Review for NCLEX-RN® Exam v3.0 (05.18.06)
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
Review for NCLEX-RN® Exam v2.0 (11.23.04)
Editors
Julia Aucoin, RN, DNS, BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Linda Blair, MS, BSN, RN
Dean of College
Spencerian College
Louisville, KY
Nancy Maebius, PhD, MN, RN
Instructor, Vocational Nursing Program
The Health Institute of San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Paulette Rollant, PhD, MN, RN
Founder & President
Rollant Concepts, Inc.
Navarre Beach, FL
Julie Willard, MSN, RN, FNP-C
Clinical Instructor, Department of Nursing
State University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
Copy Editor
Jennifer Parello
Chicago, IL
Item Reviewer
Paulette Rollant, PhD, MN, RN
Founder & President
Rollant Concepts, Inc.
Navarre Beach, FL
Item Writers
Julia Aucoin, DNS, RN, BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Paulette Rollant, PhD, MN, RN
Founder & President
Rollant Concepts, Inc.
Navarre Beach, FL
Review for NCLEX-RN® Examination v1.6.5 (05.03.04)
Item Reviewer
Marybeth Young, PhD, RN
Professor Emerita
Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Item Writers
Julia Aucoin, DNS, RN, BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Paulette Rollant, PhD, MN, RN
Founder & President
Rollant Concepts, Inc.
Navarre Beach, FL
Review for NCLEX-RN® Examination v1.6 (2003)
Consultants
Nancy Doherty, MS, RN, ANP
Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Jacqueline M. Katz, MS, RN
Niche Communications, Ellicott City, MD
Nannette M. Laino MSN, ANP-C, RN
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Principle, Quality Health Unlimited, Chicago, IL
Nancy Wilens, MSN, APN/GNP, RN
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
Principle, Quality Health Unlimited, Chicago, IL
Item Reviewer
Marybeth Young, PhD, RN
Professor Emerita
Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Item Writers
Julia Aucoin, DNS, RN, BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Sharon Broscious, RN, DSN
Associate Professor
Christopher Newport Univ., Newport News, VA
Barbara M. Carranti, RN, MS
Nursing Instructor
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
LaVerne Mary Flusche Grant, RN, MS
Assistant Professor
University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Vivian Green, MSN, RN
Nursing Instructor
Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro, NC
Kathleen I. Marchiondo, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO
Review for NCLEX-RN® Examination v1.4 (2002)
Consultants
Nancy Doherty, MS, RN, ANP
Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Jacqueline M. Katz, MS, RN
Niche Communications, Ellicott City, MD
Item Reviewer
Marybeth Young, PhD, RN
Professor Emerita
Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Item Writers
Sharon Broscious, DSN, RN
Associate Professor
Christopher Newport Univ., Newport News, VA
Joyce Presswalla, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
USF College of Nursing, Tampa, FL
Course Contributors v1.0 (1998)
NCSBN invested more than two years into the research and development of the
NCLEX-RN® Review Course. Test plan subcategory content was authored and reviewed by nursing
faculty and practicing nurses. More than 60 authors and reviewers were recruited on a national
basis and selected for participation based on their respective areas of expertise. Here is a
look at the contributors to the course.
Editorial Board
Melanie Bolton, PhD, RN
Coosa Valley School of Nursing
Central Alabama Community College
Sylacauga, Alabama
Charlie Dickson, EdD, RN, FAAN
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Nursing
Birmingham, Alabama
Sylvia Edge, PhD, RN
Director
Department of Nursing Education
Passaic Community College
Peterson,
New Jersey
Mary Ann Hoefler, PhD, RN
Dean
School of Health Care Professions
College of Saint Mary
Omaha,
Nebraska
Mary Jo Gorney Moreno, PhD, RN
Professor
School of Nursing
San Jose State University
San Jose, California
Managing Editor
Nancy Chornick, PhD, RN
SSD Testing Director
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Associate Editors
Jacqueline M. Katz, MS, RN
Consultant
IMPS
Ellicott City, Maryland
Rosemary Camilleri, PhD
Camilleri Seminars
Chicago, Illinois
Tammy Spangler
SSD Project Coordinator
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Editorial Production Manager
Darcy Colby
SSD Project Manager
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Director of Project Development
Philip J. LaForge
Director of Marketing
Special Services Division
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Contributing Authors
Vivian Biggers, MSN, RN, CS
President
Dynamic Presentations
Richmond, Virginia
Sharon Broscious, DSN, CCRN, RN
Assistant Professor
Christopher Newport University
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Arthur Ree Campbell, MSN, RN, EdD
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fairfield, Alabama
Joan Carlisle, DSN, CRNP
School of Nursing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Patricia Carroll, RNC, CEN, RRT, MS
Educational Medical Consultants
Meridan, Connecticut
Michael Carrozza, PhD Candidate
Health Care Management
MAC Enterprises
Sterling, Virginia
Dianne Susan Charsha, RNC, MSN, CRNP
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Manager
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Jan Colwell, RN, CWOCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Chicago Hospitals
Chicago, Illinois
Vera Cull, DSN, RN
School of Nursing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Sandra Davis, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Patti Eisenberg, MSN, RN, CS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nutritional Support Service
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
Deborah Ennis, RN, MSN, CCRN
Professor of Nursing
Harrisburg Area Community College
Etters, Pennsylvania
Eleanor Green, BSN, RN
President
E. Green & Associates
Indian Trail, North Carolina
Mary Gribbin, RN, MSN, MBA, CNAA
Associate Director of Nursing
Hospital for Joint Disease
New York, New York
Sharon Hall, RNC, BSN, MS, CNS
Staff Nurse/Clinical Nurse Specialist
St. Joseph Hospital
Punta Gorda Isles, Florida
Kathleen Haubrich
Miami University
Cincinnati, Ohio
Marion Henderson, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Margaret Ann Herzberg, MS, RN, ONC
Coordinator
Nursing Resource Center/School of Nursing
Adelphi University
North Belmore, New York
Steve Jones, MS, RNC, PNP, ET
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist,
Enterostomal Therapist, Founder
Pediatric Concepts
Averville Park, New York
Joyce Larson, PhD, RN
President – Founder
Culture Counts
Tampa, Florida
Ann Luggen, PhD, RN, CNAA
Consultant
Cincinnati, Ohio
Karen Martin, RN, MSN, FAAN
Health Care Consultant
Omaha, Nebraska
Maribeth Moran, MS, RN
Assistant Professor - Baccalaureate Program
College of Nursing
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Deborah Naylor
Lutherville, Maryland
Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
Columbia, Maryland
Robyn Rice, RNC, MSN
Clinical Associate Professor
Barnes College of Nursing
Denver, Colorado
Julia Balzer-Riley, RN, MN
President and Founder
Constant Source Seminars
Cumming, Georgia
Cathleen Sellergren, RN, CCRN
Pulmonary Case Manager/ICU Clinical Nurse Specialist
Hinsdale Hospital
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Jo Stecher, MA, RNC, CCTC
Lung Transplant Coordinator
New York University Medical School
New York, New York
Sheri Stern, MS, CRNP, CS-P
Adult Nurse Practitioner
EverCare
Reisterstown, Maryland
Deborah Ulrich, RN, PhD
Associate Professor
Miami University
Farmersville, Ohio
Susan Weiner, PhD(c), MSN, RNC, CNS
Instructor & Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
College of Health Professions, Department of Nursing
Thomas Jefferson University
Richboro, Pennsylvania
Donita Young, MS, BSN, RNC
Coordinator Practical Nursing Program
Jackson County Board of Education
Ravenswood, West Virginia
Reviewers
Carole Auvil, DNSc, MSN, RN
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois
Wilmette, Illinois
Nancy Burke, RNS, RN
Clinical Instructor
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Kimberly Carbonara, MSN, RN, CPNP
Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics
Loyola University
Chicago, Illinois
Elizabeth Cook, RN MSN, PNP
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California at San Francisco
Oakland, California
Marcella Copes, RN, PhD
Assistant Dean
Howard University
Mitchellville, Maryland
Maureen Dowds, MSN, CRNP
Clinical Instructor
University of Pennsylvania
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Cheryl Gilkerson, MS, RN
Clinical Instructor
University of Illinois
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Denise Li, MS, RN
Assistant Clinical Instructor
University of California at San Francisco
Lafayette, California
Heather McKnight, RN, MSN, CRNP
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mary Ellen Murray, RN, BA, BSN, MSN, PhD
Director of Coordinated Care and Case Management
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Madison, Wisconsin
Emma Nemivant, RN, MEd, MSN
Clinical Faculty
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Vivian Nowazek, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
University of Texas at Houston
Missouri City, Texas
Rica O'Connor, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
University of Washington
Edmonds, Washington
Evelyn Perkins, MS, RN
Clinical Nurse Manager
Adult Psychiatry and Chemical Dependency
Northwest Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
Louise Plaisance, RNC, DNSc
Associate Professor
Southern University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Catherine Russell, RN, MSN
Assistant Professor
Tuskegee University
Hope Hull, Alabama
Eileen Ryan, MSN, RN
Faculty Lecturer
School of Nursing, Nursing of Children Division
University of Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Mary Spector, MSN, BNSC
Assistant Professor
Loyola University
Chicago, Illinois
Katie Drake-Speer, MSN, RN
Acting Associate Dean and Director
School of Nursing and Allied Health
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama
Elaine Valette, PhD, RN
Chair
Graduate Program
Southern University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mary Ann Walke, MN, RN
Clinical Instructor
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Claudia West, MS, RN
Associate Clinical Professor
University of California at San Francisco
San Leandro, California
Marybeth Young, PhD, RNC
Associate Professor, Chair
Maternal Child Health Nursing
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
