LPN to RN Transitions Achieving Success in Your New Role

by Harrington, Nicki; Terry, Cynthia Lee

• ISBN13: 9780781736930
• ISBN10: 0781736935
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-29
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams Wilkins

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.

Table of Contents

UNIT I The Transition Process
Lifelong Learning: Returning to School	3	(25)
Lifelong Learning in Nursing	4	(1)
The Re-entry Process: Overcoming Barriers and Fears	5	(3)
Returning to the Student Role: ``Returning to School Syndrome''	8	(2)
Diverse Learning Styles	10	(5)
Student Role: Strategies for Success	15	(10)
Conclusion	25	(3)
Role Development and Transition	28	(26)
Definitions	29	(2)
Types of Roles	31	(1)
Role Development	32	(16)
Role Transition	48	(1)
Role Conflict	49	(2)
Conclusion	51	(3)
Adapting to Change	54	(21)
Change Defined	55	(1)
The Process of Change	56	(1)
Individual and Organizational Change	56	(1)
Factors That Motivate Change	56	(2)
Types of Change	58	(2)
The Stages of Planned Change	60	(2)
The Effects of Change	62	(8)
Adjusting to Change	70	(1)
Positive Outcomes of Change	71	(1)
Conclusion	72	(3)
Transitions Throughout Nursing's History	75	(25)
Development of Nursing	76	(8)
Professional Nursing Organizations	84	(3)
The Evolution of Nursing as a Profession	87	(4)
Transitions in Nursing Education	91	(2)
Career Mobility Options	93	(1)
Factors That Have Influenced Trends and Transitions in Nursing	94	(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