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 educators Donna D. Ignatavicius and Tamil Little, this practical resource ensures that you’re ready for all of the item types you will encounter on the NGN and ready to apply clinical judgment skills in RN practice.

PART 1: Introduction to Clinical Judgment
1. Clinical Judgment: Building on the Nursing Process
2. Applying the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Action Model
3. Introduction to the New NGN Item Types
PART 2: Clinical Judgment for Adults with Medical-Surgical Health Client Conditions
4. Client Conditions Affecting Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
5. Client Conditions Affective Acid-Base Balance
6. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion
7. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange
8. Client Conditions Affecting Mobility
9. Client Conditions Affecting Glucose Regulation
10. Client Conditions Affecting Elimination
11. Client Conditions Affecting Cellular Regulation
12. Client Conditions Affecting Tissue Integrity
13. Client Conditions Affecting Nutrition
14. Client Conditions Affecting Metabolism
15. Client Conditions Affecting Sensory Perception
16. Client Conditions Affecting Clotting
17. Client Conditions Affecting Reproduction
18. Client Conditions Resulting in Infection
PART 3: Clinical Judgment for Clients with Mental Health Client Conditions
19. Client Conditions Affecting Cognition
20. Client Conditions Affecting Mood and Affect
21. Client Conditions Resulting from Ineffective Coping
22. Client Conditions Resulting in Psychoses
PART 4: Clinical Judgment for Clients with Pediatric Health Client Conditions
23. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion
24. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange
25. Client Conditions Affecting Nutrition
26. Client Conditions Affecting Glucose Regulation
PART 5: Clinical Judgment for Maternal-Newborn Clients
27. Client Conditions Affecting Prenatal Care
28. Client Conditions Affecting Intrapartum Care
29. Client Conditions Affecting Postpartum Care
30. Client Conditions Affecting Newborn Care
PART 6: Clinical Judgment for Critically Ill Clients
31. Client Conditions Affecting Perfusion
32. Client Conditions Affecting Gas Exchange
33. Client Conditions Resulting from Infection
34. Client Conditions Resulting from Trauma
Answer Key with Rationales for Thinking Exercises
References