McDonald's The Nurse Educator's Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes, Fifth Edition is a comprehensive guide for nurse educators that covers the assessment of critical thinking, the development of learning objectives, and the creation of tests, including detailed tips for writing many kinds of individual test items. This unique resource also covers the analysis of test reliability. Examples of effective and ineffective test items are included throughout to help faculty and nurse educators deepen their understanding of how to create effective tests and assess student learning. The updated Fifth Edition features two new chapters dedicated to the NextGen NCLEX to prepare faculty to develop questions for their students, addressing the move from critical thinking to clinical judgment. Addresses how to interpret test and item analysis data with a focus on evaluating clinical judgment.Includes numerous item examples and examples for every guideline, giving users rich, concrete examples.Includes NEW Next Generation NCLEX item writing guidelines and examples.A NEW chapter is dedicated to professional development questions and graduate-level questions.NEW Item Analysis Summaries highlight key information.Learning Activities at the end of each chapter provide practice opportunities.Every new print copy is packaged with access to the eBook.Instructor Resources include a Test Bank and Slides in PowerPoint format. Teaching in NursingNursing EducationAssessmentStudent Outcomes (c) 2026 500 pages