Preface
About This Book
Editors
This book was edited by:
- Kimberly Ernstmeyer, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, APNP-BC
- Dr. Elizabeth Christman, DNP, RN, CNE
Developing Authors
Developing authors created the first edition of this book 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
- Chelsea Gonyer, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Dr. Julie Teeter, DNP, RN, CNE, Gateway Technical College
- Dr. Jamie Zwicky, EdD, MSN, RN, Moraine Park Technical College
Contributors
Several individuals contributed to the development of the first edition of the Nursing Pharmacology OER textbook:
- Nic Ashman, Librarian, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Tara Basu, MSN, RN, Madison Area Technical College
- Emily Ernster, PharmD, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Jane Flesher, MST, Proofreader, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Bruce Foraciea, PhD, Anatomy and Physiology Instructor, Moraine Park Technical College
- Chelsea Gonyer, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Kim LaPlante, Research and Library Services Manager, Northeast Technical College
- Vince Mussehl, Open RN Lead Librarian, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Joshua Myers, Web Developer, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Barbara Peters, MSN, RN, Northeast Technical College
- Gail Powers-Schaub, Librarian, Madison Area Technical College
- Rorey Pritchard, EdS, MEd, MSN, RN-BC, CNOR(E), CNE, Senior RN Clinical Educator, Allevant Solutions, LLC
- Lauren Richards, Graphic Designer, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Dominic Slauson, Open RN Instructional Technologist
- Lee Wagner, Librarian, Gateway Technical College
Advisory Committee
Several individuals from the Open RN Advisory Committee provided input on the first edition of this book, including industry members, nursing associate deans, and nursing students:
- Jenny Bauer, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI
- Angela Branum, Western Wisconsin Health
- Lisa Cannestra, Eastern Wisconsin Healthcare Alliance
- Travis Christman, MSN, RN, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital
- Vicki Hulback, DNP, RN, Gateway Dean of Nursing
- Sheri Johnson, UW Population Health Institute
- Megan Kimber, CVTC Grants Specialist
- Brian Krogh, MSN, RN, NWTC Associate Dean – Health Sciences
- Pam Maxwell, SSM Health
- Mari Kay-Nobozny, NW Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
- Ernise Watson, PhD, RN, MATC Associate Dean – Nursing
- Sherry Willems, HSHS St. Vincent Hospital
- Kristen Bowman & Amanda Swope, CVTC Nursing Students and Student Nurse Club Leaders
Peer Reviewers
Several individuals served as peer reviewers of the second edition of the Nursing Pharmacology OER textbook in April-May 2023:
- Nancy Bonard, MSN, RN-BC, St. Joseph’s College of Maine
- Dr. Joan Buckley, PhD, RN, Nassau Community College
- Mary Cejka-Rivet, MSN, RN, Northcentral Technical College
- Travis Christman, MSN, RN, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital
- 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, CNE, Southwestern Oregon Community College
- Jessica Dwork, MSN-ED, Maricopa Community College
- Dr. Terri J. Farmer, PhD, PMHNP, University of Arizona College of Nursing
- Dr. Rachael Farrell, EdD, MSN, CNE, Howard Community College
- Kailey Funk, MSN, RN, Madison College
- Kristin Gadzinski, MSN, RN, Lakeshore Technical College
- Krista L. Huppert, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Susan Jepsen, MSN, RN, CNE, Lansing Community College
- Jenna Julson, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Maria Kindrai, MSN, APNP, FNP-C, Southwest Technical College
- Lindsay Kuhlman, MSN, RN, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital
- Kayla Levasseur, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Dawn M. Lyon, MSN, RN, St. Clair County Community College
- Dr. Jamie Murphy, PhD, RN, SUNY Delhi
- Angela Ngo-Bigge, MSN, FNP-C, Grossmont College
- Andrea Olson, MSN, RN, Trempealeau County Health Care Center
- Laurie Paugel, MSN, RN, Nicolet Area Technical College
- Dr. Grace Paul, DNP, RN, CNE, Glendale Community College, Arizona
- Krista Polomis, MSN, RN, Nicolet Area Technical College
- Mary Pomietlo, MSN, RN, CNE, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
- Cassandra Porter, MSN, RN, Lake Land College
- Rorey Pritchard, EdS, MSN, MEd, RN-BC, NPD-BC, CNOR(E), CNE, Allevant Solutions
- Dr. Regina Prusinski, DNP, CPNP-AC, BC FNP, Otterbein University
- Sue Schmeichel, MSN, RN, Lakeshore Technical College
- Katherine Sell, MSN, RN, IBCLC, CNE, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (emeritus)
- Forum M. Tihara, MSN, RN, Madison College
- Christine Watenpaugh, MSN, RN, Mid-State Technical College
- Kelly Wenzel, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Dr. Nancy Whitehead, PhD, APNP, RN, Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Maren Zinski, MSN, RN, Northwood Technical College
Several individuals previously served as peer reviewers of the first edition of Nursing Pharmacology in February-March 2020:
- LaRae Alcidor, Instructional Designer, San Jacinto College, LaPorte, TX
- Sarah Babini, MSN, RN, Grossmont Community College Nursing, El Cajon, CA
- Jenny M. Bauer, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI
- Gina Bloczynski, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI
- Nancy Bonard, MSN, RN-BC, St. Joseph’s College of Maine, Standish, ME
- Joan Buckley, PhD, RN, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
- Travis Christman, MSN, RN, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, WI
- Dr. Catina Davis, DNP, MSN, RN, Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, VA
- Dr. Andrea Dobogai, DNP, RN, Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du Lac, WI
- Dr. Rachael Farrell, EdD, RN, CNE, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD
- Samantha Fisher, MSN, RN, Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, WI
- Dr. Jaime Hannans, PhD, RN, CNE, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
- Camille Hernandez, MSN, APRN, ACNP, FNP, Hawaii Community College, Hilo, HI
- Jenna Julson, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI
- Dr. Andrew D. Kehl, DNP, MSN, MPH, APRN, RN, FNP-BC, CCRN, NRP, Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, VT
- Tamella Livingood, MSN, FNP-BC, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI
- Dr. Jennifer Lucas, PharmD, Gateway Technical College, Elkhorn, WI
- Dawn M. Lyon, MSN, RN, St. Clair County Community College, Port Huron, MI
- Sandra Moorman, MSN, RN, Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD
- Jody Myhre-Oechsle, MS, CPhT, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI
- Dr. Colleen Nevins, DNP, RN, CNE, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
- Angela Ngo-Bigge, MSN, FNP-C, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA
- Dr. Stacey Nseir, PhD, RN, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Dr. Amy I. Olson, DNP, RN, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI
- Marcia M. Osborne, MSN, FNP B-C, APNP, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, WI
- Dr. Grace Paul, DNP, MPhil, MSN, RN, CNE, Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ
- Cassandra Porter, MSN, RN, Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL
- Amber J. Price, MSN-Ed, RN, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Dr. Regina Prusinski, DNP, APRN, Otterbein University, Westerville, OH
- Dr. Debbie Rickeard, DNP, MSN, BScN, BA, RN, CNE, CCRN, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Kelly Wenzel, MSN, RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, River Falls, WI
- Vanora Taylor Wilmott, MSN, RN, CWCN, Vermont Technical College, Lyme, NH
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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.
- Digesting Food by Stanford School of Medicine and Khan Academy is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
- Medication Safety in High-Risk Situations by World Health Organization is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
- Medication Safety in Polypharmacy by World Health Organization is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
- Medication Safety in Transition of Care by World Health Organization is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
- Medicines by Design by US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Microbiology by Open Stax is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Pharmacology Notes: Nursing Implications for Clinical Practice by Gloria Velarde is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Principles of Pharmacology by LibreTexts is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- The Scholarship of Writing in Nursing Education (1st Canadian Edition) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Supporting Individuals With Intellectual Disability & Mental Illness by Sheri Melrose is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Ernstmeyer, K., & Christman, E. (Eds.). (2023). Open RN Nursing Pharmacology, 2e by Chippewa Valley Technical College licensed under CC BY 4.0.
