Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination - E-Book: Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination - E-Book
About this ebook
- Innovative workbook format helps you prepare for the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Exam (NGN-PN) through practical thinking exercises that challenge you to apply the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to common clinical scenarios.
- A comprehensive collection of carefully developed clinical reasoning exercises range from basic to more complex and address all key content areas.
- Logical three-part organization:
- Part 1 is an introduction to clinical judgment with examples of how to approach the thinking exercises in the workbook.
- Part 2 consists of exercises that focus on applying clinical judgment for clients across the lifespan experiencing commonly occurring physical and mental health problems.
- Part 3 consists of exercises that focus on applying clinical judgment for older-adult clients, a main focus of care for LPN/LVNs.
- A robust quizzing engine on the companion Evolve website features all of the book’s questions in an interactive format to provide a realistic simulated test-taking experience and feedback for remediation
- An extensive answer key with detailed rationales provides essential review and remediation.
About the author
Donna Ignatavicius is nationally recognized as an expert in nursing education and medical-surgical/gerontological nursing and has a wealth of experiences as a nurse educator, clinical nurse specialist, and administrator for over 40 years. Currently, she provides curriculum consultation and presentations for nursing faculty on topics such as concept-based curriculum, assessment of learning methods, and active learning strategies through her consulting company, DI Associates, Inc. Additionally, she is the primary author of numerous articles and books, including Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 11th ed. (2024) and her new student workbooks, Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination and Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination. In 2007 she was inducted as a fellow into the prestigious Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF) for her national contribution to the field of nursing education. In 2016 she obtained her Certified Nurse Educator® (CNE) credential; in 2020 she obtained her Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl) credential.
