Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination
- 1st Edition - April 19, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Donna D. Ignatavicius
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 1 8 5 8 - 5
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Request a sales quoteGet 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.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Preface
- Dedication
- About the author
- Acknowledgments
- Exemplars
- PART 1. Introduction: Developing Clinical Judgment
- 1. Transitioning from the nursing process to clinical judgment
- Review of the nursing process and critical thinking
- Expanding from the nursing process to clinical judgment
- New nursing graduates and clinical judgment
- The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Clinical Judgment Measurement Model
- Thinking and discussion questions
- References
- 2. Applying the NCSBN clinical judgment measurement model to ensure client safety
- Overview of the NCSBN CJMM
- Applying the cognitive skills of the NCSBN CJMM
- Applying the NCSBN CJMM for thinking exercises in this workbook
- Enhanced hot spot thinking exercises
- Cloze thinking exercises
- Extended drag and drop thinking exercises
- Extended multiple response thinking exercises
- Matrix thinking exercises
- Thinking and discussion questions
- Bibliography
- PART 2. Clinical Judgment for Clients Across the Life Span Experiencing Commonly Occurring Health Problems
- 3. Perfusion: Common Health Problems
- Exemplar 3A. Heart failure (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)
- Exemplar 3B. Sickle cell disease (Pediatric nursing: Adolescent)
- 4. Clotting: Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Exemplar 4. Deep vein thrombosis (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- 5. Gas exchange: Common Health Problems
- Exemplar 5A. Asthma (Pediatric nursing: School-age child)
- Exemplar 5B. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- 6. Elimination: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Exemplar 6. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)
- 7. Nutrition: Common Health Problems
- Exemplar 7A. Cholecystitis/cholecystectomy (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- Exemplar 7B. Peptic ulcer disease (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- 8. Mobility: Common Health Problems
- Exemplar 8A. Fractured hip/open reduction internal fixation (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)
- Exemplar 8B. Fractured radius and medial epicondyle (Pediatric nursing: Preschool child)
- Exemplar 8C. Osteoarthritis/total knee arthroplasty (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- Exemplar 8D. Parkinson disease (Medical-surgical nursing/mental health nursing: Older adult)
- 9. Metabolism: Common Health Problems
- Exemplar 9A. Diabetes mellitus (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- Exemplar 9B. Hyperthyroidism/thyroidectomy (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- 10. Cellular regulation: Breast Cancer
- Exemplar 10. Breast cancer (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- 11. Inflammation: Common Health Problems
- Exemplar 11A. Crohn’s disease (Medical-surgical nursing: Young adult; middle-age adult)
- Exemplar 11B. Appendicitis/appendectomy (Pediatric nursing: Late school-age child)
- 12. Infection: Common Health Problems
- Exemplar 12A. Cellulitis (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- Exemplar 12B. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (Pediatric nursing: Infant)
- 13. Sensory perception: Cataracts
- Exemplar 13. Cataracts (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)
- 14. Cognition: Common Health Problems
- Exemplar 14A. Delirium (Mental health nursing: Older adult)
- Exemplar 14B. Alzheimer’s disease (Mental health nursing: Middle-age adult)
- 15. Mood and affect: Depression
- Exemplar 15. Depression (Mental health nursing: Adolescent)
- 16. Stress and coping: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Exemplar 16. Generalized anxiety disorder (Mental health nursing: Young adult)
- 17. Reproduction: Uterine Leiomyoma/Hysterectomy
- Exemplar 17. Uterine leiomyoma/hysterectomy (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- PART 3. Clinical Judgment for Childbearing Families
- 18. Reproduction: Childbearing Family
- Exemplar 18A. Uncomplicated prenatal woman
- Exemplar 18B. Complicated prenatal woman
- Exemplar 18C. Uncomplicated intrapartum care
- Exemplar 18D. Complicated intrapartum care
- Exemplar 18E. Uncomplicated postpartum care
- Exemplar 18F. Complicated postpartum care
- Exemplar 18G. Uncomplicated newborn care
- PART 4. Clinical Judgment for Clients Across the Life Span Experiencing Complex Multisystem Health Problems
- 19. Perfusion: Complex Health Problems
- Exemplar 19A. Myocardial infarction (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- Exemplar 19B. Atrial fibrillation/stroke (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)
- Exemplar 19C. Hypovolemic shock (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)
- 20. Mobility: Spinal Cord Injury
- Exemplar 20. Spinal cord injury (Pediatric nursing: Adolescent)
- 21. Cognition: Traumatic Brain Injury
- Exemplar 21. Traumatic brain injury (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult and young adult)
- 22. Infection: Sepsis
- Exemplar 22. Sepsis (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)
- 23. Gas exchange: Chest Trauma
- Exemplar 23. Chest trauma (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- 24. Elimination: Complex Health Problems
- Exemplar 24A. Chronic kidney disease (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- Exemplar 24B. Intestinal obstruction (Medical-surgical nursing: Young adult; older adult)
- 25. Metabolism: Complex Health Problems
- Exemplar 25A. Diabetic ketoacidosis (Pediatric nursing: Adolescent)
- Exemplar 25B. Cirrhosis (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)
- Exemplar 25C. Acute pancreatitis (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)
- 26. Tissue integrity: Burns
- Exemplar 26. Burns (Medical-surgical nursing: Young adult)
- 27. Stress and coping: Substance Use Disorder
- Exemplar 27. Substance use disorder (Pediatric nursing/mental health nursing: Adolescent)
- 28. Management of care: Complex Health Problems
- Exemplar 28. Complex health problems (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age and older adult)
- PART 5. Pharmacology for Nursing
- 29. Pharmacology in management of common health problems
- Exemplar 29A. Drugs that affect nutrition and elimination (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult; pediatric nursing)
- Exemplar 29B. Drugs that affect clotting (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age and older adult)
- Exemplar 29C. Drugs that affect perfusion (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age and older adult)
- Exemplar 29D. Drugs that promote comfort and metabolism (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age and older adult)
- Exemplar 29E. Drugs that manage infection (Medical-surgical nursing [young and middle-age adult]; pediatric nursing)
- 30. Pharmacology in management of complex health problems
- Exemplar 30A. Drugs that affect perfusion and gas exchange (Medical-surgical nursing: older adult; pediatric nursing: Adolescent)
- Exemplar 30B. Drugs that affect immunity (Medical-surgical nursing: Young adult; middle-age adult)
- Exemplar 30C. Drugs that manage psychoses (Mental health nursing: Young adult)
- Exemplar 30D. Drugs that manage emergencies (Medical-surgical nursing: Young adult; older adult)
- Answer key
- Chapter 3 Perfusion:[xml:space="preserve"]Common health problems
- Chapter 4 Clotting:[xml:space="preserve"]Deep vein thrombosis
- Chapter 5 Gas exchange:[xml:space="preserve"]Common health problems
- Chapter 6 Elimination:[xml:space="preserve"]Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Chapter 7 Nutrition:[xml:space="preserve"]Common health problems
- Chapter 8 Mobility:[xml:space="preserve"]Common health problems
- Chapter 9 Metabolism:[xml:space="preserve"]Common health problems
- Chapter 10 Cellular regulation:[xml:space="preserve"]Breast cancer
- Chapter 11 Inflammation:[xml:space="preserve"]Common health problems
- Chapter 12 Infection:[xml:space="preserve"]Common health problems
- Chapter 13 Sensory perception:[xml:space="preserve"]Cataracts
- Chapter 14 Cognition:[xml:space="preserve"]Common health problems
- Chapter 15 Mood and affect:[xml:space="preserve"]Depression
- Chapter 16 Stress and coping:[xml:space="preserve"]Generalized anxiety disorder
- Chapter 17 Reproduction:[xml:space="preserve"]Uterine leiomyoma/hysterectomy
- Chapter 18 Reproduction:[xml:space="preserve"]Childbearing family
- Chapter 19 Perfusion:[xml:space="preserve"]Complex health problems
- Chapter 20 Mobility:[xml:space="preserve"]Spinal cord injury
- Chapter 21 Cognition:[xml:space="preserve"]Traumatic brain injury
- Chapter 22 Infection:[xml:space="preserve"]Sepsis
- Chapter 23 Gas exchange:[xml:space="preserve"]Chest trauma
- Chapter 24 Elimination:[xml:space="preserve"]Complex health problems
- Chapter 25 Metabolism:[xml:space="preserve"]Complex health problems
- Chapter 26 Tissue integrity:[xml:space="preserve"]Burns
- Chapter 27 Stress and coping:[xml:space="preserve"]Substance use disorder
- Chapter 28 Management of care:[xml:space="preserve"]Complex health problems
- Chapter 29 Pharmacology in management of common health problems
- Chapter 30 Pharmacology in management of complex health problems
- References
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 19, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323718585
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Donna D. Ignatavicius
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 Practice and NGN Readiness, 2nd ed. (2024) and Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination (2021). 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.
Affiliations and expertise
Speaker and Curriculum Consultant for Academic Nursing Programs; Founder, Boot Camp for Nurse Educators; President, DI Associates, Inc. Littleton, Colorado, USA