LPN to RN Transitions: Achieving Success in your New Role 5th Edition, (Ebook PDF) – Digital Instant Dowload.

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496382730
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496382733
• Author: Nicki Harrington EdD MSN RN, Cynthia Lee Terry RN MSN CCRN

Make the most of your personal and financial investment and learn how to effectively balance career, school, and personal pursuits on your journey to success as an RN.
A proven guide to personal and professional achievement, LPN to RN Transitions, 5th Edition, eases the return to academic life and helps licensed practical and vocational nurses effectively balance career, school, and personal pursuits on the journey to success in registered nursing programs. Thoroughly updated, this revised edition reflects the growing emphasis on culturally sensitive, intercollaborative care students are likely to encounter in their RN careers.
Readers progress through a series of case studies and interactive exercises based on the latest clinical evidence and practical experience, building a Personal Education Plan optimized for their unique skills, learning needs, and goals.

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 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

17 Reflecting on Your Transition

18. Prepare Now to Pass NCLEX-RN®

Appendices:

Basic Math Review