Use case studies and practice exams to prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX-RN®! Designed for nursing students, Elsevier’s Case Study Practice Review for the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) provides step-by-step advice and concrete methods to solving case studies and targeted questions that help you build critical thinking and clinical judgement skills. A combined total of 130 stand-alone and unfolding case studies are offered in the book and its Evolve website, with rationales for correct and incorrect answers, the clinical judgement skill being tested, and Elsevier text references for further learning. Written by noted educator Kara Sealock, this review ensures that you are ready for success on the NGN and in your nursing career.
1. Elsevier’s Case Study Practice Review for the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. About the author - p. vii 8. Reviewers - p. ix 9. Preface - p. xi 10. List of Illustrations - p. xv 11. List of Tables - p. xvi 12. 1. Understanding the new NCLEX-RN® and next generation NCLEX® - p. 1 13. 2. Applying knowledge to clinical judgement scenarios - p. 12 14. 3. What is happening with the c lient: Recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypothesis - p. 26 15. 4. Next steps when caring for the client: Generate solutions, take action, evaluate outcomes - p. 39 16. 5. Understanding unfolding case studies - p. 57 17. 6. Understanding stand-alone case studies - p. 67 18. 7. Let’s practise unfolding case studies - p. 74 19. Medical-surgical unfolding cases - p. 74 20. Maternal/birth parent health unfolding cases - p. 147 21. Pediatric unfolding cases - p. 160 22. Pediatrics 1.0 - p. 161 23. Pediatrics 2.0 - p. 162 24. Pediatrics 3.0 - p. 164 25. Pediatrics 4.0 - p. 166 26. Pediatrics 5.0 - p. 168 27. Pediatrics 6.0 - p. 170 28. Mental health unfolding cases - p. 172 29. 8. Let’s practise stand-alone case studies - p. 183 30. 9. Answers and rationales for unfolding case studies - p. 233 31. Medical-surgical cases - p. 233 32. Maternal/birth parent health unfolding cases - p. 299 33. Maternal/birth parent health 1.0 - p. 299 34. Maternal/birth parent health 2.0 - p. 301 35. Maternal/birth parent health 3.0 - p. 302 36. Maternal/birth parent health 4.0 - p. 304 37. Maternal/birth parent health 5.0 - p. 305 38. Maternal/birth parent health 6.0 - p. 308 39. Pediatric unfolding cases - p. 309 40. Mental health cases - p. 321 41. 10. Answers and rationales for stand-alone case studies - p. 330 42. Appendix A. Normal vs. abnormal vs. critical abnormal condition tables - p. 354 43. Appendix C. Strategies for faculty using this textbook - p. 365 44. Appendix D. Contact information for nursing regulatory bodies in Canada and the United States - p. 367 45. References - p. 369
Use case studies and practice exams to prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX-RN®! Designed for nursing students, Elsevier’s Case Study Practice Review for the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) provides step-by-step advice and concrete methods to solving case studies and targeted questions that help you build critical thinking and clinical judgement skills. A combined total of 130 stand-alone and unfolding case studies are offered in the book and its Evolve website, with rationales for correct and incorrect answers, the clinical judgement skill being tested, and Elsevier text references for further learning. Written by noted educator Kara Sealock, this review ensures that you are ready for success on the NGN and in your nursing career.
1. Elsevier’s Case Study Practice Review for the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. About the author - p. vii 8. Reviewers - p. ix 9. Preface - p. xi 10. List of Illustrations - p. xv 11. List of Tables - p. xvi 12. 1. Understanding the new NCLEX-RN® and next generation NCLEX® - p. 1 13. 2. Applying knowledge to clinical judgement scenarios - p. 12 14. 3. What is happening with the c lient: Recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypothesis - p. 26 15. 4. Next steps when caring for the client: Generate solutions, take action, evaluate outcomes - p. 39 16. 5. Understanding unfolding case studies - p. 57 17. 6. Understanding stand-alone case studies - p. 67 18. 7. Let’s practise unfolding case studies - p. 74 19. Medical-surgical unfolding cases - p. 74 20. Maternal/birth parent health unfolding cases - p. 147 21. Pediatric unfolding cases - p. 160 22. Pediatrics 1.0 - p. 161 23. Pediatrics 2.0 - p. 162 24. Pediatrics 3.0 - p. 164 25. Pediatrics 4.0 - p. 166 26. Pediatrics 5.0 - p. 168 27. Pediatrics 6.0 - p. 170 28. Mental health unfolding cases - p. 172 29. 8. Let’s practise stand-alone case studies - p. 183 30. 9. Answers and rationales for unfolding case studies - p. 233 31. Medical-surgical cases - p. 233 32. Maternal/birth parent health unfolding cases - p. 299 33. Maternal/birth parent health 1.0 - p. 299 34. Maternal/birth parent health 2.0 - p. 301 35. Maternal/birth parent health 3.0 - p. 302 36. Maternal/birth parent health 4.0 - p. 304 37. Maternal/birth parent health 5.0 - p. 305 38. Maternal/birth parent health 6.0 - p. 308 39. Pediatric unfolding cases - p. 309 40. Mental health cases - p. 321 41. 10. Answers and rationales for stand-alone case studies - p. 330 42. Appendix A. Normal vs. abnormal vs. critical abnormal condition tables - p. 354 43. Appendix C. Strategies for faculty using this textbook - p. 365 44. Appendix D. Contact information for nursing regulatory bodies in Canada and the United States - p. 367 45. References - p. 369
