Master NGN test-taking skills and prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX® exam! Strategies for Student Success on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Test Items, Second Edition, includes stand-alone and unfolding case studies and the new item types that appear on the NGN, helping you develop the clinical judgment skills emphasized on the exam. To enhance your learning, each practice test item includes a detailed test-taking strategy and rationales for both correct and incorrect answers. Case studies let you strengthen key cognitive skills, and additional questions are provided on the Evolve companion website. Written by NCLEX experts Linda Anne Silvestri, Angela E. Silvestri, and Donna D. Ignatavicius, this NCLEX preparation resource ensures that you are NGN exam-ready!
1. 1. Introduction to the clinical judgment process - p. 1 2. 2. Introduction to the NGN and the NGN test item types - p. 10 3. 3. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Recognize cues - p. 26 4. 4. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Analyze cues - p. 40 5. 5. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Prioritize hypotheses - p. 60 6. 6. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Generate solutions - p. 79 7. 7. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Take actions - p. 93 8. 8. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Evaluate outcomes - p. 105 9. 9. Stand-alone items and unfolding case studies: The role of contextual factors in making clinical judgments - p. 120 10. 10. NGN practice test: Putting it all together - p. 143 11. Chapter 3. Answers to practice questions - p. 177 12. Chapter 4. Answers to practice questions - p. 187 13. Chapter 5. Answers to practice questions - p. 199 14. Chapter 6. Answers to practice questions - p. 212 15. Chapter 7. Answers to practice questions - p. 225 16. Chapter 8. Answers to practice questions - p. 236 17. Chapter 10. Answers to practice questions - p. 250 18. References and Bibliography - p. 319 19. Abbreviations - p. ES3
Master NGN test-taking skills and prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX® exam! Strategies for Student Success on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Test Items, Second Edition, includes stand-alone and unfolding case studies and the new item types that appear on the NGN, helping you develop the clinical judgment skills emphasized on the exam. To enhance your learning, each practice test item includes a detailed test-taking strategy and rationales for both correct and incorrect answers. Case studies let you strengthen key cognitive skills, and additional questions are provided on the Evolve companion website. Written by NCLEX experts Linda Anne Silvestri, Angela E. Silvestri, and Donna D. Ignatavicius, this NCLEX preparation resource ensures that you are NGN exam-ready!
1. 1. Introduction to the clinical judgment process - p. 1 2. 2. Introduction to the NGN and the NGN test item types - p. 10 3. 3. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Recognize cues - p. 26 4. 4. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Analyze cues - p. 40 5. 5. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Prioritize hypotheses - p. 60 6. 6. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Generate solutions - p. 79 7. 7. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Take actions - p. 93 8. 8. Strategies for answering NGN questions: Evaluate outcomes - p. 105 9. 9. Stand-alone items and unfolding case studies: The role of contextual factors in making clinical judgments - p. 120 10. 10. NGN practice test: Putting it all together - p. 143 11. Chapter 3. Answers to practice questions - p. 177 12. Chapter 4. Answers to practice questions - p. 187 13. Chapter 5. Answers to practice questions - p. 199 14. Chapter 6. Answers to practice questions - p. 212 15. Chapter 7. Answers to practice questions - p. 225 16. Chapter 8. Answers to practice questions - p. 236 17. Chapter 10. Answers to practice questions - p. 250 18. References and Bibliography - p. 319 19. Abbreviations - p. ES3
