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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

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    • 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

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    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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