Strategies for Student Success on the Next Generation Nclex(r) (Ngn) Test Items

2. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-0-443-24602-9
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 449 g

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, Second Edition, 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 companion 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! - NEW! Expanded topic areas reflect social determinants of health (SDOH), the veteran population, the unhoused population, and more to highlight clients seen in all walks of life.
- NEW! Questions are presented with reference ranges to authentically mirror practice and increase clinical judgment.
- NEW! Additional questions on the Evolve companion website and in the book offer ample practice opportunities for these complex item types.
- NEW! Thoroughly updated content incorporates clinical updates and reflects the latest NCLEX® test plan.
- 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 specified in the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM).
- Detailed test-taking strategy for each question provides clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option.
- NGN Tip boxes highlight the most important nursing concepts needed for exam success.
- In-depth rationales address both correct and incorrect answers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Silvestri, Linda Anne

Silvestri, Angela

Ignatavicius, Donna D

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Krankenpflege

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to the Clinical Judgment Process
2. Introduction to the NGN and the New NGN Item Types
3. Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Recognize Cues
4. Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Analyze Cues
5. Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Prioritize Hypotheses
6. Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Generate Solutions
7. Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Take Actions
8. Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Evaluate Outcomes
9. Stand Alone and Unfolding Cases: The Role of Contextual Factors in Making Clinical Judgments
10. NGN Practice Test: Putting It All Together
References and Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Silvestri, Linda Anne
Linda Anne Silvestri has provided decades of nursing education and leadership that has directly impacted the growing and needed nursing workforce. Her research focused on a holistic investigation of predictors leading to success on the licensure examination. Her findings, published in the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, led to significant contributions, filling a critical need in NCLEX® preparation. Linda's vision was to provide a holistic educational approach to ensure overall well-being in test anxiety and self-efficacy, and success on the NCLEX®. As a leader in providing global NCLEX® preparation resources published by Elsevier, she strives for excellence in publication quality, based on the discovery of new knowledge in nursing, standards of care, and research-based studies. Her published resources ensure nursing graduates' ability to make sound clinical judgments as they serve the public and the nursing profession. Linda is also a Next Generation NCLEX® Subject Matter Expert and Consultant for Elsevier.

Ignatavicius, Donna D
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 Practice and NGN Readiness, 2nd ed. (2024) and Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination (2021). 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.

Silvestri, Angela
Assistant Professor Angela Silvestri at Touro University Nevada-School of Nursing.