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Kathy Apple, RN, MS, Chief Executive Officer
Casey Marks, PhD, Chief Operating Officer
E-Learning Productions Staff
Tammy Spangler, Executive Producer
Jessica Hansen, Project Manager
Andrea Platt, Customer Support Representative
Amanda Schreiner, Associate Producer
Course Faculty
Continuing Education Courses for Faculty
- Test Development and Item Writing
- Assessment of Critical Thinking
Oversight of these courses is provided by:
NCLEX® Examinations staff, NCSBN, Chicago, IL
NCSBN's Reviews for the NCLEX-PN® and NCLEX-RN® Examinations
Paulette Rollant, RN, PhD, MSN
President and Founder
Rollant Concepts, Inc., Navarre Beach, FL
Course Authors & Contributors
NCSBN's Review for the NCLEX-PN® Examination v3.0 (2007)
Content Editors
Julie Willard, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing
State University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
Sonia Rudolph, RN, MSN, ARN
Nursing Professor, Jefferson Community College
Family Nurse Practitioner, Fastcare Family Health Center
Louisville, KY
Cheryle Whitney, RN, MSN, BC
Asst. Professor of Nursing
Tomball College
The Woodlands, TX
Content Editors
Paulette Rollant, PhD, MN, RN
Founder & President
Rollant Concepts, Inc.
Navarre Beach, FL
For the complete list of contributors to all revisions of this course click here.
Review for NCLEX-RN® Examination v3.0 (2007)
Content Editors
Susan Baltrus, RN.C, MSN
Associate Director
Central Maine Medical Center School of Nursing
Lewiston, ME
Peg Erdman, RN, MSN
Nursing Instructor
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA
Dana Hinds, RN, MSN, ARNP
RN Nursing Instructor
CMMC School of Nursing
Lewistown, ME
Michael Perlow, RN, DNS
Professor of Nursing
Murray State University
Murray, KY
Connie Ritzman, RN, MSN, CLNC
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
University of Saint Francis
Joliet, IL
Paulette Rollant, RN, PhD, MN
Founder & President
Rollant Concepts, Inc.
Navarre Beach, FL
Sonia Rudolph, RN, MSN, ARNP, C-FNP
Nursing Professor
Jeferson Community College
Louisville, KY
Cheryle Whitney, RN, MSN, BC
Adjunct Clinical Instructor, ADN Program
Tomball College
The Woodlands, TX
Item Editor
Annette Milius, RN, MA, BSN
Assistant Professor
Baker University School of Nursing
Topeka, KS
For the complete list of contributors to all revisions of this course click here.
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Test Development and Item Writing (May 2006)
Author
Anne Wendt, RN, RN
Director, NCLEX Examinations Department
NCSBN, Chicago, IL
Assessment of Critical Thinking (May 2005)
Author
NCLEX® Examinations Staff
NCSBN, Chicago, IL
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Acclimation of International Nurses into U.S. Nursing Practice (2005)
Writers
Paulette Rollant, PhD, RN, MSN, Alumni CCRN
President
Rollant Concepts, Inc.
Navarre Beach, FL
Debi A. Gamble, MA, MSN, RN
Vice President, Clinical Placement, Education & Assimilation
International Quality Healthcare Professional Connection
Houston, TX
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the following individuals for their feedback provided during the development of Acclimation of International Nurses into U.S. Nursing Practice CE course:
Vickie Sheets, RN, JD, CAE
Director of Practice and Regulation
NCSBN
Mary Doherty, RN, JD
Practice, Regulation and Education Associate
NCSBN
Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN
Executive Director
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
Sue Tedford, MNSc, APN, CNS
Director of Nursing Education
Arkansas Board of Nursing
Nathan Goldman, BA, JD
General Counsel
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Renee Olson, LPN
Board Member
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Betty Sims
Associate Director
Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas
Carol Marshall, MSN, RN
Nursing Consultant
Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas
Mary Beth Thomas, RN, MSN
Director of Nursing Practice/Education
Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas
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Confronting Colleague Chemical Dependency (2005)
This course uses some of the learning aides developed for the Breaking the Habit: When Your Colleague Chemical Dependendent video and facilitation package (NCSBN 2001). All course content is based on the work of NCSBN's Disciplinary Resources Modules Task Force:
Nan Twigg, MSN, RN, Chair
Giovanni Di Paola, BA, EMTP
Thania Elliott, JD, MSH, RN
Laura Langford, RN
Jane Werth, MSN, RN
Vickie Sheets, RN, JD, Staff
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the following individuals for their feedback provided during the development of the Confronting Colleague Chemical Dependency course:
Vickie Sheets, RN, JD, CAE
Director of Practice and Regulation
NCSBN
Mary Doherty, RN, JD
Practice, Regulation and Education Associate
NCSBN
Pam Ambush-Burris, RN, MSN
Director of Education and Licensure
Maryland State Board of Nursing
Karla Bitz, PhD, RN
Associate Director
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Marcia Blix Hobbs, DSN, RN
Board Member
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Nathan Goldman, BA, JD
General Counsel
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Renee Olson, LPN
Board Member
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN
Executive Director
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
Sue Tedford, MNSc, APN, CNS
Director of Nursing Education
Arkansas Board of Nursing
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Delegating Effectively (2006)
This course uses some of the learning aides developed for the Delegating Effectively: Working Through and With Assistive Personnel video and facilitation package (NCSBN 2002), and the document, Working with Others: A Position Paper (NCSBN 2005).
NCSBN's Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) Task Force
Marie Fisher, RN, C, MS, Chair
Judy Bontrager, RN, MN
Vicky Burbach, RN, MS
Polly Johnson, RN, MSN
R. Wynne Simpkins, RN, MS
Vickie Sheets, JD, RN, CAE, NCSBN Staff
NCSBN's Practice, Regulation & Education Subcommittee on Delegation and Assistive Personnel
Cheryl Koski, RN, MN, CS, Chair
Mary Bubaugh, RN, MSN
Sue Deroen, RN, BSN
Julia George, RN, MSN
Judith Hiner, RN, CNA, BC
George Herbert, MA, RN, APN, C
Janette E. Wackerly, RN, MBA
Vickie Sheets, RN, JD, CAE, NCSBN Staff
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the following individuals for their feedback provided during the development of the Delegating Effectively course:
Vickie Sheets, RN, JD, CAE
Director of Practice and Regulation
NCSBN
Karla Bitz, PhD, RN
Associate Director
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Nathan Goldman, BA, JD
General Counsel
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Sharon Ridgeway, PhD, RN
Assistant Director, Education
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Anne Ringquist, RN, BSN
Nursing Practice Specialist
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Sue Tedford, MNSc, APN, CNS
Director of Nursing Education
Arkansas Board of Nursing
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Disciplinary Actions: What Every Nurse Should Know (2002)
Writers
Tonia Aiken, JD, BSN, RN
Nurse Attorney and Mediator
Private Practice
Julia Aucoin, DNS, RN, BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Editor
Vickie Sheets, JD, RN, CAE
Director of Practice and Regulation
NCSBN, Chicago, IL
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the NCSBN nursing staff and the following individuals
for their feedback provided during the disciplinary actions course development:
Lannette Anderson, JD, BSN, RN
Executive Secretary
West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses
Karla Bitz, RN
Associate Director
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Myra Broadway, JD, MS, RN
Executive Director
Maine State Board of Nursing
Deborah L. Jones, RN, MNSc
Asst. Director of Nursing Practice
Arkansas Board of Nursing
Vickey Maddox, BSN, RN
Director of Licensure and Certification
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Barbara Morvant, MN, RN
Executive Director
Louisiana State Board of Nursing
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Diversity: Building Cultutal Competence (2005)
Writers
Linda Blair, MS, BSN, RN
Dean of College
Spencerian College
Louisville, KY
Tonni L. Renfro, PhD, MBA
Instructor
Spencerian College
Louisville, KY
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the NCSBN nursing staff and the following individuals
for their feedback provided during the diversity course development:
Iva J. Boardman, RN, MSN
Executive Director
Delaware Board of Nursing
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Documentation: A Critical Aspect of Client Care (2003)
Writer
Dr. Kathleen Laganá, RN, PCNS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nursing and the Ethics and Legal Issues Lecturer
Oregon Health Sciences University School of Nursing (Ashland)
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the NCSBN nursing staff and the following individuals
for their feedback provided during the course development:
Karla Bitz, RN
Associate Director
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Linda Patterson, RN, BSN
Health Care Investigator II
Washington State Department of Health
Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Nancy Spector, DNSc, RN
Director of Education
NCSBN, Chicago, IL
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End-of-Life Care and Pain Management (2005)
Writer
Julia Aucoin, DNS, RN, BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the NCSBN nursing staff and the following individuals
for their feedback provided during the diversity course development:
Vicki Goettsche, MPA, RN
Associate Director
Idaho Board of Nursing
Kathy Malloch, PhD, MBA, RN
Vice President
Arizona Board of Nursing
Linda Patterson, BSN, RN
HCI II
Department of Health, State of Washington
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Ethics of Nursing Practice (2002)
Writer
Kathleen Laganá, RN, PCNS, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nursing and the Ethics and Legal Issues Lecturer
Oregon Health Sciences University School of Nursing (Ashland)
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the NCSBN nursing staff and the following individuals
for their feedback provided during the ethics course development:
Charles Alexandre, MSN, RN
Executive Officer
Rhode Island Board of Nursing
Liz Cardwell, MEd, RN
Discipline Administrator
Missouri Board of Nursing
Diane VanderWoude, MS, RN
Former Executive Secretary
South Dakota Board of Nursing
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Medication Errors: Detection & Prevention (2003)
Writers
Tonia Aiken, JD, BSN, RN
Nurse Attorney and Mediator
Private Practice, LA
Julia Aucoin, DNS, RN, BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the NCSBN nursing staff and the following individuals
for their feedback provided during the course development:
Karla Bitz, RN
Associate Director
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Vickie Goettsche, MBA, BSN, RN
Associate Director
Idaho Board of Nursing
Vickie Sheets, JD, RN, CAE
Director of Practice and Regulation
NCSBN, Chicago, IL
Patricia Uris, PhD, RN
Program Administrator
Colorado Board of Nursing
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Patient Privacy (2005)
Writer
Julia Aucoin, DNS, RN, BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the NCSBN nursing staff and the following individuals
for their feedback provided during the patient privacy course
development:
Nathan Goldman, BA, JD
General Counsel
Kentucky State Board of Nursing
Karen Malloy, MSN, RN
Nursing Consultant for Education
Texas State Board of Nursing
Renee Olson, LPN
Board Member
North Dakota State Board of Nursing
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Professional Accountability and Legal Liability for Nurses (2002)
Writers
Beatrice Crofts Yorker, JD, MS, RN
Director, School of Nursing
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Laura R. Mahlmeister, PhD, RN
Consultant
Mahlmeister & Associates, Belmont, CA
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the NCSBN nursing staff and the following individuals
for their feedback provided during the professional accountability course
development:
Myra Broadway, JD, MS, RN
Executive Director
Maine Board of Nursing
Jill Caldwell, MSN, RN
Nursing Practice Manager
Montana State Board of Nursing
Genell Lee, MSN, JD, RN
Executive Officer
Alabama Board of Nursing
Wynne Simpkins, MS, RN
Manager, Nursing Practice and Education
Ohio Board of Nursing
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Respecting Professional Boundaries (2005)
This course uses some of the learning aides developed for the Crossing the Line: When Professional Boundaries are Violated video and facilitation package (NCSBN 1998). All course content is based on the work of NCSBN's Task Force on Professional Boundaries and Sexual Misconduct:
Jean Stevens, RN, MBA, Chair
Judith Ryan, RN, PhD, CRNP
Neysa Somple Gaskins, RN, JD
Betty Ann Taylor, RN, MSN
Vickie Sheets, RN, JD, Staff
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the following individuals for their feedback provided during the development of the Respecting Professional Boundaries course:
Vickie Sheets, RN, JD, CAE
Director of Practice and Regulation
NCSBN
Mary Doherty, RN, JD
Practice, Regulation and Education Associate
NCSBN
Marcia Blix Hobbs, DSN, RN
Board Member
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Nathan Goldman, BA, JD
General Counsel
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Karen Malloy, MSN, RN
Staff
Texas Board of Nursing
Renee Olson, LPN
Board Member
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN
Executive Director
West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
Sue Tedford, MNSc, APN, CNS
Director of Nursing Education
Arkansas Board of Nursing
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Sharpening Critical Thinking Skills for Competent Nursing Practice (2002)
Writer
Donna Ignatavicius, MS, RN, Cn
Consultant
DI Associates, Inc., Hughesville, MD
Acknowledgments
NCSBN would like to thank the NCSBN nursing staff and the following individuals
for their feedback provided during the critical thinking course development:
Michael R. Bloyd
Nursing Education Consultant
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Kimberly Glazier, MEd, RN
Executive Director
Oklahoma Board of Nursing
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General Acknowledgements
Tribesoft, LLC
Graphic design and development services provider
Chicago, IL
VTN Technologies
e-Learning Web services provider
Edmonton, AB
Canada
Verio, Inc.
Web server hosting provider
USA
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nursing by the Alabama Board of Nursing.
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