Preface

Developing Author

The developing author remixed existing open educational resources and developed original content.

Myra Sandquist Reuter, MA, BSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College

Editors

Kimberly Ernstmeyer, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, APNP-BC, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Dr. Elizabeth Christman, DNP, RN, CNE

Graphics Editor

Nic Ashman, MLIS, Librarian, Chippewa Valley Technical College

Contributors

Tammy Casey, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Landon Cerny, Creative Multimedia Specialist, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Jane Flesher, MST, Proofreader, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Joshua Myers, Web Developer, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Vince Mussehl, MLIS, Open RN Lead Librarian, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Dominic Slauson, Open RN Instructional Technologist
Amanda Yule, BSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College

Reviewers

Lynn Barton, MSN, RN, Oregon Coast Community College
Dr. Kathleen Capone, MS, RN, CNE, EdD, Nurses International
Tammy Casey, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Tamara Davis, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Marie E. Dusio, MS, RN, Madison Area Technical College
Stacey Grimm, BSN, RN, Lakeshore Technical College
Magdalena Handy, RN, South Texas College
Jill Henry, RN, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Dr. Amy Olson, DNP, RN, Mayo Clinic
Celee Schuch, Certified Nursing Assistant and Nursing Student, St. Catherine University
Cynthia Theys, MSN, RN, MSOLQ, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Gerri Van Oss, BSN, RN, Lakeshore Technical College
Dr. Nancy Whitehead, PhD, RN, APNP, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Amanda Yule, BSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College

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Attribution

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
• Nursing Skills by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Nursing Pharmacology by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Nursing: Mental Health and Community Concepts by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Human Relations by LibreTexts is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Microbiology by OpenStax is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/microbiology/pages/1-introduction
• Introduction to Infection Prevention and Control Practices for the Interprofessional Learner by Hughes, Kenmir, St-Amant, Cosgrove, & Sharpe is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
• Anatomy and Physiology by Boundless is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
• Human Nutrition by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Food Science and Human Nutrition Program is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Nursing Care at the End of Life by Lowey is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• StatPearls by McNeil-Masuka and Boyer is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Waheed, Kudaravalli, and Hotwagner is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Introduction to Sensation and Perception by Students of PSY 3031 and edited by Dr. Cheryl Olman is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Introduction to Social Work at Ferris State University by Department of Social Work is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• What is the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act? by University of Washington is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
• Psychology by Jeffrey C. Levy is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Understanding and Supporting Learners With Disabilities by Paula Lombardi is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Abnormal Psychology by Lumen Learning is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• A Long Goodbye: Ed and Mary’s Journey With Lewy Body Dementia by James Cook University is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
• StatPearls by Khan and De Jesus is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Opening Eyes Onto Inclusion and Diversity by Carter (Ed.) is licensed under CC BY-NC 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

Suggested attribution statement: Reuter-Sandquist, Myra. (2022). Nursing Assistant (K. Ernstmeyer and E. Christman, Eds.) by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0

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