Sweet Stacie, Fusner Sally
School of Nursing, Ohio University, Zanesville, OH 43701, USA.
Nurse Educ. 2008 Sep-Oct;33(5):202-5. doi: 10.1097/01.NNE.0000312215.73298.98.
The shortage of registered nurses (RN) had made licensed practical nurse (LPN) to RN educational programs common. These programs give credit for previous learning and advance place the LPN in the nursing curriculum. Faculty have developed courses to ensure that the LPN is academically prepared to enter the nursing program. However, is the LPN socially prepared to enter into a cohesive group of traditional students? The authors discuss a peer mentoring program designed to ease the social integration of the LPNs, resulting in their perception that they are an equal and valued member of the class.
注册护士（RN）的短缺使得有执照的实践护士（LPN）转RN教育项目变得普遍。这些项目认可先前的学习成果，并让LPN在护理课程中能够提前入学。教员们开发了课程，以确保LPN在学术上做好进入护理项目的准备。然而，LPN在社交方面是否做好了进入由传统学生组成的团结群体的准备呢？作者们讨论了一个同伴指导项目，该项目旨在促进LPN的社会融入，使他们觉得自己是班级中平等且有价值的一员。
