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NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model The NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) is a framework for measuring the clinical judgment and decision-making ability of prospective entry-level nurses. It was developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) to be used on the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) examination. The NCJMM is based on the following six cognitive functions: 1.​ Recognize cues – identify relevant and important information from different sources (e.g., medical history, vital signs). 2.​ Analyze cues – organize and connect the recognized cues to the client’s clinical presentation. 3.​ Prioritize hypotheses – evaluate and prioritize hypotheses (urgency, likelihood, risk, difficulty, time constraints, etc.). 4.​ Generate solutions – identify expected outcomes and use hypotheses to define a set of interventions for the expected outcomes.

5.​ Take action – implement the solution(s) that address the highest priority. 6.​ Evaluate outcomes – compare observed outcomes to expected outcomes. The NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model

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