Guide future nurses in developing sound clinical judgment to change the course of healthcare outcomes.

Explore how to prepare yourself as an educator for changes coming on the NGN as well as teaching and learning activities that incorporate clinical judgment.
Learn the essentials to fully prepare you and your program for the recent changes from NGN leaders Donna Ignatavicius and Linda Silvestri, including an analysis of the NGN and the greater emphasis on clinical judgment, steps to integrate NGN into your classroom, and resources to support NGN integration.
Download the guide todayNCSBN’s Director of Outreach Jason Schwartz answers questions on what the new test format will look like and faculty will learn how Elsevier is taking steps to integrate NGN content into its material and test questions.
In this Q&A, Elsevier NGN experts Donna Ignatavicius and Linda Silvestri answer common faculty questions regarding the Next Generation NCLEX.
Read the key takeaways on updates to the NGN and advice from experts, including NCSBN’s Chief Operating Officer Phil Dickison, as shared during our webinar, Preparing for NGN: Preparing Practice-Ready Nurses.
NGN expert Linda Silvestri discusses the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model and Action Model and offers valuable strategies for creating higher-cognitive-level item types that measure clinical judgment to prepare students for NGN.
Join Donna Spivey as she explains the logic behind the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) and demonstrates best practices for writing new NGN item types in this interactive and informative session.
Nursing education expert Carolyn Kerns provides a step-by-step approach to writing an NGN item type using questions available in Sherpath.
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has spent over a decade researching new ways to measure nursing clinical judgment. This has led to the addition of unfolding case studies, new item types, and new partial-credit scoring on the Next-Generation NCLEX (NGN) exam.
Donna Ignatavicius, “Iggy”, examines the latest changes to NGN and explains the why behind the need for such changes.
NGN experts Donna Ignatavicius and Linda Silvestri share how three prominent graphic organizers can help nursing students engage their knowledge and develop clinical judgment.
NGN experts Donna Ignatavicius and Linda Silvestri review which cognitive skills each item type measures and ways students can approach thinking about these item types with a focus on Recognize and Analyze Cues.
NGN experts Donna Ignatavicius and Linda Silvestri outline a three-phased rollout plan for RN and PN programs to be fully prepared for the changes in the NGN.
NGN experts Donna Ignatavicius and Linda Silvestri share how to transition from the nursing process to clinical judgment.
Nursing education experts Cheryl Wilson, Hollie Moots, and Mardie Timken share their advice on how simulation tools can help faculty track their students understanding of clinical judgment.
Nurse education expert Tammy Pleasant shares how tools like HESI Case Studies, SimChart, and SLS can help faculty create meaningful activities to build clinical judgment.
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“We have to start talking about clinical judgment and its relationship to the nursing process–that it’s not something totally foreign or different. It’s really an expansion of the nursing process.”
“The NGN is really important for health care overall because we need nurses who are able to make quick and sound clinical judgments when such situations arise in the clinical area or elsewhere.”
Guide future nurses in developing sound clinical judgment to change the course of healthcare outcomes.
The Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) exam asks better questions to help ensure candidates are able to think critically and make sound patient care decisions. NGN is about protecting the public and achieving the best outcomes for clients, nurses, and institutions. Check out these resources from the NCSBN to learn more about their approach to creating the NGN.