WESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING EDUCATION
STUDY GUIDE OUTLINE FOR
LPN TO RN TRANSITION PROGRAM
CLEP EXAM JUNE 2012
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST CALL TO SCHEDULE THE EXAM AT THE ALTUS OFFICE: 580-477-7830
CONTENT ON EXAM:
 Dosage Calculation Exam:
o Medication administration
o Medication dosage calculations (to include IV drip calculations)
 Clinical Nursing Skills Competency
o To include various “basic” nursing skills such as vital sign measurement, IV insertion, indwelling urinary catheter
insertion, IVPB preparation, NGT insertion, wound care, various isolation protocols, oxygen administration, etc…
 Nursing Care Plan
o Development of a nursing care plan satisfactorily within the guidelines established by the Western Oklahoma State
College Nursing Program
o Formulate appropriate nursing diagnosis, goals, interventions and evaluation
o Utilize Maslow’s Heirachy of Needs for prioritization
 Multiple Choice/ Fill-in-the-blank 50 Question Examination:
o Oklahoma Board of Nursing website - Review the RN Scope of Practice, the Nurse Practice Act, and other
documents pertaining to the RN practice
o NANDA Approved Nursing Diagnosis
o The Nursing Process
o Gordon’s Eleven Functional Health Patterns
o Demonstrate understanding of critical thinking skills in the RN scope of practice
o Differentiate between LPN versus RN roles
o Evidence-based practice
o Prioritization and delegation
o Nursing Theories
o Historical Foundations of Nursing
o Patient Advocacy
o Documentation
o Nurse initiated interventions versus physician initiated interventions
o Communication
o ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses
o Ethical Principles and Theories
o I-SBAR
o Phases of the Nurse Patient Relationship
o Types of Critical Thinking
o Understand the various roles of multiple health care providers
RESOURCES:
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
http://www.free-ed.net/sweethaven/MedTech/NurseFund/default.asp?iNum=2&fraNum=010102
Drug Calculation Link
http://nursesaregreat.com/articles/drugcal.htm
Nursing Documentation
http://www.nso.com/nursing-resources/article/24.jsp
http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/Official_Do_Not_Use_List_6_111.PDF
WESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING EDUCATION
Delegation to UAP’s/CNA’s
http://www.nso.com/nursing-resources/article/69.jsp
Oklahoma Board of Nursing Nurse Practice Act
http://www.ok.gov/nursing/act4.html
Oklahoma Board of Nursing: Delegation
http://www.ok.gov/nursing/delegation.pdf
Oklahoma Board of Nursing: Decision Making Model
http://moodle.wosc.edu/file.php/1567/OBN_Decision_Making_Document.pdf
Oklahoma Board of Nursing: Patient Assessment
http://www.ok.gov/nursing/ptassessgl.pdf
Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6418349/Gordons-11-Functional-Health-Patterns
Oklahoma Board of Nursing: Goals for Nursing Practice and Education
http://www.ok.gov/nursing/ed-goals.pdf
ANA’s Code of Ethics with Imperative Statements
http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsforNurses/Code-of-Ethics.aspx
Critical Thinking
Thinking about Thinking by Margi J. Schultz (Gateway Community College)- can be located on-line
LPN to RN Transition Books
Claywell, Lora. (2009). LPN to RN Transitions. 2 nd ed. Mosby Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-323-05879-7
Ham, K. (2002). From LPN to RN Role Transitions. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN:978-0-7216-8739-1
**All components of the LPN to RN Transition Program CLEP Exam must be satisfactorily completed within the Nursing Department
guidelines in order for a student to be considered exempt from taking the entire course. The faculty of the Western Oklahoma State
College Nursing Department would like to encourage all LPN transition students to attend this course versus clepping the course. This
course was designed to ease your transition into your new role as an Associate Degree Nursing Student and future Registered Nurse.