict, and the Nursing Environment

263

(21)

Managing Time

265

(9)

Managing Conflict

274

(3)

Making Decisions

277

(1)

Managing Resources

278

(1)

Conclusion

279

(5)

PART C: Member of the Discipline of Nursing

Professional Responsibilities

284

(18)

Modeling and Valuing Nursing

287

(2)

Professional Growth

289

(3)

Standards of Nursing Practice

292

(1)

Nursing Research

293

(1)

Professional Stewardship and the Advancement of Nursing

294

(2)

Client Advocacy

296

(2)

Legal and Ethical Practice

298

(1)

Conclusion

299

(3)

Legal Accountability

302

(14)

Legal Considerations

304

(1)

Sources of Law

304

(1)

Classifications of Law

305

(1)

Accountability

306

(2)

Liability, Negligence, Malpractice

308

(1)

Risk Management

309

(2)

Legal Issues That Affect Nursing

311

(3)

Conclusion

314

(2)

Ethical Issues

316

(13)

Ethics and Bioethics

317

(1)

Nursing Ethics

318

(1)

Ethical Theories

319

(2)

Factors That Influence Decision Making

321

(3)

Ethical Decision Making

324

(2)

Conclusion

326

(3)

Appendix A: Answers to ``NCLEX-RN Might Ask'' Questions

329

(6)

Appendix B: Answers to ``Thinking Critically'' Questions

335

(2)

Appendix C: Nanda Nursing Diagnoses 2001--2002

337

(2)

Index

339

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