Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination

by Donna D. Ignatavicius MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl, ANEF, FAADN

Overview

Get ready to pass the Next-Generation NCLEX^® Examination (NGN) on your first try with Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN^® Examination. Written by renowned nursing education expert Donna D. Ignatavicius and a team of expert item writers, this practical workbook is the only book on the market focused exclusively on developing the clinical reasoning skills you need for success on the NGN and in clinical practice. This collection of engaging and practical thinking exercises has been carefully developed to incorporate the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Model (CJM) and to emphasize the new item types that will be integral to the NGN. Exercises range from basic to more complex and address all specialty areas to fully prepare you for all facets of the exam. In all, this "next-generation" workbook will become your invaluable companion throughout nursing school, helping you grow your clinical reasoning skills to match what’s expected on the new NGN and as a practicing nurse!

• This one-of-a-kind workbook dedicated to developing clinical judgment skills helps prepare you for the Next-Generation NCLEX^® Exam (NGN) through practical thinking exercises in which you will apply the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Model (CJM).
• A comprehensive collection of carefully developed clinical reasoning exercises range from basic to more complex and address all specialty areas.
• Answer key with robust rationales to remediate learning follows at the end of the book.
• Six-part organization guides you through the entire NGN test plan.
• Answer questions in the book itself or on a companion Evolve website for automated scoring and remediation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323718585
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	05/28/2020
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	449,539
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Donna Ignatavicius is nationally recognized as an expert in nursing education and medical-surgical/gerontological nursing and has a wealth of experiences as a nurse educator, clinical nurse specialist, and administrator for over 40 years. Currently, she provides curriculum consultation and presentations for nursing faculty on topics such as concept-based curriculum, assessment of learning methods, and active learning strategies through her consulting company, DI Associates, Inc. Additionally, she is the primary author of numerous articles and books, including Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 11th ed. (2024) and her new student workbooks, Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination and Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination. In 2007 she was inducted as a fellow into the prestigious Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF) for her national contribution to the field of nursing education. In 2016 she obtained her Certified Nurse Educator® (CNE) credential; in 2020 she obtained her Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl) credential.

Table of Contents

Part 1. Introduction: Developing Clinical Judgment

Ch. 1. The Use of Clinical Judgment in Professional Nursing Practice

Ch. 2. How to Apply Clinical Judgment Models to Ensure Client Safety

Part 2. Clinical Judgment for Clients Across the Lifespan Experiencing Commonly Occurring Health Problems

Ch. 3. Perfusion: Heart Failure (adult)

Ch. 4. Clotting: Deep Vein Thrombosis (adult)

Ch. 5. Gas Exchange:

• Asthma (peds)
• COPD (adult)

Ch. 6. Elimination: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/TURP (adult)

Ch. 7. Nutrition:

• Cholecystitis/Cholecystectomy (peds)
• Peptic Ulcer Disease (adult)

Ch. 8. Mobility:

• Fractured Hip/ORIF (adult)
• Parkinson’s Disease (adult)

Ch. 9. Metabolism:

• Diabetes Mellitus (adult)
• Hypothyroidism/Thyroidectomy

Ch. 10. Cellular Regulation: Breast Cancer/Mastectomy (adult)

Ch. 11. Inflammation: Crohn’s Disease (adult)

Ch. 12. Infection:

• Cellulitis (adult)
• RSV (peds)

Ch. 13. Sensory Perception: Cataracts/Intraocular Lens Implant (adult)

Ch. 14. Cognition:

• Delirium (adult)
• Alzheimer’s Disease (adult)

Ch. 15. Mood and Affect: Depression (peds)

Ch. 16. Stress and Coping: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (adult)

Ch. 17. Reproduction: Uterine Leiomyoma/Hysterectomy (adult)

Part 3. Clinical Judgment for Childbearing Families

Ch. 18. Reproduction:

• Uncomplicated Prenatal Woman
• Complicated Prenatal Woman
• Uncomplicated Intrapartum Care
• Complicated Intrapartum Care
• Uncomplicated Postpartum Care
• Complicated Postpartum Care
• Uncomplicated Newborn Care

Part 4. Clinical Judgment for Clients Across the Lifespan Experiencing Complex Multi-System Health Problems

Ch. 19. Perfusion:

• Myocardial Infarction (adult)
• Atrial Fibrillation/Stroke (adult)
• Hypovolemic Shock (adult)

Ch. 20. Mobility: Spinal Cord Injury (peds)

Ch. 21. Cognition: Traumatic Brain Injury (adult)

Ch. 22. Infection: Sepsis (adult)

Ch. 23. Gas Exchange: Chest Trauma (peds)

Ch. 24. Elimination:

• Chronic Kidney Disease (adult)
• Bowel Obstruction (adult)

Ch. 25. Metabolism:

• Diabetic Ketoacidosis (peds)
• Cirrhosis (adult)

Ch. 26. Stress and Coping: Substance Use Disorder (peds)

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The essential workbook for developing clinical reasoning skills and preparing you to pass the new NCLEX® exam format