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The LPN-to-RN Bridge
Transitions to Advance Your Career

Author(s): Allison J. Terry, PhD, MSN, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama
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  • ISBN-13: 9781449674502
  • Product With Access Code    320 pages      © 2013
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This text is the essential resource for students who have already acquired some nursing knowledge from a diploma or a practical nurse program, particularly students pursuing a degree as a registered nurse (RN) who have previously acquired training as a licensed practical nurse (LPN). It bridges the gap in students thinking as they move from the tactile-based practical nurse to the professional registered nurse who engages in critical thinking.

  • Offers guidance to develop effective study skills
  • Includes preparation for licensure examination
  • Contains evidence-based practice
  • Covers leadership and management
  • Includes dosage and solution calculation
  • Explains the problem-solving and decision-making process as a register nurse
  • Offers a robust Companion Website with online activities to improve student learning

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Chapter  1  History of Nursing as a Profession
Chapter  2  Communication as a Registered Nurse
Chapter  3   The Nursing Process
Chapter  4  Nursing Theory
Chapter  5  Change Process
Chapter  6  Health Promotion
Chapter  7  Legal-Ethical Aspects of Nursing
Chapter  8   Cultural Aspects of Nursing
Chapter  9  Calculation of Dosages and Solutions
Chapter  10  Roles of the Registered Nurse
Chapter  11  Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter  12  Clinical Decision-Making as a Registered Nurse
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Allison J. Terry, PhD, MSN, RN-Assistant Professor of Nursing, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama

Dr. Terry has been Assistant Professor of Nursing at Auburn University at Montgomery since 2009. She teaches in the baccalaureate nursing program. She has previously been Director of Alabama’s Center for Nursing as well as the Director of Community Certification for the Alabama Department of Mental Health’s Mental Retardation Division.

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A fantastic resource for LPNs in the following courses:

  • Professional Nursing Leadership
  • Introduction to Nursing
  • Introduction to Professional Nursing
  • Transition to Professional Nursing
  • Professional Concepts
  • Professional Trends
  • Introduction to the Discipline of Nursing
  • Introduction to the World of Nursing
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