Strategies for Student Success on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Test Items

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Strategies for Student Success on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Test Items

Strategies for Student Success on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Test Items 1st Edition:

  • 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 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 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!
    • Next Generation NCLEX®–style practice questions of all types are illustrated through stand-alone case studies and unfolding case studies directed toward each of the six cognitive skills.
    • Detailed test-taking strategy for each question provides clues for analyzing and uncovering the correct answer option.
    • NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) is included throughout with case scenarios that integrate the six clinical judgment cognitive skills.
    • In-depth rationales include both correct and incorrect answers.
    • NGN Tip boxes highlight the most important nursing concepts needed for exam success.
      • Additional resources on the Evolve website allow you to interactively engage with each question from the book plus additional questions.

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∗ eText ISBN: 0323872441, 978-0323872447, 9780323872447

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Strategies for Student Success on the Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Test Items 1st Edition:

Front Cover
IFC
Title Page
Strategies for Student Success on the : NEXT GENERATION NCLEX® (NGN) TEST ITEMS
Copyright
Dedication
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Preface
Contents
1 – Introduction to the Cognitive Skills of Clinical Judgment
What Is the NCSBN’S Definition and Model of Clinical Judgment?
What Are the Six NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model Cognitive Skills?
How Will the Six Clinical Judgment Skills Be Measured on the NGN?
2 – Introduction to the NGN and the New NGN Item Types
Multiple Choice Single Response Item
Matrix Multiple Choice Item
Multiple Response Select All That Apply Item
Multiple Response Select N Item
Multiple Response Grouping Item
Matrix Multiple Response Item
Drop-Down Cloze Item
Drop-Down Rationale Item
Drop-Down in Table Item
Drag-and-Drop Test Items
Drag-and- Drop Cloze Item
Drag-and- Drop Rationale Item
Highlight in Text Item
Highlight in Table Item
3 – Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Recognize Cues
How Are Client Findings (Cues) Presented in an NGN Clinical Scenario?
Which Relevant Client Findings Are of Immediate Concern to the Nurse?
What Types of Clinical Scenarios May Be Included on the NGN?
Rationale: The client is a teenager who cuts herself and was planning to use her parent’s antianxi
4 – Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Analyze Cues
What Will You Think About to Analyze Cues in This Clinical Scenario?
Which Client Findings Are Most Important When Analyzing Cues?
5 – Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Prioritize Hypotheses
Environmental Factors
Environment
Client Observation
Resources
Medical Records
Consequences and Risks
Time Pressure
Task Complexity
Cultural Considerations
Individual Factors
Knowledge and Skills
Specialty
Candidate Characteristics, Prior Experience, and Level of Experience
How Do You Prioritize Hypotheses in an NGN Clinical Situation?
What Will You Think About to Prioritize Hypotheses in This Clinical Scenario?
What NGN Item Types Optimally Measure Prioritize Hypotheses?
6 – Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Generate Solutions
How Do You Generate Solutions in an NGN Clinical Situation?
What Will You Think About to Generate Solutions in This Clinical Scenario?
7 – Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Take Action
8 – Strategies for Answering NGN Questions: Evaluate Outcomes
What NGN Item Types Optimally Measure Evaluate Outcomes?
9 – Strategies for Answering NGN Stand-alone Items and Unfolding Case Studies
How Are Stand-alone Items and Unfolding Case Studies Different?
10 – NGN Practice Test: Putting It All Together
Unfolding Case Studies
Stand-alone Item 1: Trend
11 – Answers to Practice Questions
12 – Answers to Practice Questions
13 – Answers to Practice Questions
14 – Answers to Practice Questions
15 – Answers to Practice Questions
16 – Answers to Practice Questions
17 – Answers to Practice Questions
References and Bibliography
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Linda Anne Silvestri, Angela E. Silvestri, Donna D. Ignatavicius

Linda Anne Silvestri has provided decades of nursing education and leadership that has directly impacted the growing and needed nursing workforce. Her research focused on a holistic investigation of predictors leading to success on the licensure examination. Her findings, published in the Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, led to significant contributions, filling a critical need in NCLEX® preparation. Linda’s vision was to provide a holistic educational approach to ensure overall well-being in test anxiety and self-efficacy, and success on the NCLEX®. As a leader in providing global NCLEX® preparation resources published by Elsevier, she strives for excellence in publication quality, based on the discovery of new knowledge in nursing, standards of care, and research-based studies. Her published resources ensure nursing graduates’ ability to make sound clinical judgments as they serve the public and the nursing profession. Linda is also a Next Generation NCLEX® Subject Matter Expert and Consultant for Elsevier.

Angela Silvestri is a well-known nurse educator, researcher, and author. She has been teaching and working in university administrative roles for the past 10 years at all levels of nursing education. She has experience teaching across the program and in classroom and clinical settings in the areas of Nutrition and Human Development Across the Lifespan, Foundations of Care in Nursing, Gerontological Nursing, Complex Care in Nursing, and Leadership and Transition to Practice in pre-nursing and undergraduate nursing programs. She is currently serving as the Program Director for the undergraduate BSN program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is a sought-out speaker at national conferences on the topic of nursing school success. Her passion for college student success comes through in her work at the School of Nursing teaching Leadership and licensure exam preparation and in publishing research and best-selling licensure exam review resources on national and international levels.

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, 10th ed. (2021) and her new student workbook, Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-RN® Examination. 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.

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