Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness

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. Tami Little is the Corporate Director of Nursing at Vista College, Richardson, Texas.

• PART 1 Introduction to Clinical Judgment1. Clinical Judgment: Building on the Clinical Problem-Solving Process2. Introduction to the New Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Item TypesPART 2 Clinical Judgment for Young and Middle-Aged Adults Experiencing Commonly Occurring Health Conditions3. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion4. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange5. Client Conditions Affecting Mobility6. Client Conditions Affecting Glucose Regulation7. Client Conditions Affecting Elimination8. Client Conditions Affecting Reproduction9. Client Conditions Affecting Mood and Affect10. Client Conditions Resulting From Ineffective CopingPART 3 Clinical Judgment to Coordinate Care for Older Adults Experiencing Commonly Occurring Conditions11. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion12. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange13. Client Conditions Affecting Mobility14. Client Conditions Affecting Elimination15. Client Conditions Affecting Tissue Integrity16. Client Conditions Affecting Metabolism17. Client Conditions Affecting Sensory Perception18. Client Conditions Affecting Cognition19. Client Conditions Affecting Mood and AffectPART 4 Clinical Judgment for Maternal-Newborn and Pediatric Clients20. Commonly Occurring Client Conditions Affecting Peripartum Care21. Commonly Occurring Client Conditions Affecting Newborns22. Commonly Occurring Client Conditions Affecting Children23. Commonly Occurring Client Conditions Affecting Adolescents