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 Role of the Registered Nurse 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® Appendix: Basic Math Review: Preparing for Medication Calculations
Lora Claywell, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Professor, Affiliate Faculty Coordinator, RN-BSN and DNP Programs Coordinator, Loretto Heights School of Nursing, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, Regis University, Denver, Colorado
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