Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN� Examination

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.

• Part 1. Introduction: Developing Clinical Judgment1. The Use of Clinical Judgment in Practical/Vocational Nursing Practice2. How to Apply Clinical Judgment Models to Ensure Client SafetyPart 2. Clinical Judgment for Clients Across the Lifespan Experiencing Commonly Occurring Health Problems3. Perfusion:Bradycardia/Pacemaker (middle-age adult)Heart Failure (middle-age adult)4. Clotting: Deep-Vein Thrombosis (middle-age adult)5. Gas Exchange:Asthma (school-age child)COPD (middle-age adult)6. EliminationBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia/TURP (older adult)Ulcerative Colitis/Colostomy (middle-age adult)Appendicitis/Appendectomy (adolescent)7. Nutrition:Cholecystitis/Cholecystectomy (young adult)Peptic Ulcer Disease (middle-age adult)8. Mobility:Sports Injury (school-age child)Fractured Arm/Cast Care (preschool-age child)9. Metabolism:Diabetes Mellitus (middle-age adult)Hypothyroidism/Thyroidectomy (middle-age adult)10. Cellular Regulation: Breast Cancer/Mastectomy (young adult)12. Infection:Cellulitis (young adult)RSV (toddler)14. Mood and Affect: Depression (adolescent)15. Stress and Coping:Generalized Anxiety Disorder (young adult)Substance Use Disorder (adolescent)16. Reproduction:Uterine Leiomyoma/Hysterectomy (middle-age adult)Healthy PregnancyIntrapartum CarePostpartum CareHealthy Newborn CarePart 3. Clinical Judgment to Coordinate Care for Older Clients17. Perfusion:HypertensionStroke18. Mobility:Parkinsonâ?Ts Disease/Preventing Complications of ImmobilityOsteoarthritis/Total Knee ArthroplastyFractured Hip/ORIF19. Sensory Perception: Cataract20. Infection: Pneumonia21. Cognition:DeliriumAlzheimerâ?Ts Disease22. Elimination:Chronic Kidney DiseaseBowel Obstruction23. Metabolism:HypoglycemiaCirrhosis24. Coordinated Care:Establishing PrioritiesCollaborating with the Interprofessional Healthcare TeamParticipating in Quality Improvement ActivitiesAnswer Key (with detailed rationales, faculty only, Evolve)Interactive NGN Review Questions (student, Evolve)