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Alfaro’s Clinical Judgment in Nursing: A How-To Practice Approach - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
by Donna D. Ignatavicius, MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl, ANEF, FAADN and Susan Andersen, MS, RN, CNE
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9780323937771
Copyright:
2025
Page Count:
318
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Elsevier
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Develop the multiple types of thinking you need to make safe, appropriate clinical judgments! Alfaro’s Clinical Judgment in Nursing: A How-To Practice Approach, 8th Edition, brings these concepts to life through engaging, easy-to-understand language, diverse learning activities, and real-life clinical scenarios. This edition emphasizes readiness for nursing practice and the Next-Generation NCLEX® exam, with a focus on the six cognitive (thinking) skills needed to make evidence-based clinical judgments.
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- UPDATED! Restructured coverage reflects the latest research and trends related to the multiple types of thinking needed to make effective clinical judgments in nursing.
- Thinking Exercises throughout each chapter, and again at the end of each chapter, enable you to apply clear examples of clinical judgment cognitive skills that measure:
- Recognize Cues
- Analyze Cues
- Prioritize Hypotheses
- Generate Solutions
- Take Actions
- Evaluate Outcomes
- UPDATED! Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) thinking exercises prepare you for the significant changes to the exam.
- NEW! Additional NGN-Style Unfolding Case Studies and Standalone Items on the companion Evolve website give you valuable practice answering these new question types.
- Clear, straightforward approach and motivational writing style provides real-life clinical scenarios that illustrate how to make effective clinical judgments in nursing practice.
- Highlighted features and sections promote deep learning, including:
- This Chapter at a Glance
- Learning Outcomes
- Key Terms
- Clinical Judgment Tip boxes
- Thinking Exercise boxes
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Updated throughout to reflect the latest research and thinking related to critical thinking in nursing, clinical reasoning in nursing, and clinical nursing judgment. Includes significant updates related to the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN), the 2021 AACN Essentials, and the 2021 Future of Nursing Report. Includes new NGN-style case studies on Evolve: NGN Case Studies for Faculty: 5 unfolding 10 single-episode NGN Case Studies for Students: 5 unfolding 10 single-episode
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1 Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment
2 How to Recognize Cues
3 How to Analyze Cues
4 How to Prioritize Hypotheses
5 How to Generate Solutions
6 How to Take Actions
7 How to Evaluate Outcomes
8 How to Make Safe Clinical Judgments
Index
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