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Nursing
**NEW OpenStax textbooks are peer-reviewed. There are additional OpenStax Nursing textbooks and accompanying resources in process. Faculty must create an OpenStax account to access Instructor Resources.
- OpenStax Clinical Nursing SkillsClinical Nursing Skills is designed to equip nursing students with the practical knowledge and hands-on skills necessary to provide comprehensive patient care. The material emphasizes the application of clinical judgment in a variety of settings, ensuring that students are prepared to deliver high-quality care across different patient populations and clinical scenarios. The content utilizes concepts promoting the development of clinical judgment by building upon the systematic model developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
- OpenStax Maternal-Newborn NursingMaternal-Newborn Nursing introduces students to the concepts and skills related to pregnancy, birth, postpartum, newborn care, reproductive health, and social determinants related to those topics. Written and thoroughly reviewed by experienced nurse educators, the material focuses on patient safety, mental health, and inclusive care, and offers robust real-world scenarios and situational patient education experiences to apply concepts to practice.
- OpenStax Nutrition for NursesNutrition for Nurses is structured to support the flexible integration of nutrition content across both system-based and nursing competency-based curricula. It can be used whether nutrition is taught as a standalone course or part of another nursing course.
- OpenStax Pharmacology for NursesPharmacology for Nurses is intended for nursing students in an introductory program. It provides a fundamental understanding of the therapeutic use of drugs, so the nurse can provide safe and effective care to the client. Along with a discussion of each body system, the text also reviews the pathophysiology of various disease processes and medications used in treatment. OpenStax textbooks are peer-reviewed.
- OpenStax Population Health for NursesPopulation Health for Nurses prepares nurses to develop interventions, policies, and practices that promote health equity and improved health outcomes across the health care delivery continuum. The text emphasizes the social determinants of health and how nurses can plan and implement health promotion and disease prevention interventions.
- OpenStax Psychiatric-Mental Health NursingPsychiatric-Mental Health Nursing is designed to support a one-semester psychiatric-mental health nursing course offered at both two-year and four-year institutions. This learning resource integrates evidence-based practices with practical strategies for communication, readying students to build therapeutic relationships with patients and caregivers. OpenStax textbooks are peer-reviewed.
The Open RN™ project is funded by a $2.5 million dollar grant from the Department of Education to create five OER Nursing Textbooks with 25 associated Virtual Reality scenarios. Textbooks undergo national peer review by faculty, deans, industry members, and nursing students to ensure the content is accurate and relevant, written in clear language for pre-licensure nursing students, and based on current, evidence-based practices.
- Open RN Nursing PharmacologyThis open access Nursing Pharmacology textbook is designed for entry-level undergraduate nursing students. It explains basic concepts of pharmacology and describes common medication classes. This book is not intended to be used as a drug reference book, but direct links are provided to DailyMed, which provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. Updated according to the 2023 NCLEX-RN Test Plans; additional NCLEX Next Generation-style learning activities have been added to each chapter.
- Open RN Nursing Management and Professional ConceptsThis book introduces concepts related to nursing leadership and management, prioritization strategies, delegation and supervision, legal implications of nursing practice, ethical nursing practice, collaboration within the interprofessional team, health care economics, quality and evidence-based practice, advocacy, preparation for the RN role, and the avoidance of burnout with self-care. Content is based on the 2023 NCLEX-RN Test Plan.
- Open RN Nursing SkillsThis Open RN Nursing Skills OER textbook focuses on the development of evidence-based clinical skills and physical assessment across the life span routinely performed by entry-level nurses. Techniques related to obtaining a health history and basic physical assessment using a body systems approach are described and include sample skills checklists and instructor demonstration videos. This edition is updated according to the NCLEX-RN Test Plan; additional NCLEX Next Generation-style learning activities have been added to each chapter.
- Open RN Nursing Advanced SkillsContent includes advanced skills for registered nurses, such as intravenous infusion, blood product administration, management of central lines and chest tube systems, basic electrocardiogram interpretation, and nasogastric/feeding tube insertion, and builds on basic nursing skills discussed in the Open RN Nursing Skills OER textbook. Content is based on the 2023 NCLEX-RN Test Plan. 43 skill demonstration videos are freely available on the Open RN YouTube channel.
- Open RN Videos - YouTubeIncludes patient and family videos, nurse reports, and team communication.
- Open RN Project SimulationsThe Open RN™ project is funded by a $2.5 million dollar grant from the Department of Education to create five OER Nursing Textbooks with 25 associated Virtual Reality scenarios.
- Next Gen RN Project - Resources for using NCLEX Next Generation (NGN) practiceLibreTexts’ ADAPT software platform has been customized for nursing faculty to create NGN-style case studies and questions. Nursing instructors can request a personal ADAPT account to view these questions by going to LibreTexts ADAPT platform and clicking on “Contact Us.”
Individual NGN questions are also linked within the Open RN OER textbooks as formative assessments with immediate feedback provided to students.
Other Nursing Resources
- Nursing Case Studies by and for Student NursesStudents in the senior semester course Nursing 420: Care of the Complex Client are asked to create a patient, culminating their understanding of pathophysiology, assessment, labs, diagnostics, medications, and care planning.The stories were collected and shared with the hopes of these “stories” being available to other nursing students to use as case study review.
- Leading Change in Health Systems: Strategies for RN-BSN StudentsThis book introduces concepts related to nursing leadership and management for the licensed nurse and emphasizes, collaboration within the interprofessional team, quality and evidence-based practice and person-centered care. Several online, interactive learning activities are included in each chapter that encourage application of content to patient-care situations.
- Social Determinants of Health in Nursing Education: Integrating Into Curriculum and PracticeThis workbook was established with nurse educators and nursing students in mind to provide knowledge, guidance, and support for integrating social determinants of health (SDOH) across the nursing education spectrum. Contents from this workbook are applicable to pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing programs, RN-to-BSN programs, and graduate education.
- Strategies for Success in Nursing School: From Start to FinishThis textbook was created for nursing intended students to provide a single resource for the most fundamental tools for success. The chapters and activities provide keys for success both inside and outside of the classroom, starting with time management and moving through study and test taking strategies.
Library Resources
- Learning Express Library - Homepage This link opens in a new windowIncludes practice tests based on the “Next Generation” NCLEX-RN® test plan.
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