This study guide provides an in-depth review of the medical-surgical nursing Concepts and Exemplars covered in Ignatavicius’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care, 11th Edition, and helps you develop your clinical judgment skills! Corresponding to the chapters in the textbook, this thoroughly updated study guide is a practical tool to help you review, practice, and apply medical-surgical nursing concepts. Traditional review questions now include exercises and item types for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) to reinforce your understanding of the textbook’s nursing concepts and their application to exemplar disorders. Answers and rationales make it easy to improve upon any areas of weakness. With this study guide, you will prepare for success in class, on the NGN, and in medical-surgical nursing practice. Complete review of textbook information builds your clinical judgment skills and enhances your ability to make safe and effective clinical decisions UNIQUE! Emphasis on the textbook’s Concepts and Exemplar disorders highlights key medical-surgical nursing concepts and how they are reflected in common health conditions Hundreds of review questions allow you to practice prioritizing, develop clinical judgment, simulate interprofessional collaboration, and apply the steps of the nursing process and clinical judgment cognitive skills Multiple-choice and multiple-select questions for the NCLEX® Exam are included in addition to the questions for the NGN, to better prepare you for all item types included in the NGN Answer Keys now follow each chapter and include in-depth rationales to reinforce your understanding and boost your test-taking skills NEW! Updated content aligns with revisions and updates in the Ignatavicius Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition textbook, reflecting the most current national and international guidelines and protocols NEW! Exercises and questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) are now included, all aligned with the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model’s six cognitive skills that are needed to make appropriate clinical judgments, deliver safe care, and increase readiness for the NGN NEW! Added variety of study and review questions includes formats such as fill-in-the-blank,?matching, and more to promote understanding and application of key information NEW! New full-color design and illustrations clarify concepts and promote in-depth learning

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.