Resisting, reaching out and re-imagining to independence: LPN's transitioning towards BNs and beyond

Sherri Melrose, Paul M. Wishart

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    Abstract

    Little is known about the process of how nurses transition between vocational training and institutions of higher education. Understanding this process provides educators with the knowledge to support new groups of university students making this transition. Grounded theory (GT) was used to explore and understand this process. Three studies from a 7-year research program were used as data. The analysis led to the generation of a GT illuminating the process of students transitioning from post-LPN to BN. This GT illustrates how students overcome difficulties encountered moving to a more complex nursing role. The students' main concern was a lack of independence. The core variable, which resolves this main concern, and which emerged from the analysis of the data is developing independence. There are three sub-core variables, resisting, reaching out and re-imagining which support this core variable of developing independence.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)107-113
    Number of pages7
    JournalInternational journal of nursing education scholarship
    Volume10
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun. 2013

    Keywords

    • Grounded theory
    • Independence
    • LPN to BN learning

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