Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination, 1st Edition

• Innovative workbook format helps you prepare for the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN^® Exam (NGN-PN) through practical thinking exercises that challenge you to apply the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to common clinical scenarios.
• A comprehensive collection of carefully developed clinical reasoning exercises range from basic to more complex and address all key content areas.
• Logical three-part organization:

• Part 1 is an introduction to clinical judgment with examples of how to approach the thinking exercises in the workbook.
• Part 2 consists of exercises that focus on applying clinical judgment for clients across the lifespan experiencing commonly occurring physical and mental health problems.
• Part 3 consists of exercises that focus on applying clinical judgment for older-adult clients, a main focus of care for LPN/LVNs.
• A robust quizzing engine on the companion Evolve website features all of the book’s questions in an interactive format to provide a realistic simulated test-taking experience and feedback for remediation
• An extensive answer key with detailed rationales provides essential review and remediation.

Part 1. Introduction: Developing Clinical Judgment

Ch. 1. The Use of Clinical Judgment in Practical/Vocational 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:

Bradycardia/Pacemaker (middle-age adult)

Heart Failure (middle-age adult)

Ch. 4. Clotting: Deep-Vein Thrombosis (middle-age adult)

Ch. 5. Gas Exchange:

Asthma (school-age child)

COPD (middle-age adult)

Ch. 6. Elimination

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/TURP (older adult)

Ulcerative Colitis/Colostomy (middle-age adult)

Appendicitis/Appendectomy (adolescent)

Ch. 7. Nutrition:

Cholecystitis/Cholecystectomy (young adult)

Peptic Ulcer Disease (middle-age adult)

Ch. 8. Mobility:

Sports Injury (school-age child)

Fractured Arm/Cast Care (preschool-age child)

Ch. 9. Metabolism:

Diabetes Mellitus (middle-age adult)

Hypothyroidism/Thyroidectomy (middle-age adult)

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

Ch. 12. Infection:

Cellulitis (young adult)

RSV (toddler)

Ch. 14. Mood and Affect: Depression (adolescent)

Ch. 15. Stress and Coping:

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (young adult)

Substance Use Disorder (adolescent)

Ch. 16. Reproduction:

Uterine Leiomyoma/Hysterectomy (middle-age adult)

Healthy Pregnancy

Intrapartum Care

Postpartum Care

Healthy Newborn Care

Part 3. Clinical Judgment to Coordinate Care for Older Clients

Ch. 17. Perfusion:

Hypertension

Stroke

Ch. 18. Mobility:

Parkinson’s Disease/Preventing Complications of Immobility

Osteoarthritis/Total Knee Arthroplasty

Fractured Hip/ORIF

Ch. 19. Sensory Perception: Cataract

Ch. 20. Infection: Pneumonia

Ch. 21. Cognition:

Delirium

Alzheimer’s Disease

Ch. 22. Elimination:

Chronic Kidney Disease

Bowel Obstruction

Ch. 23. Metabolism:

Hypoglycemia

Cirrhosis

Ch. 24. Coordinated Care:

Establishing Priorities

Collaborating with the Interprofessional Healthcare Team

Participating in Quality Improvement Activities

Answer Key (with detailed rationales, faculty only, Evolve)

Interactive NGN Review Questions (student, Evolve)