for those of you that have done LPN to RN bridge

[Boston-RN, RN]

This may be a silly question but I'm just getting finished w/the PN program and will be bridging over in September and I was wondering.....what is actually taught in that year between LPN and RN? Does it build on what we already know or is it new stuff altogether?

[SouthernLPN2RN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP]

A lot of it builds on what you already know, but there is also new material such as critical care and management. Sometimes you will have to put aside what you've learned and replace it with new information that your instructors will give you. To give an example, I graduated the PN program in 2002. All we were taught about BP parameters was that 140/90 and above indicated HTN. Now I've learned there are several different stages of HTN.

[fla orange]

The Rn program builds on your knowledge. It will advance your assessment skills. You'll get a broader knowledge base of disease process, diagnostic studies and the expected outcome.

[DarlinNurseRed]

LPNs are equipped to assist in a defined plan of care...assessment skills are directed at differentiating normal from abnormal.

In my classes for LPN-RN, Critical thinking was stressed, and competence in dealing with physiologically stable and unstable patients, with unpredictable conditions.

Delegation and leadership were big subjects also.

Anyone can learn skills, but the hardest part to me was learning a different mind-set and role.

[nursekc]

Hi, in my LPN year we focused on what to do, on the RN level you focus on why you do it. We had an actual Transition to RN role class when we focused on critically thinking and delegation. In my RN classes we focused on the pathophysiology. They have you thinking in more of a charge nurse position in the RN classes.