Preface

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 and Faculty Workgroup

The second edition of this textbook was developed by the editors based on feedback from a workgroup consisting of faculty and industry members:

• Dawn Barone, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Kellea Ewen, MSN, RN, Lakeshore College
• Jennifer Hinz, BSN, RN, Manitowoc Public School District
• Kimberly Keith, MSN, RN, APNP, PMHNP-BC, Midstate Technical College
• Angela Landry, MSN, RN, Waukesha County Technical College
• Kortnie McIlquham, BS, CBT-C, Chippewa Valley High School
• Krista Polomis, MSN, RN, CNE, Nicolet College

The first edition was created by developing authors by remixing existing open educational resources and developing content based on evidence-based sources and experience in the mental health field:

• Dawn Barone, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Dr. Elizabeth Christman, DNP, RN, CNE
• Sue Dzubay, MSN, RN, CHSE, RN-BC, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Kimberly Ernstmeyer, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, APNP-BC, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Jeanne Green, EdS, MSN, RN, CNE, CHEP, RN-BC, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Deb Johnson-Schuh, MSN, RN, CNE, Mid-State Technical College
• Rorey Pritchard, EdS, MEd, MSN, RN-BC, CNOR(E), CNE, Senior RN Clinical Educator, Allevant Solutions, LLC
• Dr. Miriam Sward, DNP, PMHNP, APNP, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
• Alicia Tays, MS, LPC, Counselor

Contributors

Contributors who assisted in creating the second edition of this textbook include the following:

• Kelly Carpenter, MLIS, Moraine Park Technical College
• Jane Flesher, MST, Proofreader, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Vince Mussehl, MLIS, WisTech Open Project Director, Chippewa Valley Technical College

Peer Reviewers

Peer reviewers of the first edition include the following:

• Dr. Caryn Aleo, PhD, RN, CCRN, CEN, CNE, CNEcl, Pasco-Hernando State College
• Dawn Barone, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Lisa Bechard, MSN, RN, Mid-State Technical College
• Shanleigh Bechard, MS, LPC, Beloit Area Community Health Center
• Ginger Becker, Nursing Student, Portland Community College
• Nancy Bonard, MSN, RN-BC, St. Joseph’s College of Maine
• Dr. Joan Buckley, PhD, RN, Nassau Community College
• Kathleen Capone, MS, RN, CNE, EdD, Utica College
• Lorraine Chiappetta, MSN, RN, CNE, Emeritus Washtenaw Community College
• Travis Christman, MSN, RN, Hospital Sister’s Health System
• Maria Darris, MSN, RN, St. Louis Community College
• Tamara Davis, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Dr. Andrea Dobogai, DNP, RN, Moraine Park Technical College
• Dr. Judith Dornbach, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Southwestern Oregon Community College
• Jessica Dwork, MSN-Ed, RN, Maricopa Community Colleges-Phoenix Collège
• Dr. Terri J. Farmer, PhD, PMHNP-BC, University of Arizona College of Nursing
• Dr. Rachael Farrell, EdD, MSN, CNE Howard Community College, Columbia, MD
• Dr. Vivienne Friday, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, MSOL Goodwin University
• Jocelyn E. Goodwin, MSN, RN, Paradise Valley Community College
• Kerry L. Hamm, MSN, RN, Lakeland University
• Julia Harelstad, MSN, RN, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire WI
• Deborah Harmon, BSN, RN, AdventHealth Zephyrhills/Dade City
• Melissa Hauge, MSN, RN, Madison College
• Camille Hernandez, MSN, APRN-Rx, ACNP/FNP, Hawaii Community College – Palamanui
• Katherine Howard, MS, RN-BC, CNE, Middlesex College New Jersey
• Susan Jepsen, MSN, RN, CNE, Lansing Community College
• Eric Johnson, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Dr. Kathi L. Johnson, DNP, MS, RN-BC, CNE, Howard Community College
• Jenna Julson, MSN, RN, NPD-RN, Mayo Clinic Health System
• Dr. Andrew D. Kehl, DNP, MSN, MPH, APRN, RN, Vermont Technical College
• Kathryn Kieran, MSN, PMHNP-BC, MGH Institute of Health Professions
• Lindsay Kuhlman, BSN, RN, HSHS Sacred Heart
• Kathy L. Loppnow, MSN, RN, WTCS Health Science Education Director (retired)
• Dawn M. Lyon, MSN, RN, Saint Clair County Community College
• Dr. Erin Micale-Sexton, DNP, MSN-RN, CNL, Lansing Community College, Madonna University, Arizona College
• Sara K. Mitchell, MSN, RN, Fox Valley Technical College
• Dr. Jamie Murphy, PhD, RN, SUNY Delhi
• Kelly Nelson, MSN, RN, Mid-State Technical College
• Tram Nguyen, Nursing Student, Portland Community College
• Dr. Tennille O’Connor, DNP, RN, CNE, College of Central Florida
• Andrea Olson, MSN, RN, Trempealeau County Health Care Center
• Amanda Olson-Komisar, CSW, Social Worker; Pupil Services Teacher Assistant, Pepin Area Schools
• Dr. Grace Paul, DNP, MPhil, RN, CNE, Glendale Community College
• Krista Polomis, MSN, RN, CNE, Nicolet College
• Mary A. Pomietlo, MSN, RN, CNE, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
• Cassandra Porter, MSN, RN, Lake Land College
• Rachel Potaczek, BSN, RN, Chippewa County Department of Public Health
• Rorey Pritchard, EdS, MSN, RN-BC, NPD, CNOR(E), CNE, Allevant Solutions, LLC
• Dr. Debbie Rickeard, DNP, MSN, BScN, BA, RN, CNE, CCRN, University of Windsor
• Dr. Argie Rivera, DNP, MAN, PMHNP-BC, Polara Health, Grand Canyon University, Cara Behavioral Health
• Kathleen S. Rizzo, MSN, RN, St Louis Community College at Forest Park
• Ann K. Rosemeyer, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Brenda Scheurer, MS, PMP, Eau Claire City-County Health Department
• Cynthia Schroder, MSN, RN, FNP, Yavapai College
• Katherine A. Sell, MSN, RN, IBCLC, CNE, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
• Alexis Smith, MScN, RN, Western University
• Justine Sparrgrove, MSN, RN, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
• Morgan Stock, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE, University of Arizona
• Dr. Miriam A. Sward, DNP, PMHNP, APNP, Northlakes Community Clinic
• Maria E. Thomas, MSN, MS, RN, CNE, Yavapai College
• Jane Trainis, MS, PMHCNS-BC, CNE, Community College of Baltimore County
• Jennie E. Ver Steeg, MLIS, AHIP, Mercy College of Health Sciences
• Emily Vergenz, MSN, RN, Lakeshore College
• Devon Rice Weaver, MSN, RN, Clatsop Community College
• Dr. Nancy Whitehead, PhD, APNP, RN, Milwaukee Area 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 Fundamentals, 2e by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Nursing Management and Professional Concepts, 2e by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Nursing Pharmacology, 2e by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• mhGAP Intervention Guide – Version 2.0 by World Health Organization is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
• Culture and Psychology by Worthy, Lavigne, and Romero is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Human Relations by LibreTexts is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 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
• Nursing Care at the End of Life by Lowey is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide by World Health Organization is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
• StatPearls by Orenstein & Lewis is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Psychology 2e by OpenStax is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction
• StatPearls by Jabbari & Rouster is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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• StatPearls by Vasan and Kumar is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Kang, Galuska, & Ghassemzadeh is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Action Steps Using ACEs and Trauma-Informed Care: A Resilience Model by Laurie Leitch is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Kisling and Das is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Community Tool Box by Center for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas is licensed under CC BY NC SA 3.0
• Daily New Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths Per Million People by Our World in Data is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• The Emerging Neurobiology of Bipolar Disorder by Harrison, Geddes, & Tunbridge is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Fisher, Hany, and Doerr is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Lewis and O’Day is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• StatPearls by Vasan and Padhy is licensed under CC BY 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 for this book: Ernstmeyer, K., & Christman, E. (Eds.). (2025).  Nursing Mental Health and Community Concepts, 2e by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY 4.0