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Editors
- Kimberly Ernstmeyer, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, APNP-BC
- Dr. Elizabeth Christman, DNP, RN, CNE
Graphics Editor
- Nic Ashman, MLIS, Librarian, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Developing Authors
Developing authors remixed existing open educational resources and developed new content based on evidence-based sources:
- Dr. Elizabeth Christman, DNP, RN, CNE, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Travis Christman, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s Hospitals
- Vonni Demaster, MSN, RN, CNE, Lakeshore Technical College
- Kim Ernstmeyer, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, APNP-BC, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Dr. Kerri Kliminski, EdD, MSN, RN, Madison Area Technical College
- Dr. Amy Olson, DNP, RN, Nursing Education Specialist, Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin
- Mary Pomietlo, MSN, RN, CNE, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
- Dr. Angela Roesler, DNP, MSN, RN, Northcentral Technical College
- Dr. Jackie Stewart, DNP, MS, RN, CPNP-PC, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Dr. Julie Teeter, DNP, RN, CNE, Gateway Technical College
- Amy Tyznik, MSN, RN, Moraine Park Technical College
- Dr. Jamie Zwicky, EdD, MSN, RN, Moraine Park Technical College
Contributors
Contributors assisted in the creation of this textbook:
- Kellea Ewen, MSN, RN, Lakeshore Technical College
- Jane Flesher, MST, Proofreader, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Vince Mussehl, MLIS, Open RN Lead Librarian, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Joshua Myers, Web Developer, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Meredith Pomietlo, BA, Retail Design and Marketing, University of Wisconsin – Stout
- Jenna Raths, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Lauren Richards, Graphics Designer, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Grace Rommelfanger, MSN, RN, Moraine Park Technical College
- Dominic Slauson, Instructional Technologist and Designer for the Open RN Project, California State University Northridge
Advisory Committee
The Open RN Advisory Committee consists of industry members and nursing deans and provides input for the Open RN textbooks and virtual reality scenarios:
- Jenny Bauer, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI
- Gina Bloczynski, MSN, RN, Dean of Nursing, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Lisa Cannestra, Eastern Wisconsin Healthcare Alliance
- Travis Christman, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s Hospitals
- Sheri Johnson, UW Population Health Institute
- Dr. Vicki Hulback, DNP, RN, Dean of Nursing, Gateway Technical College
- Jenna Julson, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Nursing Education Specialist, Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI
- Brian Krogh, MSN, RN, Associate Dean – Health Sciences, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Hugh Leasum, MBA, MSN, RN, Nurse Manager Cardiology/ICU, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI
- Pam Maxwell, SSM Health
- Mari Kay-Nobozny, NW Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
- Dr. Amy Olson, DNP, RN, Nursing Education Specialist, Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI
- Rorey Pritchard, EdS, MEd, MSN, RN-BC, CNOR(E), CNE, Senior RN Clinical Educator, Allevant Solutions, LLC
- Kelly Shafaie, MSN, RN, Associate Dean of Nursing, Moraine Park Technical College
- Dr. Ernise Watson, PhD, RN, Associate Dean of Nursing, Madison Area Technical College
- Sherry Willems, HSHS St. Vincent Hospital
Reviewers
Dr. Kimberly A. Amos, PhD, RN, CNE, Isothermal Community College
Sara Annunziato, RN, MSN, Rockland Community College
Megan Baldwin, MSN, RN, CNOR, MercyOne Medical Center Des Moines
Ginger Becker, Nursing Student, Portland Community College
Dr. Kim Belcik, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, Texas State University, St. David’s School of Nursing
Nancy Bonard, MSN, RN-BC, St. Joseph’s College of Maine
Dr. Jessica Brown, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, CBCN
Dr. Joan Buckley, PhD, RN, Nassau Community College
Dr. Sarah Carlyle, DNP, RN, CCRN-K, Asante Health System
Travis Christman, MSN, RN, HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s Hospitals
Pasang Comfort, Nursing Student, Portland Community College
Judith R. Corcoran, RN, MSN, CNE, Moraine Valley Community College
Dr. Victoria Coyle, DNP, RN, CHSE, Gateway Technical College
Tamara Davis, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Dr. Andrea Dobogai, DNP, RN, Moraine Park Technical College
Stacy Svoma Doering, MAEd, BS, RDMS, RVT, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Dr. Judith D. Dornbach, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Southwestern Oregon Community College
Jessica Dwork, RN, MSN-Ed, Maricopa Community College
Dr. Rachael Farrell, EdD, MSN, CNE, Howard Community College
Kathleen Fraley, MSN, RN, St. Clair County Community College
Dr. Sharon Gebelein, DNP, RN, CMSRN, Mid-State Technical College
Julia Harelstad, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Mayo Clinic Health System
Deborah Harmon, BSN, RN, Pasco-Hernando State College
Melissa Hauge, RN, MSN, Madison College
Lexa Hosier, Nursing Student, St. Catherine University
Katherine Howard, MS, RN-BC, CNE, Middlesex College
Leslie A. Jackson, MSN/Ed, RN, Northcentral Technical College
Susan Jepsen, MSN, RN, CNE, Lansing Community College
Doris R. Jepson, MSN, RN, Clatsop Community College
Jenna Julson, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Mayo Clinic Health System
Mary F. Kakenmaster, MSN, RN, CNE, Oakton Community College
Maria Kindrai, MSN, RN, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Lindsay Kuhlman, RN, BSN, Sacred Heart Hospital
Dr. Coleen Kumar, PhD, RN, CNE, JFK University Medical Center Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder School of Nursing and Medical Imaging
Dara Lanman, MSN, RN, CNE, Galen College of Nursing
Kathy Loppnow, MSN, RN, Wisconsin Technical College System
Dawn M. Lyon, MSN, RN, St. Clair County Community College
Dr. Lydia Massias, EdD, MS, RN, Pasco-Hernando State College
Dr. Marylou E. Mercado, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, FNP-BC, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ
Dr. Jamie Murphy, PhD, RN, State University of New York, Delhi
Angela Ngo-Bigge, RN, MSN, FNP-C, Grossmont College
Dr. Tennille O’Connor, DNP, RN, CNE, Pasco-Hernando State College
Dr. Amy Irene Olson, DNP, RN, Mayo Clinic Health System
Amy Ortscheid, MSN, CNE, RN, Fox Valley Technical College
Dr. Grace Paul, DNP, M.Phil, MSN, RN, CNE, Glendale Community College, Arizona
Krista Polomis, RN, MSN, Nicolet College
Mary Pomietlo, MSN, RN, CNE, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Cassandra Porter, MSN, RN, Lake Land College
Angela Powell, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, Mercy Medical Center
Dr. Regina Prusinski, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, BC, FNP, Otterbein University
Tyra Rideaux, MSN, RN, San Jacinto College North
Kathleen S. Rizzo, MSN, RN, St. Louis Community College at Forest Park
Ann K. Rosemeyer, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Callie Schlegel, Nursing Student, St. Catherine University
Celee Schuch, Nursing Student, St. Catherine University
Julie A. Sigler, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Dr. Jackie Stewart, DNP, MS, RN, CPNP-PC, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Dr. Suzanne H. Tang, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, PHN, Rio Hondo College
Jacquelyn Titus, MS, RN, Sun Lake High School
Jane Trainis, MS, PMHCNS-BC, CNE, Community College of Baltimore County
Jennie E. Ver Steeg, Mercy College of Health Sciences
Devon Rice Weaver, MSN, BSN, RN, Clatsop Community College
Dr. Nancy Whitehead, PhD, APNP, RN, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Dr. Jamie Zwicky, EdD, MSN, RN, Moraine Park Technical College
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Attribution
Some of the content for this textbook was adapted from the following open educational resources. For specific reference information about what was used and/or changed in this adaptation, please refer to the footnotes at the bottom of each page of the book.
- Nursing Fundamentals by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0
- Leadership and Influencing Change in Nursing by Joan Wagner is licensed under CC BY 4.0
- Medication Safety in Transitions of Care by World Health Organization is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
- Nursing Care at the End of Life by Susan E. Lowey is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- Politics, Power, and Purpose: An Orientation to Political Science by Jay Steinmetz is licensed under CC BY 4.0
- The Scholarship of Writing in Nursing Education: 1st Canadian Edition by Lapum, St-Amant, Hughes, Tan, Bogdan, Dimaranan, Frantzke, and Savicevic is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
- StatPearls by StatPearls Publishing is licensed under CC BY 4.0
Content that is not taken from the above OER or the public domain should include the following attribution statement:
Ernstmeyer, K., & Christman, E. (Eds.). (2022). Open RN Nursing Management and Professional Concepts by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
