Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness

**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 2nd Place in Nursing Education/Professional Development, 2024** Develop the clinical judgment skills needed to pass the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Exam (NGN) on your first try with this one-of-a-kind workbook! Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness, 2nd Edition provides practical thinking exercises and case studies to help you build clinical judgment skills and make safe clinical decisions. The workbook offers practice with all NGN item types, including the new "bowtie" items. And all core nursing content areas are covered, with chapters organized to guide you through the entire NGN test plan. From renowned nursing educator Donna D. Ignatavicius, this practical resource ensures that you’re ready for all the item types you will encounter on the NGN and ready to apply clinical judgment skills in RN practice. Emphasis on clinical judgment skills helps you prepare for the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination (NGN) through practical thinking exercises in which you apply the cognitive skills delineated in the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) to realistic case studies. Comprehensive collection of clinical reasoning exercises allows you to answer questions ranging from basic to more complex, each based on a challenging client situation. Evolve website offers the opportunity to answer questions in an interactive format for a realistic test-taking experience with automated scoring and remediation. Answer key at the end of the book includes detailed rationales and references for each question. Questions organized into six parts address all core clinical areas, guiding you through the entire NGN test plan. NEW! Completely new organization by core content areas divides the book into these parts: medical-surgical, psychiatric-mental health, pediatric, maternal-newborn, and critical care. NEW! Four new chapters and expanded content throughout address all 14 item types for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) with unfolding case studies and standalone thinking exercises. NEW! Fully updated content also reflects the latest NCLEX-RN® test plan, the most current evidence-based practice, and the latest national and international guidelines. NEW! Item types for the NGN include the new "bowtie" items, preparing you for the types of questions encountered on the NGN. NEW! All-new practice questions provide more robust preparation for the NGN. NEW! Integration of pharmacology exercises is provided in all core chapters, and all pharmacology questions are highlighted with a distinctive icon. NEW! Medical record illustrations show client information for thinking exercises in case studies.