Preface
About This Book
Editors
This book was edited by:
- 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 created this OER textbook by remixing existing open educational resources and building content from evidence-based sources.
- Dr. Elizabeth Christman, DNP, RN, CNE, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Kim Ernstmeyer, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, APNP-BC, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Kellea Ewen, MSN, RN, Lakeshore Technical College
- Melissa Hauge, MSN, RN, Madison College
- Angela Landry, MSN, RN, Waukesha County Technical College
- Mary Pomietlo, MSN, RN, CNE, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Contributors
Contributors assisted in the development of the book by reviewing content and/or creating associated learning activities:
- Travis Chrisman, MSN, RN, HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s Hospitals
- Jane Flesher, MST, Proofreader, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Bruce Foraciea, PhD, Anatomy and Physiology Instructor, Moraine Park Technical College
- Jill Hinz, BSN, RN, Manitowoc Public School District
- Vince Mussehl, WisTech Open Project Director, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Andrea Olson, MSN, RN, Trempealeau County Health Care Center
- Amy Ortscheid, MSN, RN, Fox Valley Technical College
- Laurie Paugel, MSN, RN, Nicolet Technical College (emeritus)
- Kristi Pilger, MSN, RN, Mid State Technical College
- Rorey Pritchard, EdS, MEd, MSN, RN-BC, CNOR(E), CNE, Senior RN Clinical Educator, Allevant Solutions, LLC
- Dominic Slauson, Open RN Instructional Technologist
- Megan Taddy, MSN, RN, Lakeshore Technical College
Peer Reviewers
The names of the peer reviewers will be added here.
Customization/Terms of Use
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- SHARE – copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
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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.
- Anatomy and Physiology by OpenStax is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- DailyMed by U.S. National Library of Medicine is available in the Public Domain.
- Microbiology by Open Stax is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Open RN Nursing Advanced Skills by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Open RN Nursing Fundamentals by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Open RN Nursing Health Promotion by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Open RN Nursing Management & Professional Concepts by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Medical Terminology, 2e by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Open RN Nursing: Mental Health & Community Concepts by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Open RN Nursing Pharmacology, 2e by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Open RN Nursing Skills, 2e by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- The Scholarship of Writing in Nursing Education (1st Canadian Edition) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Suggested Attribution Statement
Content that is not taken from the above OER should include the following attribution statement:
Ernstmeyer, K., & Christman, E. (Eds.). (2024). Open RN Nursing Health Alterations by Chippewa Valley Technical College licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Telehealth Virtual Simulations
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