This practical workbook is the only book focused exclusively on developing the clinical judgment skills you need for success on the Next-Generation NCLEX Examination (NGN) and in clinical practice. This collection of engaging and practical thinking exercises has been carefully developed to incorporate the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) and to emphasize the new item types that will be integral to the NGN. Exercises range from basic to more complex and address all specialty areas to fully prepare you for all facets of the examination. In all, this workbook will become your invaluable companion throughout nursing school, helping you grow your clinical reasoning skills to match what's expected on the new NGN, and as a practicing nurse! -- From publisher's description.

Part 1: Introduction: Developing clinical judgment. Transitioning from the nursing process to clinical judgment ; Applying the NCSBN clinical judgment measurement model to ensure client safety. -- Part 2: Clinical judgment for clients across the life span experiencing commonly occurring health problems. Perfusion ; Clotting ; Gas exchange ; Elimination ; Nutrition ; Mobility ; Metabolism ; Cellular regulation ; Inflammation ; Infection ; Sensory perception ; Cognition ; Mood and affect ; Stress and coping ; Reproduction. -- Part 3: Clinical judgment for childbearing families. Reproduction. -- Part 4: Clinical judgment for clients across the life span experiencing complex multisystem health problems. Perfusion ; Mobility ; Cognition ; Infection ; Gas exchange ; Elimination ; Metabolism ; Tissue integrity ; Stress and coping ; Management of care. -- Part 5: Pharmacology for nurses. Pharmacology in management of common health problems ; Pharmacology in management of complex health problems.