Developing Clinical Judgment 1st Edition by Donna Ignatavicius, ISBN-13: 978-0323718585

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Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examinationn by Donna Ignatavicius, ISBN-13: 978-0323718585

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• Publisher: ‎ Elsevier; 1st edition (June 11, 2020)
• Language: ‎ English
• 384 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0323718582
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0323718585

The essential workbook for developing clinical reasoning skills and preparing you to pass the new NCLEX® exam format.

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!

Table of Contents:

Cover image

Title page

Table of Contents

Copyright

Contributors

Reviewers

Preface

Dedication

About the author

Acknowledgments

Exemplars

PART 1. Introduction: Developing Clinical Judgment

1. Transitioning from the nursing process to clinical judgment

Review of the nursing process and critical thinking

Expanding from the nursing process to clinical judgment

New nursing graduates and clinical judgment

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Clinical Judgment Measurement Model

Thinking and discussion questions

References

2. Applying the NCSBN clinical judgment measurement model to ensure client safety

Overview of the NCSBN CJMM

Applying the cognitive skills of the NCSBN CJMM

Applying the NCSBN CJMM for thinking exercises in this workbook

Enhanced hot spot thinking exercises

Cloze thinking exercises

Extended drag and drop thinking exercises

Extended multiple response thinking exercises

Matrix thinking exercises

Thinking and discussion questions

Bibliography

PART 2. Clinical Judgment for Clients Across the Life Span Experiencing Commonly Occurring Health Problems

3. Perfusion: Common Health Problems

Exemplar 3A. Heart failure (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)

Exemplar 3B. Sickle cell disease (Pediatric nursing: Adolescent)

4. Clotting: Deep Vein Thrombosis

Exemplar 4. Deep vein thrombosis (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

5. Gas exchange: Common Health Problems

Exemplar 5A. Asthma (Pediatric nursing: School-age child)

Exemplar 5B. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

6. Elimination: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Exemplar 6. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)

7. Nutrition: Common Health Problems

Exemplar 7A. Cholecystitis/cholecystectomy (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

Exemplar 7B. Peptic ulcer disease (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

8. Mobility: Common Health Problems

Exemplar 8A. Fractured hip/open reduction internal fixation (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)

Exemplar 8B. Fractured radius and medial epicondyle (Pediatric nursing: Preschool child)

Exemplar 8C. Osteoarthritis/total knee arthroplasty (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

Exemplar 8D. Parkinson disease (Medical-surgical nursing/mental health nursing: Older adult)

9. Metabolism: Common Health Problems

Exemplar 9A. Diabetes mellitus (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

Exemplar 9B. Hyperthyroidism/thyroidectomy (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

10. Cellular regulation: Breast Cancer

Exemplar 10. Breast cancer (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

11. Inflammation: Common Health Problems

Exemplar 11A. Crohn’s disease (Medical-surgical nursing: Young adult; middle-age adult)

Exemplar 11B. Appendicitis/appendectomy (Pediatric nursing: Late school-age child)

12. Infection: Common Health Problems

Exemplar 12A. Cellulitis (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

Exemplar 12B. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (Pediatric nursing: Infant)

13. Sensory perception: Cataracts

Exemplar 13. Cataracts (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)

14. Cognition: Common Health Problems

Exemplar 14A. Delirium (Mental health nursing: Older adult)

Exemplar 14B. Alzheimer’s disease (Mental health nursing: Middle-age adult)

15. Mood and affect: Depression

Exemplar 15. Depression (Mental health nursing: Adolescent)

16. Stress and coping: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Exemplar 16. Generalized anxiety disorder (Mental health nursing: Young adult)

17. Reproduction: Uterine Leiomyoma/Hysterectomy

Exemplar 17. Uterine leiomyoma/hysterectomy (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

PART 3. Clinical Judgment for Childbearing Families

18. Reproduction: Childbearing Family

Exemplar 18A. Uncomplicated prenatal woman

Exemplar 18B. Complicated prenatal woman

Exemplar 18C. Uncomplicated intrapartum care

Exemplar 18D. Complicated intrapartum care

Exemplar 18E. Uncomplicated postpartum care

Exemplar 18F. Complicated postpartum care

Exemplar 18G. Uncomplicated newborn care

PART 4. Clinical Judgment for Clients Across the Life Span Experiencing Complex Multisystem Health Problems

19. Perfusion: Complex Health Problems

Exemplar 19A. Myocardial infarction (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

Exemplar 19B. Atrial fibrillation/stroke (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)

Exemplar 19C. Hypovolemic shock (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)

20. Mobility: Spinal Cord Injury

Exemplar 20. Spinal cord injury (Pediatric nursing: Adolescent)

21. Cognition: Traumatic Brain Injury

Exemplar 21. Traumatic brain injury (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult and young adult)

22. Infection: Sepsis

Exemplar 22. Sepsis (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)

23. Gas exchange: Chest Trauma

Exemplar 23. Chest trauma (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

24. Elimination: Complex Health Problems

Exemplar 24A. Chronic kidney disease (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

Exemplar 24B. Intestinal obstruction (Medical-surgical nursing: Young adult; older adult)

25. Metabolism: Complex Health Problems

Exemplar 25A. Diabetic ketoacidosis (Pediatric nursing: Adolescent)

Exemplar 25B. Cirrhosis (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult)

Exemplar 25C. Acute pancreatitis (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age adult)

26. Tissue integrity: Burns

Exemplar 26. Burns (Medical-surgical nursing: Young adult)

27. Stress and coping: Substance Use Disorder

Exemplar 27. Substance use disorder (Pediatric nursing/mental health nursing: Adolescent)

28. Management of care: Complex Health Problems

Exemplar 28. Complex health problems (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age and older adult)

PART 5. Pharmacology for Nursing

29. Pharmacology in management of common health problems

Exemplar 29A. Drugs that affect nutrition and elimination (Medical-surgical nursing: Older adult; pediatric nursing)

Exemplar 29B. Drugs that affect clotting (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age and older adult)

Exemplar 29C. Drugs that affect perfusion (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age and older adult)

Exemplar 29D. Drugs that promote comfort and metabolism (Medical-surgical nursing: Middle-age and older adult)

Exemplar 29E. Drugs that manage infection (Medical-surgical nursing [young and middle-age adult]; pediatric nursing)

30. Pharmacology in management of complex health problems

Exemplar 30A. Drugs that affect perfusion and gas exchange (Medical-surgical nursing: older adult; pediatric nursing: Adolescent)

Exemplar 30B. Drugs that affect immunity (Medical-surgical nursing: Young adult; middle-age adult)

Exemplar 30C. Drugs that manage psychoses (Mental health nursing: Young adult)

Exemplar 30D. Drugs that manage emergencies (Medical-surgical nursing: Young adult; older adult)

Answer key

Chapter 3 Perfusion:Common health problems

Chapter 4 Clotting:Deep vein thrombosis

Chapter 5 Gas exchange:Common health problems

Chapter 6 Elimination:Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Chapter 7 Nutrition:Common health problems

Chapter 8 Mobility:Common health problems

Chapter 9 Metabolism:Common health problems

Chapter 10 Cellular regulation:Breast cancer

Chapter 11 Inflammation:Common health problems

Chapter 12 Infection:Common health problems

Chapter 13 Sensory perception:Cataracts

Chapter 14 Cognition:Common health problems

Chapter 15 Mood and affect:Depression

Chapter 16 Stress and coping:Generalized anxiety disorder

Chapter 17 Reproduction:Uterine leiomyoma/hysterectomy

Chapter 18 Reproduction:Childbearing family

Chapter 19 Perfusion:Complex health problems

Chapter 20 Mobility:Spinal cord injury

Chapter 21 Cognition:Traumatic brain injury

Chapter 22 Infection:Sepsis

Chapter 23 Gas exchange:Chest trauma

Chapter 24 Elimination:Complex health problems

Chapter 25 Metabolism:Complex health problems

Chapter 26 Tissue integrity:Burns

Chapter 27 Stress and coping:Substance use disorder

Chapter 28 Management of care:Complex health problems

Chapter 29 Pharmacology in management of common health problems

Chapter 30 Pharmacology in management of complex health problems

References

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, 10th ed. (2021) and her new student workbook, Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® 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.

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