Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 2nd Edition

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

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ISBN: 9780323936002

Publication Date: 01-18-2024

Page Count: 752

Imprint: Elsevier

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**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 2nd Place in Nursing Education/Professional Development, 2024**

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 educator Donna D. Ignatavicius, this practical resource ensures that you’re ready for all the item types you will encounter on the NGN and ready to apply clinical judgment skills in RN practice.

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Key Features
- 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 to This Edition
- 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
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
Authors

Donna D. Ignatavicius, MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl, ANEF, FAADN, Speaker and Curriculum Consultant for Academic Nursing Programs; Founder, Boot Camp for Nurse Educators; President, DI Associates, Inc. Littleton, Colorado, USA
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