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"Develop the clinical judgment skills needed to pass the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Exam (NGN) on your first try with this one-of-a-kind workbook! Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness, 2nd Edition provides practical thinking exercises and case studies to help you build clinical judgment skills and make safe clinical decisions. The workbook offers practice with all NGN item types, including the new ""bowtie"" items. And all core nursing content areas are covered, with chapters organized to guide you through the entire NGN test plan. From renowned nursing educators Donna D. Ignatavicius and Tamil Little, this practical resource ensures that you're ready for all of the item types you will encounter on the NGN and ready to apply clinical judgment skills in RN practice. Emphasis on clinical judgment skills helps you prepare for the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination (NGN) through practical thinking exercises in which you apply the cognitive skills delineated in the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) to realistic case studies. Comprehensive collection of clinical reasoning exercises allows you to answer questions ranging from basic to more complex, each based on a challenging client situation. Evolve website offers the opportunity to answer questions in an interactive format for a realistic test-taking experience with automated scoring and remediation. Answer key at the end of the book includes detailed rationales and references for each question. Questions organized into six parts address all core clinical areas, guiding you through the entire NGN test plan. NEW! Completely new organization by core content areas divides the book into these parts: medical-surgical, psychiatric-mental health, pediatric, maternal-newborn, and critical care. NEW! Four new chapters and expanded content throughout address all 14 item types for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) with unfolding case studies and standalone thinking exercises. NEW! Fully updated content also reflects the latest NCLEX-RN® test plan, the most current evidence-based practice, and the latest national and international guidelines. NEW! Item types for the NGN include the new ""bowtie"" items, preparing you for the types of questions encountered on the NGN. NEW! All-new practice questions provide more robust preparation for the NGN. NEW! Integration of pharmacology exercises is provided in all core chapters, and all pharmacology questions are highlighted with a distinctive icon. NEW! Medical record illustrations show client information for thinking exercises in case studies."

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Author:   Donna D. Ignatavicius (Speaker and Curriculum Consultant for Academic Nursing Programs; Founder, Boot Camp for Nurse Educators; President, DI Associates, Inc. Littleton, Colorado,United States) ,  Tami Little, DNP, RN (Corporate Director of Nursing, Vista College, Richardson, Texas)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   1.500kg
ISBN:  

9780323935388

ISBN 10:   0323935389
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   24 May 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780323718585
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available  
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Table of Contents

PART 1: Introduction to Clinical Judgment 1. Clinical Judgment: Building on the Nursing Process 2. Applying the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Action Model 3. Introduction to the New NGN Item Types PART 2: Clinical Judgment for Adults with Medical-Surgical Health Client Conditions 4. Client Conditions Affecting Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 5. Client Conditions Affective Acid-Base Balance 6. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion 7. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange 8. Client Conditions Affecting Mobility 9. Client Conditions Affecting Glucose Regulation 10. Client Conditions Affecting Elimination 11. Client Conditions Affecting Cellular Regulation 12. Client Conditions Affecting Tissue Integrity 13. Client Conditions Affecting Nutrition 14. Client Conditions Affecting Metabolism 15. Client Conditions Affecting Sensory Perception 16. Client Conditions Affecting Clotting 17. Client Conditions Affecting Reproduction 18. Client Conditions Resulting in Infection PART 3: Clinical Judgment for Clients with Mental Health Client Conditions 19. Client Conditions Affecting Cognition 20. Client Conditions Affecting Mood and Affect 21. Client Conditions Resulting from Ineffective Coping 22. Client Conditions Resulting in Psychoses PART 4: Clinical Judgment for Clients with Pediatric Health Client Conditions 23. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion 24. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange 25. Client Conditions Affecting Nutrition 26. Client Conditions Affecting Glucose Regulation PART 5: Clinical Judgment for Maternal-Newborn Clients 27. Client Conditions Affecting Prenatal Care 28. Client Conditions Affecting Intrapartum Care 29. Client Conditions Affecting Postpartum Care 30. Client Conditions Affecting Newborn Care PART 6: Clinical Judgment for Critically Ill Clients 31. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion 32. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange 33. Client Conditions Resulting from Infection 34. Client Conditions Resulting from Trauma Answer Key with Rationales for Thinking Exercises References

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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.

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