**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 2nd Place in Nursing Education/Professional Development, 2024** Develop the clinical judgment skills needed to pass the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Exam (NGN) on your first try with this one-of-a-kind workbook! Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness, 2nd Edition provides practical thinking exercises and case studies to help you build clinical judgment skills and make safe clinical decisions. The workbook offers practice with all NGN item types, including the new "bowtie" items. And all core nursing content areas are covered, with chapters organized to guide you through the entire NGN test plan. From renowned nursing educator Donna D. Ignatavicius, this practical resource ensures that you’re ready for all the item types you will encounter on the NGN and ready to apply clinical judgment skills in RN practice. Emphasis on clinical judgment skills helps you prepare for the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination (NGN) through practical thinking exercises in which you apply the cognitive skills delineated in the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) to realistic case studies Comprehensive collection of clinical reasoning exercises allows you to answer questions ranging from basic to more complex, each based on a challenging client situation Evolve website offers the opportunity to answer questions in an interactive format for a realistic test-taking experience with automated scoring and remediation Answer key at the end of the book includes detailed rationales and references for each question Questions organized into six parts address all core clinical areas, guiding you through the entire NGN test plan NEW! Completely new organization by core content areas divides the book into these parts: medical-surgical, psychiatric-mental health, pediatric, maternal-newborn, and critical care NEW! Four new chapters and expanded content throughout address all 14 item types for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) with unfolding case studies and standalone thinking exercises NEW! Fully updated content also reflects the latest NCLEX-RN® test plan, the most current evidence-based practice, and the latest national and international guidelines. NEW! Item types for the NGN include the new "bowtie" items, preparing you for the types of questions encountered on the NGN NEW! All-new practice questions provide more robust preparation for the NGN. NEW! Integration of pharmacology exercises is provided in all core chapters, and all pharmacology questions are highlighted with a distinctive icon NEW! Medical record illustrations show client information for thinking exercises in case studies

*5 stars*"… [A] workbook for students looking to expand their critical thinking and decision making [skills] in preparation for the Next- Generation NCLEX Examination (NGN)…. [Helps] students learn how to think like nurses and use clinical reasoning in decision making."…. [T]he updated second edition includes a new organizational flow based on content areas (i.e., medical-surgical, psychiatric-mental health). Additionally, new chapters include updated evidence-based practice guidelines, and medical record illustrations promote a realistic learning environment…. [T]he objectives are worthy, as this book provides countless examples and thinking exercises to aid student nurses in recognizing clues and applying cognitive skills to accurately assess and hypothesize outcomes…. [T]his book is a great resource for student nurses seeking to evolve their clinical judgment… [and] ensures the most up-to-date information for students preparing for examination." - ©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Rachel K Filer, MSN (Rush University Medical Center)

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.