Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation Nclex-Pn(r) Examination

ISBN-13: 9780323761970 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021

Donna D. Ignatavicius

Spis treści

Part 1. Introduction: Developing Clinical Judgment

Ch. 1. The Use of Clinical Judgment in Practical/Vocational Nursing Practice

Ch. 2. How to Apply Clinical Judgment Models to Ensure Client Safety

Part 2. Clinical Judgment for Clients Across the Lifespan Experiencing Commonly Occurring Health Problems

Ch. 3. Perfusion:

Bradycardia/Pacemaker (middle-age adult)

Heart Failure (middle-age adult)

Ch. 4. Clotting: Deep-Vein Thrombosis (middle-age adult)

Ch. 5. Gas Exchange:

Asthma (school-age child)

COPD (middle-age adult)

Ch. 6. Elimination

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/TURP (older adult)

Ulcerative Colitis/Colostomy (middle-age adult)

Appendicitis/Appendectomy (adolescent)

Ch. 7. Nutrition:

Cholecystitis/Cholecystectomy (young adult)

Peptic Ulcer Disease (middle-age adult)

Ch. 8. Mobility:

Sports Injury (school-age child)

Fractured Arm/Cast Care (preschool-age child)

Ch. 9. Metabolism:

Diabetes Mellitus (middle-age adult)

Hypothyroidism/Thyroidectomy (middle-age adult)

Ch. 10. Cellular Regulation: Breast Cancer/Mastectomy (young adult)

Ch. 12. Infection:

Cellulitis (young adult)

RSV (toddler)

Ch. 14. Mood and Affect: Depression (adolescent)

Ch. 15. Stress and Coping:

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (young adult)

Substance Use Disorder (adolescent)

Ch. 16. Reproduction:

Uterine Leiomyoma/Hysterectomy (middle-age adult)

Healthy Pregnancy

Intrapartum Care

Postpartum Care

Healthy Newborn Care

Part 3. Clinical Judgment to Coordinate Care for Older Clients

Ch. 17. Perfusion:

Hypertension

Stroke

Ch. 18. Mobility:

Parkinsonâ?Ts Disease/Preventing Complications of Immobility

Osteoarthritis/Total Knee Arthroplasty

Fractured Hip/ORIF

Ch. 19. Sensory Perception: Cataract

Ch. 20. Infection: Pneumonia

Ch. 21. Cognition:

Delirium

Alzheimerâ?Ts Disease

Ch. 22. Elimination:

Chronic Kidney Disease

Bowel Obstruction

Ch. 23. Metabolism:

Hypoglycemia

Cirrhosis

Ch. 24. Coordinated Care:

Establishing Priorities

Collaborating with the Interprofessional Healthcare Team

Participating in Quality Improvement Activities

Answer Key (with detailed rationales, faculty only, Evolve)

Interactive NGN Review Questions (student, Evolve)