Alfaro’s Clinical Judgment in Nursing: A How-To Practice Approach,
Edition 8Editors: By Donna D. Ignatavicius, MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl, ANEF, FAADN and Susan Andersen, MS, RN, CNE
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24 Oct 2024
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Description
**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 3rd Place in Nursing Education/Professional Development, 2025**Develop the multiple types of thinking you need to make safe, appropriate clinical judgments! Alfaro’s Clinical Judgment in Nursing: A How-To Practice Approach, 8th Edition, brings these concepts to life through engaging, easy-to-understand language, diverse learning activities, and real-life clinical scenarios. This edition emphasizes readiness for nursing practice and the Next-Generation NCLEX® exam, with a focus on the six cognitive (thinking) skills needed to make evidence-based clinical judgments.
Key Features
- UPDATED! Restructured coverage reflects the latest research and trends related to the multiple types of thinking needed to make effective clinical judgments in nursing.
- Thinking Exercises throughout each chapter, and again at the end of each chapter, enable you to apply clear examples of clinical judgment cognitive skills that measure: Recognize Cues; Analyze Cues; Prioritize Hypotheses; Generate Solutions; Take Actions; Evaluate Outcomes
- UPDATED! Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) thinking exercises prepare you for the significant changes to the exam
- NEW! Additional NGN-Style Unfolding Case Studies and Standalone Items on the companion Evolve website give you valuable practice answering these new question types
- Clear, straightforward approach and motivational writing style provides real-life clinical scenarios that illustrate how to make effective clinical judgments in nursing practice
- Highlighted features and sections promote deep learning, including: This Chapter at a Glance; Learning Outcomes; Key Terms; Clinical Judgment Tip boxes; Thinking Exercise boxes
- How to Make Safe Clinical Judgments chapter provides full examples of both Standalone Items and Unfolding Case Studies to help you prepare for the newest NGN test items on the NCLEX® exam
New Features
Updated throughout to reflect the latest research and thinking related to critical thinking in nursing, clinical reasoning in nursing, and clinical nursing judgment. Includes significant updates related to the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN), the 2021 AACN Essentials, and the 2021 Future of Nursing Report. Includes new NGN-style case studies on Evolve: NGN Case Studies for Faculty: 5 unfolding 10 single-episode NGN Case Studies for Students: 5 unfolding 10 single-episodeAbout the author
By Donna D. Ignatavicius, MS, RN, CNE, CNEcl, ANEF, FAADN, Speaker and Curriculum Consultant for Academic Nursing Programs; Founder, Boot Camp for Nurse Educators; President, DI Associates, Inc. Littleton, Colorado, USA and Susan Andersen, MS, RN, CNE
1. Introduction to Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment
2. How to Recognize Cues
3. How to Analyze Cues
4. How to Prioritize Hypotheses
5. How to Generate Solutions
6. How to Take Actions
7. How to Evaluate Outcomes
8. How to Make Safe Clinical Judgments
2. How to Recognize Cues
3. How to Analyze Cues
4. How to Prioritize Hypotheses
5. How to Generate Solutions
6. How to Take Actions
7. How to Evaluate Outcomes
8. How to Make Safe Clinical Judgments
ISBN:
9780323936255
Page Count:
288
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RN and RN-to-BSN nursing students