LPN to RN transitions

Summary: "LPN to RN Transitions, 5th Edition" makes it easy for you to take the next step in your nursing career with all of the essential information you need to pursue your RN degree and practice as a registered nurse. Newly revised and updated chapters provide the latest informration for one complete, indispensable resource to help you succeed in everything from the classroom to clinical practice!" - Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780323697972
ISBN: 0323697976
Physical Description: print
viii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: Fifth edition.
Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Previous edition: 2018.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Unit one: Essential skills to begin your transition. Honoring your past, planning your future ; Assessing yourself and designing success ; Study habits and test-taking skills -- Unit two: The profession and discipline of registered nursing. Distinguishing the RN role from the LPN/LVN role ; Using nursing theory to guide professional practice ; Using nursing theory to guide professional practice ; Providing patient-centered care through the nursing process ; Critical and diagnostic thinking for better clinical judgment -- Unit three: The RN as a provider of care. Practicing evidence-based decision making ; Communicating with patients and co-workers ; Teaching patients and their families ; The nurses, ideas, and forces that define the profession ; Upholding legal and ethical principles ; Care and safety standards, competence, and nurse accountability -- Unit four: The RN as manager of care. Leading, delegating, and collaborating ; Promoting healthful living in the primary care setting ; Managing care in secondary and teritary health care -- Unit five. Putting it all together. Reflecting on your transition ; Passing the NCLEX-RN -- Appendix 1: Basic math review: preparing for medication calculations.