Description
Get ready to pass the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination (NGN) on your first try with Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination. Written by renowned nursing education expert Donna D. Ignatavicius and a team of expert item writers, this practical workbook is the only book on the market focused exclusively on developing the clinical reasoning skills you need for success on the NGN and in clinical practice. This collection of engaging and practical thinking exercises has been carefully developed to incorporate the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Model (CJM) and to emphasize the new item types that will be integral to the NGN. Exercises range from basic to more complex and address all specialty areas to fully prepare you for all facets of the exam. In all, this "next-generation" workbook will become your invaluable companion throughout nursing school, helping you grow your clinical reasoning skills to match what's expected on the new NGN and as a practicing nurse!- This one-of-a-kind workbook dedicated to developing clinical judgment skills helps prepare you for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) through practical thinking exercises in which you will apply the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Model (CJM)- A comprehensive collection of carefully developed clinical reasoning exercises range from basic to more complex and address all specialty areas- Answer key with robust rationales to remediate learning follows at the end of the book- Six-part organization guides you through the entire NGN test plan- Answer questions in the book itself or on a companion Evolve website for automated scoring and remediation
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction: The Use of Clinical Judgment in Professional Nursing Practice 1. Transitioning from the Nursing Process to Clinical Judgment2. Applying the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model to Ensure Client SafetyPart 2: Clinical Judgment for Clients Across the Lifespan Experiencing Commonly Occurring Health Problems3. Perfusion: Common Problems4. Clotting: Deep Vein Thrombosis5. Gas Exchange: Common Problems6. Elimination: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia7. Nutrition: Common Problems8. Mobility: Common Problems9. Metabolism: Common Problems10. Cellular Regulation: Breast Cancer11. Inflammation: Common Problems12. Infection: Common Problems13. Sensory Perception: Cataracts14. Cognition: Common Problems15. Mood and Affect: Depression16. Stress and Coping: Generalized Anxiety Disorder17. Reproduction: Uterine Leiomyoma/HysterectomyPart 3: Clinical Judgment for Childbearing Families 18. Reproduction: Childbearing FamilyPart 4: Clinical Judgment for Clients Across the Lifespan Experiencing Complex Multi-System Health Problems 19. Perfusion: Complex Problems20. Mobility: Spinal Cord Injury21. Cognition: Traumatic Brain Injury22. Infection: Sepsis23. Gas Exchange: Chest Trauma24. Elimination: Complex Problems25. Metabolism: Complex Problems26. Tissue Integrity: Burns27. Stress and Coping: Substance Use Disorder28. Management of Care: Complex ProblemsPart 5: Pharmacology for Nursing29. Pharmacology in Management of Common Health Problems30. Pharmacology in Management of Complex Health ProblemsPart 6: Answers and Rationales for Thinking ExercisesAnswers and Rationales for Thinking Exercises
