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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 and Contributing Authors

Developing and contributing authors remixed existing open educational resources and/or developed content based on evidence-based sources.

Dawn Barone, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Dr. Elizabeth Christman, DNP, RN, CNE, Southern New Hampshire University
Ranae DaBruzzi, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Tamara Davis, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Kimberly Ernstmeyer, MSN, RN, CNE, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Amy Lange, MSN-Ed, RN, OCN, Gateway Technical College
Krista Polomis, MSN, RN, CNE, Nicolet Technical College
Mary Pomietlo, MSN, RN, CNE, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Dr. Julie Teeter, DNP, RN, CNE, Gateway Technical College
Dr. Linda Woloschek-Greenberg, DNP, RN, NREMT-P, CFRN, Mid-State Technical College

Contributors

Contributors assisted in creating this textbook:

Landon Cerny, Creative Multimedia Specialist, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Jane Flesher, MST, Proofreader, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Deanna Hoyord, Simulation Technician, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Vince Mussehl, MLIS, Open RN Lead Librarian, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Joshua Myers, Web Developer, Chippewa Valley Technical College

Peer Reviewers

Reviewers provided feedback during a peer review process:

Dr. Kimberly Amos, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Isothermal Community College
Travis Christman, MSN, RN, HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s Hospitals
Dr. Karen D. Colombo, DNP, CCRN, RN-C, APRN, FNP, NEA-BC, CUNY Kingsborough College
Ranae DaBruzzi, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Tamara Davis, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Vonni DeMaster, MSN, RN, CNE, Lakeshore Technical College
Dr. Andrea Dobogai, DNP, RN, Moraine Park Technical College
Kellea Ewen, MSN, RN, Lakeshore Technical College
Kristin Gadzinski, MSN, RN, Lakeshore Technical College
Melissa Hauge, MSN, RN, Madison Area Technical College
Jill S. Henry, RN, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Dr. Saran Heron, DNP, MSN, RN, Nassau Community College
Deb Johnson-Schuh, RN, MSN, CNE, Mid-State Technical College
Jenna Julson, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Mayo Clinic Health System
Maria Kindrai, MSN, APNP, FNP-C, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Shana Klesmith, MSN-Ed, RN, Northcentral Technical College
Lindsay Kuhlman, MSN, RN, Hospital Sisters Health System
Amy Lange, MSN-Ed, RN, OCN, Gateway Technical College
Tanya L. W. Morris, MSN-Ed, RN, ACUE, Nassau Community College
Dr. Jamie Murphy, PhD, RN, State University of New York, Delhi
Laurie E. Paugel, MSN, RN, Nicolet College
Dr. Grace Paul, DNP, RN, CNE, Glendale Community College, Arizona
Kristy Polden, MSN, RN, BA, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Krista Polomis, RN, MSN, CNE, Nicolet College
Mary A. Pomietlo, MSN, RN, CNE, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Rorey Pritchard, EdS, MEd, MSN, RN-BC, NPD-BC, CNOR(E), CNE, Allevant Solutions LLC
Katherine Sell, MSN, RN, IBCLC, CNE, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire (emeritus)
Sandra Thill, MSN, RN, Western Technical College
Amy Tyznik, MSN, RN, Moraine Park Technical College
Kelly Wenzel, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Dr. Nancy Whitehead, PhD, RN, APNP, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Maren Zinski, MSN, RN, Northwood 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 Skills by Open RN is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Nursing Fundamentals by Open RN is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care by British Columbia Institute of Technology is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Anatomy and Physiology by OpenStax is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/1-introduction
• StatPearls by Lotterman and Sharma is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Cho, Modi, and Sharma is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Suddock and Crookston is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Herman and Santos is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Beecham and Tackling is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Beach and De Jesus is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Sigmon and An is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Sattar and Chhabra is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Tse and Schick is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Ravi and McKnight is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Chest Drainage Systems in Use by Zisis, et al. is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Suggested attribution statement: Ernstmeyer, K., & Christman, E. (Eds.). (2023). Nursing Advanced Skills by Open RN is licensed under CC BY 4.0

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