Critical Thinking Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Collaborative Care

Donna Ignatavicius; Julie S. Snyder; Linda L. Kerby

ISBN 10: 0721606148 / ISBN 13: 9780721606149

Published by Saunders, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Critical Thinking Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Collaborative Care
• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0721606148
• ISBN 13: 9780721606149
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 5th Edition.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

• Features unit-opening Core Concepts Grids, paralleling those in the Ignatavicius text and Instructor's Manual, which give students a concise summary of key content to be covered in each unit.
• Learning Plans, organized by chapter, present Learning Outcomes, Learning Activities, and Resources in a handy three-column format.
• Study Guides corresponding to each chapter in the textbook include Study/Review Questions (short-answer, multiple-choice, matching) and Case Studies.
• Answers to Study/Review Questions are provided at the back of the book. Answer Guidelines for Case Studies are provided on the Ignatavicius Evolve site.

• Features 16 additional Case Studies.
• Thoroughly rewritten to better promote critical thinking.
• Revised and updated to reflect the content of the textbook, including new content on emergency care and bioterrorism.
• Now includes Study Tips for ESL students and students with special learning needs.

About the Authors

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, 11th ed. (2024) and her new student workbooks, Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness, 2nd ed. (2024) and Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PNŽ Examination (2021). 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 EducatorŽ (CNE) credential; in 2020 she obtained her Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl) credential.

Julie S. Snyder, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, teaches at the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.