Updated to reflect the next-generation NCLEX® Examination, including careful attention to NCLEX® examination formatting such as boldfacing key words and referencing “healthcare providers” versus “physicians” Enhanced emphasis on application-level questions and above, including an increased percentage of alternate-format questions Emphasis on outpatient scenarios, such as those in Nurse Practitioner-run urgent care centers and other nurse-managed facilities to help introduce beginning students to advanced practice nursing roles Improved formatting of Definition exercises including the addition of a brief instruction line to guide the student in how to complete the exercises, plus increased spacing between terms for greater clarity UNIQUE! Step-by-step approach builds student skills in critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and clinical reasoning, walking students through the author's research-based critical thinking model More than 100 true-to-life cases demonstrate how cases progress and complications arise, helping students develop increasingly sophisticated levels of critical thinking Emphasis on prioritization helps students prepare for the NCLEX® Examination and for nursing practice Integrated NCLEX Examination review helps students apply critical thinking skills to test questions and prepares students for the state boards Integration of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies and the Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice equips students for safe practice and interprofessional collaborationUpdated throughout to reflect the latest research and critical thinking and clinical reasoning
By:
Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo (Faculty Emeritus Contra Costa College San Pablo California USA) Imprint: Churchill Livingstone Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 8th edition Dimensions:
Height: 276mm,
Width: 216mm,
Weight: 450g ISBN:9780443126697 ISBN 10: 0443126690 Pages: 352 Publication Date:01 February 2026 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Section 1: Knowledge Application Section 2: Priority-Setting and Decision-Making Section 3: Critical Thinking Model Application Section 4: Management and Leadership Section 5: NCLEX Examination Preparation Section 6: Professional Nursing Practice Section 7: Applying Clinical Judgment Skills
Sandra Luz Martinez de Castillo, Faculty Emeritus, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, California.