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Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness
- 2nd Edition - December 29, 2023
- Author: Donna D. Ignatavicius
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 5 3 8 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 5 9 9 - 9
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 Judgmen… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDevelop 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.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Disclaimer
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1. Introduction to Clinical Judgment
- 1. Clinical Judgment: Building on the Nursing Process
- 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 (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM)
- 2. Applying the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model
- Overview of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Clinical Judgment Measurement Model
- Applying the Cognitive Skills of the NCJMM
- Applying the NCJMM for Thinking Exercises in This Workbook
- 3. Introduction to the New NGN Item Types
- Unfolding Case Study Test Items
- Stand-Alone Test Item Types
- Part 2. Clinical Judgment for Adults With Medical-Surgical Health Conditions
- 4. Client Conditions Affecting Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
- Unfolding Case Study 4.1
- Unfolding Case Study 4.2
- 5. Client Conditions Affecting Acid-Base Balance
- Unfolding Case Study 5.1
- Unfolding Case Study 5.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 5.1
- 6. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion
- Unfolding Case Study 6.1
- Unfolding Case Study 6.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 6.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 6.2
- 7. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange
- Unfolding Case Study 7.1
- Unfolding Case Study 7.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 7.2
- 8. Client Conditions Affecting Mobility
- Unfolding Case Study 8.1
- Unfolding Case Study 8.2
- Unfolding Case Study 8.3
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 8.1
- 9. Client Conditions Affecting Glucose Regulation
- Unfolding Case Study 9.1
- Unfolding Case Study 9.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 9.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 9.3
- 10. Client Conditions Affecting Elimination
- Unfolding Case Study 10.1
- Unfolding Case Study 10.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 10.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 10.2
- 11. Client Conditions Affecting Cellular Regulation
- Unfolding Case Study 11.1
- Unfolding Case Study 11.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 11.1
- 12. Client Conditions Affecting Tissue Integrity
- Unfolding Case Study 12.1
- Unfolding Case Study 12.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 12.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 12.2
- 13. Client Conditions Affecting Nutrition
- Unfolding Case Study 13.1
- Unfolding Case Study 13.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 13.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 13.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 13.3
- 14. Client Conditions Affecting Metabolism
- Unfolding Case Study 14.1
- Unfolding Case Study 14.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 14.1
- 15. Client Conditions Affecting Sensory Perception
- Unfolding Case Study 15.1
- Unfolding Case Study 15.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 15.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 15.2
- 16. Client Conditions Affecting Clotting
- Unfolding Case Study 16.1
- Unfolding Case Study 16.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 16.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 16.2—Pharmacology
- 17. Client Conditions Affecting Reproduction
- Unfolding Case Study 17.1
- Unfolding Case Study 17.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 17.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 17.2—Pharmacology
- 18. Client Conditions Resulting in Infection
- Unfolding Case Study 18.1
- Unfolding Case Study 18.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 18.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 18.2
- Part 3. Clinical Judgment for Clients With Mental Health Conditions
- 19. Client Conditions Affecting Cognition
- Unfolding Case Study 19.1
- Unfolding Case Study 19.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 19.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 19.2
- 20. Client Conditions Affecting Mood and Affect
- Unfolding Case Study 20.1
- Unfolding Case Study 20.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 20.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 20.2
- 21. Client Conditions Resulting From Ineffective Coping
- Unfolding Case Study 21.1
- Unfolding Case Study 21.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 21.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 21.2
- 22. Client Conditions Resulting in Psychoses
- Unfolding Case Study 22.1
- Unfolding Case Study 22.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 22.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 22.2
- Part 4. Clinical Judgment for Clients With Pediatric Health Conditions
- 23. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion
- Unfolding Case Study 23.1
- Unfolding Case Study 23.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 23.1—Pharmacology
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 23.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 23.3
- 24. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange
- Unfolding Case Study 24.1
- Unfolding Case Study 24.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 24.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 24.2
- 25. Client Conditions Affecting Nutrition
- Unfolding Case Study 25.1
- Unfolding Case Study 25.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 25.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 25.2
- 26. Client Conditions Affecting Glucose Regulation
- Unfolding Case Study 26.1
- Unfolding Case Study 26.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 26.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 26.2
- Part 5. Clinical Judgment for Maternal-Newborn Clients
- 27. Client Conditions Affecting Prenatal Care
- Unfolding Case Study 27.1
- Unfolding Case Study 27.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 27.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 27.2
- 28. Client Conditions Affecting Intrapartum Care
- Unfolding Case Study 28.1
- Unfolding Case Study 28.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 28.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 28.2
- 29. Client Conditions Affecting Postpartum Care
- Unfolding Case Study 29.1
- Unfolding Case Study 29.2—Pharmacology
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 29.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 29.2
- 30. Client Conditions Affecting Newborn Care
- Unfolding Case Study 30.1
- Unfolding Case Study 30.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 30.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 30.2
- Part 6. Clinical Judgment for Critically Ill Clients
- 31. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion
- Unfolding Case Study 31.1
- Unfolding Case Study 31.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 31.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 31.2
- 32. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange
- Unfolding Case Study 32.1
- Unfolding Case Study 32.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 32.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 32.2
- 33. Client Conditions Resulting From Infection
- Unfolding Case Study 33.1
- Unfolding Case Study 33.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 33.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 33.2
- 34. Client Conditions Resulting From Trauma
- Unfolding Case Study 34.1
- Unfolding Case Study 34.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 34.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 34.2
- Answer Key
- CHAPTER 4 Client Conditions Affecting Fluid and Electrolyte Balance: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 4.1
- Unfolding Case Study 4.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 4.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 4.2
- CHAPTER 5. Client Conditions Affecting Acid-Base Balance: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 5.1
- Unfolding Case Study 5.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 5.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 5.2
- CHAPTER 6. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 6.1
- Unfolding Case Study 6.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 6.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 6.2
- CHAPTER 7. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 7.1
- Unfolding Case Study 7.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 7.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 7.2
- CHAPTER 8. Client Conditions Affecting Mobility: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 8.1
- Unfolding Case Study 8.2
- Unfolding Case Study 8.3
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 8.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 8.2
- CHAPTER 9. Client Conditions Affecting Glucose Regulation: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 9.1
- Unfolding Case Study 9.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 9.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 9.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 9.3
- CHAPTER 10. Client Conditions Affecting Elimination: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 10.1
- Unfolding Case Study 10.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 10.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 10.2
- CHAPTER 11. Client Conditions Affecting Cellular Regulation: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 11.1
- Unfolding Case Study 11.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 11.1
- CHAPTER 12. Client Conditions Affecting Tissue Integrity: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 12.1
- Unfolding Case Study 12.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 12.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 12.2
- CHAPTER 13. CLIENT CONDITIONS AFFECTING NUTRITION: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 13.1
- Unfolding Case Study 13.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 13.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 13.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 13.3
- Chapter 14. CLIENT CONDITIONS AFFECTING METABOLISM: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 14.1
- Unfolding Case Study 14.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 14.1
- CHAPTER 15. Client Conditions Affecting Sensory Perception: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 15.1
- Unfolding Case Study 15.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 15.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 15.2
- CHAPTER 16. Client Conditions Affecting Clotting: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 16.1
- Unfolding Case Study 16.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 16.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 16.2—Pharmacology
- Chapter 17. Client Conditions Affecting Reproduction: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 17.1
- Unfolding Case Study 17.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 17.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 17.2—Pharmacology
- Chapter 18. Client Conditions Resulting in Infection: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 18.1
- Unfolding Case Study 18.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 18.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 18.2
- Chapter 19. Client Conditions Affecting Cognition: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 19.1
- Unfolding Case Study 19.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 19.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 19.2
- Chapter 20. Client Conditions Affecting Mood and Affect: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 20.1
- Unfolding Case Study 20.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 20.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 20.2
- Chapter 21. Client Conditions Resulting From Ineffective Coping: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 21.1
- Unfolding Case Study 21.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 21.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 21.2
- CHAPTER 22. Client Conditions Resulting in Psychoses: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 22.1
- Unfolding Case Study 22.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 22.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 22.2
- CHAPTER 23. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 23.1
- Unfolding Case Study 23.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 23.1—Pharmacology
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 23.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 23.3
- CHAPTER 24. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 24.1
- Unfolding Case Study 24.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 24.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 24.2
- CHAPTER 25. Client Conditions Affecting Nutrition: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 25.1
- Unfolding Case Study 25.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 25.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 25.2
- CHAPTER 26. Client Conditions Affecting Glucose Regulation: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 26.1
- Unfolding Case Study 26.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 26.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 26.2
- CHAPTER 27. Client Conditions Affecting Prenatal Care: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 27.1
- Unfolding Case Study 27.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 27.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 27.2
- CHAPTER 28. Client Conditions Affecting Intrapartum Care: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 28.1
- Unfolding Case Study 28.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 28.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 28.2
- CHAPTER 29. Client Conditions Affecting Postpartum Care: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 29.1
- Unfolding Case Study 29.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 29.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 29.2— Pharmacology
- CHAPTER 30. Client Conditions Affecting Newborn Care: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 30.1
- Unfolding Case Study 30.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 30.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 30.2
- CHAPTER 31. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 31.1
- Unfolding Case Study 31.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 31.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 31.2
- CHAPTER 32. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 32.1
- Unfolding Case Study 32.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 32.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 32.2
- CHAPTER 33. Client Conditions Resulting From Infection: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 33.1
- CHAPTER 34. Client Conditions Resulting From Trauma: Answers With Rationales for Thinking Exercises
- Unfolding Case Study 34.1
- Unfolding Case Study 34.2
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 34.1
- Stand-Alone Thinking Exercise 34.2
- References and Illustration Credits
- No. of pages: 752
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: December 29, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323935388
- eBook ISBN: 9780323935999
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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, United States