Author : Donna D Ignatavicius
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 34,74 MB
Release : 2021-10-13
Category :
ISBN : 032383681X
Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN(R) Examination - E-Book
Author : Donna D. Ignatavicius
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 19,59 MB
Release : 2021-06-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 032384622X
Approx.352 pages - 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.
Author : Donna D. Ignatavicius
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,41 MB
Release : 2021-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323761970
Get ready to pass the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination (NGN-PN) on your first try with Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination. Written by renowned nursing education expert Donna D. Ignatavicius and a team of expert item writers, this practical workbook focuses on developing the clinical reasoning skills you need to succeed on the NGN-PN 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 Measurement Model (CJMM) and to emphasize the new item types that will be integral to the NGN-PN. Exercises range from basic to more complex and address all key content areas to fully prepare you for all facets of the exam. This "next-generation" workbook will become an invaluable companion throughout nursing school, helping you grow your clinical reasoning skills to match what's expected on the NGN-PN! 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.
Author : Lisa Carroll
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 17,88 MB
Release : 2022-06-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0323811736
Take an exciting journey to success in your LPN/LVN career! Emphasizing leadership and clinical judgment skills, Success in Practical / Vocational Nursing: From Student to Leader, 10th Edition helps you navigate your way through nursing school, examinations, the job search, and success in professional practice. It describes the building blocks essential to a successful career, such as critical thinking, ethics, effective communication, and an understanding of your role in the nursing process. Also useful are review questions to help you get ready for the NCLEX-PN® examination. Written by educators Lisa Falgiatore Carroll and Janyce Collier, this edition adds new insight into the ways self-empowerment can help you achieve positive outcomes in class and on the job. - Basic career information includes the value of the LPN, workforce trends, state regulations governing LPN practice, and insight into safe practice and NCLEX-PN® success. - Learning features in each chapter include objectives and key terms with phonetic pronunciations, with definitions in the text and in the glossary. - Storytelling narratives at the beginning of specific chapters use real-life scenarios to provide context for the topic. - Get Ready for the NCLEX-PN® Examination section at the end of each chapter includes key points, critical thinking scenarios, additional learning resources, and review questions with answers at the back of the book. - Test-taking and interview preparation tips prepare students to take the NCLEX-PN Examination and guide you through the job search, applications, and interviews — including electronic resumes. - Critical Thinking boxes provide opportunities to practice problem solving. - Coordinated Care boxes develop leadership and management skills with hints, tools, and activities. - Keep in Mind boxes introduce the underlying theme of each chapter. - Professional Pointers boxes give advice on nursing best practices in practice settings. - Try This! boxes challenge students to imagine, visualize, and think outside the box. - Full-color design makes this text visually appealing and easy to read. - References cite evidence-based information and can be found in the back of the book. - NEW! Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Examination-style questions are provided at the end of each chapter. - NEW! Empowerment boxes introduce tools that can affect positive outcomes in class, clinicals, and professional practice. - NEW! Updated content includes delegation, preparing students for leadership positions immediately upon graduation, and the latest on clinical judgment.
Author : Linda Anne Silvestri
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 1208 pages
File Size : 21,66 MB
Release : 2024-01-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0443113866
Get the best review for the NCLEX-PN® exam from the leading NCLEX® experts! Written by Linda Anne Silvestri and Angela E. Silvestri, Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination, 9th Edition, provides everything you need to prepare for success on the NCLEX-PN. The book includes a review of all nursing content areas, more than 4,600 questions for the NCLEX, detailed rationales, test-taking tips and strategies, and questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX (NGN). The Evolve companion website simulates the exam-taking experience with customizable practice questions along with realistic practice tests. Based on Silvestri's proven Pyramid to Success, this complete review is a perennial favorite of students preparing for the NCLEX. - More than 4,600 practice questions in the text and on the Evolve companion website offer ample testing practice. - Detailed test-taking strategy is included for each question, offering clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option, with rationales provided for both correct and incorrect answers. - Pyramid Points icons indicate important information, identifying content that is likely to appear on the NCLEX-PN examination. - Pyramid Alerts appear in red text, highlighting important nursing concepts and identifying content that typically appears on the NCLEX-PN examination. - Priority Concepts — two in each chapter — discuss important content and nursing interventions and reflect the latest edition of Giddens' Concepts for Nursing Practice text. - Priority Nursing Action boxes provide information about the steps nurses will take in clinical situations requiring clinical judgment and prioritization. - New graduate's perspective is offered on how to prepare for the NCLEX-PN, in addition to nonacademic preparation, the CAT format, and test-taking strategies. - Mnemonics are included to help you remember important information. - Alternate item format questions cover multiple-response, prioritizing (ordered response), fill-in-the-blank, figure/illustration (hot spot), chart/exhibit, and audio questions. - Practice questions on the Evolve companion website are organized by content area, cognitive level, client needs area, integrated process, health problem, clinical judgment, and priority concepts, allowing completely customizable exams or study sessions. - Audio review summaries on the Evolve companion website cover pharmacology, acid-base balance, and fluids and electrolytes.
Author : Patricia Knecht
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 24,93 MB
Release : 2016-07-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0323396038
A market-leading must-have and part of the LPN Threads series, Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, From Student to Leader, 8th Edition provides you with everything you need to succeed in both nursing school and in a career in LPN/LVN nursing. With a strong emphasis on leadership, this clear, comprehensive new edition discusses the higher-level roles and responsibilities of an LPN/LVN leader, the skills necessary to become a successful LPN/LVN, and the future of the field. It is filled with opportunities for you to test your understanding as you read, as well as practice NCLEX review questions at the end of each chapter to prepare you for the NCLEX-PN® Examination. Collaborative Care boxes highlight challenges that occur in emerging community and continuing care workforce settings, and give you examples of leadership and management opportunities for LPN/LVNs in any health care setting you may find yourself. Critical Thinking boxes include activities that could be used in a flipped classroom experience, and provide you with critical thinking and problem solving opportunities throughout the chapter to enhance your understanding. Try This boxes provide students and instructors with clinical simulations or activities related to topics discussed in the text that can be utilized in simulation or role-play scenarios in class. Professional Pointers boxes give advice on nursing best practices in the professional arena during and after nursing school. Get Ready for the NCLEX® Examination! section at the end of the text contains key points, additional learning activities, and review questions for the NCLEX® Examination (including alternate format items in every chapter). Presents tips on taking the NCLEX-PN examination and information on applications, interviews, and the job search, including electronic resumes. Full-color design, cover, photos, and illustrations make this text visually appealing, pedagogically useful and easy to read. Numbered objectives open each chapter and provide a framework for content. Key points at the end of each chapter summarize chapter highlights and serve as an excellent review tool. Key terms with phonetic pronunciations are at the beginning of each chapter and in full color at first mention in the text, and assist you in improving and supplementing your terminology and language skills before you enter clinical practice. References and Suggested Readings lists are arranged by chapter at the end of the book to provide you with resources for further understanding of text concepts. NEW! Community Resources chapter covers tools and resources that you can find within your community to help you with learning, personal, and family needs that could interfere with success in school. NEW! Work Force Trends chapter discusses the most current issues, challenges, and concerns with the LPN/LVN workforce. NEW! Storytelling narratives at the beginning of each chapter use true stories to enhance learning and demonstrate the relevancy of key topics.
Author : Donna D. Ignatavicius
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 29,41 MB
Release : 2020-04-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0323757596
Approx.368 pages - 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.
Author : Constance G Visovsky
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 15,71 MB
Release : 2021-01-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0323755364
- NEW! Get Ready for the Next Generation NCLEX® Examination! section includes key points, review questions, and case studies with Next Generation NCLEX-format questions to prepare students for the new licensure examination. - NEW! Reorganized chapters break up lengthy content and more logically present pharmacological content by body system or major disorder. - UPDATED! Coverage of newly approved and updated pharmaceutical treatments and drugs prepares students for practice.
Author : Linda Anne Silvestri
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,53 MB
Release : 2022-05-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323872294
Master NGN test-taking skills and prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX® exam! Strategies for Student Success on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Test Items includes stand-alone and unfolding case studies and the new item types that appear on the NGN, helping you develop the clinical judgment skills emphasized on the exam. To enhance your learning, each practice test item includes a detailed test-taking strategy and rationales for both correct and incorrect answers. Case studies let you strengthen key cognitive skills, and additional questions are provided on the Evolve website. Written by NCLEX experts Linda Anne Silvestri, Angela E. Silvestri, and Donna D. Ignatavicius, this NCLEX preparation resource ensures that you are NGN exam-ready! Next Generation NCLEX®-style practice questions of all types are illustrated through stand-alone case studies and unfolding case studies directed toward each of the six cognitive skills. Detailed test-taking strategy for each question provides clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option. NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) is included throughout with case scenarios that integrate the six clinical judgment cognitive skills. In-depth rationales include both correct and incorrect answers. NGN Tip boxes highlight the most important nursing concepts needed for exam success. Additional resources on the Evolve website allow you to interactively engage with each question from the book plus additional questions.
Author : Donna D. Ignatavicius
Publisher : W B Saunders Company
Page : pages
File Size : 46,50 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781416056133
The sixth edition includes a new emphasis on clinical decision-making for patient-centered collaborative care and more streamlined and balanced coverage of the core body of knowledge needed for safe clinical practice. There is also expanded coverage of emergency and disaster preparedness along with an enhanced "Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination" feature that includes the addition of new NCLEX Challenge questions. --from publisher description.
