Meet Our Experts

Donna D. Ignatavicius

Nationally recognized as an expert in nursing education and medical-surgical/gerontological nursing, “Iggy” has a wealth of experience in education, clinical nursing, and administration. She has taught in PN, diploma, AD, and BSN programs for many years. She is also the author of the leading textbook, Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 9th Edition. Her latest Elsevier textbook Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination was recently published as well.

Linda Silvestri

Linda Silvestri, the most trusted name in NCLEX® review, is the author of what’s often called the ‘best NCLEX exam review book ever,’ Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination. She has a diploma in nursing from Cooley Dickinson Hospital School of Nursing, associate degree from Holyoke Community College, BSN from American International College, and MSN from Anna Maria College. She earned a PhD in Nursing from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and conducted research on self-efficacy and the predictors of NCLEX success. She says her desire to author NCLEX review textbooks stems from her own difficulties as a nursing student in studying and preparing for nursing exams.

Elsevier Solutions Prepare Students for the NGN

Student success on the Next Generation NCLEX and in practice depends on how your program approaches developing job-ready students. An essential aspect of this is using comprehensive, consistent tools across your nursing curriculum that foster clinical judgment and critical thinking. Only Elsevier offers a complete, end-to-end solution with the authoritative and consistent content and digital solutions required to help students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to excel on the NCLEX and in practice.

Elsevier products help students master key clinical judgment skills.

Student success on the NCLEX and in practice depends on how your program approaches developing job-ready students. An essential aspect of this is using consistent tools across the nursing curriculum that foster clinical judgment and critical thinking. Only Elsevier can provide the authoritative and consistent content needed to effectively prepare students for the NCLEX and clinical practice.

Enduring Elsevier Content

Enduring Elsevier content, built to establish a foundation for practice, is key to reinforcing students’ ability to make connections between recognized cues, analyze them to develop hypotheses, and take action to generate solutions.

HESI Assessments

HESI assessments are backed by more than 20 years of research that point to the proven validity of our exams. Our experts are focused on aligning with NCSBN to create items delivered in the same valid, reliable, and secure manner you have relied upon for ensuring students are ready for the NCLEX.

Elsevier Digital Solutions

Elsevier digital solutions enable you to bring clinical judgment concepts into the classroom and lab. Products such as HESI Case Studies, SimChart®, and Simulation Learning System create an environment that allows students to safely practice making clinical judgments.