2015 LWW Nursing Education Catalogue

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LPNtoRNTransitions:AchievingSuccess inYourNewRole, FourthEdition NickiHarrington, EdD,MSN, RN 978-1-60913-691-8 • January2012 • Softbound •6” x9” •472pp. •5 Illus. •55Tables

LicensedPractical /VocationalNursing (LPN/LVN)

Reentering the rigorsof academic life is amonumental decision for any LPN/ LVN returning to school, involving both personal and financial investment.This book serves as aguide to assist readers in successfully balancing career, school, and personal life while pursuing educational andprofessional goals. It leads the reader thougha seriesof interactive exercises and develops a Personal Education Plan. The text supports the reader during this important transition, taking into condsideration individual experience, needs anddegreeprogram. Features • College success strategies havebeenadded toaddressmorediverse multicultural student populations, includingmalenursing students. Success strategies for English language learners and for thosewith alternative lifestyles havealsobeen included. • Revised chapters includeevidence-basedpractice strategies. • Tables anddisplays havebeen condensedand supplemented tohelp clarify important concepts. Resources, professional documents, and websites havebeenupdated. • Student learningoutcomes arenow included in the text tomeet accrediting standards. • More informationhas beenprovidedonemotional intelligence, study skills,writingprofessional papers for college courses, and time management/organizational skills, giving students theopportunity tobetter assess theirmost effective learning styles. • Vignettesof real student experiences at thebeginningof each chapter showyouhowothers havedealtwith the challengesof transition to theassociatedegree level. • ThinkingCritically features giveyou theopportunity to reflect on thematerial presentedand consider how toapply theoretical content ina clinical setting. • SampleNCLEX-RN ® questions helpyouprepare for this critical exam.

Table of Contents Unit I: TheTransitionProcess Ch. 1: Lifelong Learning: Returning to School Ch. 2: RoleDevelopment andTransition Ch. 3: Adapting toChange Ch. 4:TransitionsThroughoutNursing’s History Ch. 5: Learning at theADNLevel Ch. 6: Individualizing a Plan for Role Transition Ch. 7:Test Success for the LPN: Challenge of NCLEX-RN®Questions Unit II: CoreCompetencies for ProfessionalNursingPractice Ch. 8: PracticingWithinRegulatory Frameworks Ch. 9: CriticalThinking andClinical Judgment inNursing Unit III: RoleConcepts Essential for RNPractice Ch. 10:TheNursing Process: Assessment and Caring Interventions Ch. 11:TheNurse asCommunicator Ch. 12:TheNurse asTeacher Ch. 13:ManagingUniqueClientCare Ch. 14:ManagingTime, Conflict, and the NursingEnvironment Ch. 15: Professional Responsibilities Ch. 16: Legal Accountability Ch. 17: Ethical Issues AppendixA: Answers to “NCLEX-RN ® MightAsk”Questions AppendixB: NANDA-Approved NursingDiagnoses Index