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Amy Anderson, RN, MSN Deborah Persell, MSW, RN, CPNP
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Arkansas State University, AR
School of Nursing, TX
Vicki A. Schnetter, MSN, RN
Wanda Bradshaw, RNC, MSN Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Duke University, NC School of Nursing, TX
Valerie Eschiti, RN, MSN, CHTP, HNC Brenda Leigh Yolles Smith, Ed.D.
Midwestern State University, TX RN, MN, CNM, ICCE
Arkansas State University, AR
Sara Freuchting
University of Arkansas, AR Carolyn Mathis White, RN, MSN,
Sharon Krumm, RN, MN, CCRN FNP, PNP, JD
University of South Alabama, AL
Arkansas State University, AR
Mary Alice Momeyer, MSN, CNP Joan Rowe Williams, MS, RN,
Ohio State University, OH CS, CNP
Ohio State University, OH
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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CliffsTestPrep
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NCLEX-RN
An American BookWorks Corporation Project
Contributing Authors/Consultants
Amy Anderson, RN, MSN Deborah Persell, MSW, RN, CPNP
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Arkansas State University, AR
School of Nursing, TX
Vicki A. Schnetter, MSN, RN
Wanda Bradshaw, RNC, MSN Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Duke University, NC School of Nursing, TX
Valerie Eschiti, RN, MSN, CHTP, HNC Brenda Leigh Yolles Smith, Ed.D.
Midwestern State University, TX RN, MN, CNM, ICCE
Arkansas State University, AR
Sara Freuchting
University of Arkansas, AR Carolyn Mathis White, RN, MSN,
Sharon Krumm, RN, MN, CCRN FNP, PNP, JD
University of South Alabama, AL
Arkansas State University, AR
Mary Alice Momeyer, MSN, CNP Joan Rowe Williams, MS, RN,
Ohio State University, OH CS, CNP
Ohio State University, OH
Cynthia O’Neal, Ph.D., RN
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
School of Nursing, TX
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