That is a really good point. LVN's tend to be task oriented whereas RN's are focused towards assessment skills. I have spoken to many LVN's in RN programs who stated they never realized how difficult patient assessment was until THEY had to do it. I feel that an emphasis placed on time, efficiency and management within the scope of patient assessment is a vital part of training for the LVN becoming an RN.

Would it suffice to ask the students to turn in cards with a few things they would REALLY like to learn and perhaps devote a class to those topics? Many times interest is lost due to the student thinking they are not appreciated as a learner and not listened to. It seems encouraging for the student if the instructor was willing to spend time on 'their' topic of interest as long as it pertained to the course. Besides, it would be an interesting way to poll the class and see if maybe there is one topic that comes up often.

I will be doing clinical rotation for LVN to RN students. I am considering asking the students to list their goals towards becoming an RN. Any thoughts