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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
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    • Meredith Pomietlo, BA, Retail Design and Marketing, University of Wisconsin – Stout
    • Jenna Raths, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Jacquelyn Titus, MS, RN, Sun Lake High School
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    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
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    Ernstmeyer, K., & Christman, E. (Eds.). (2022). Nursing Management and Professional Concepts by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0

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