LPN to RN transitions / Lora Claywell

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.