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CLINICAL EXPERTS

EDITORS

Kathleen Cohen, RN, MPA
Executive Clinical Editor
Atlanta, GA

Suzanne C. Toppy
Managing Editor Content Revision
Robbinsville, NJ

Julie Jeter
Managing Editor
New Content
Saint Louis, MO

Vivian P. Owens, RN, BSN
Managing Editor
Animations
Atlanta, GA

CRITICAL CARE NURSING CONTRIBUTORS

Rhonda Adams
RN
Associate Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Atlanta, GA

Angela J. Daniel
MSN, MBA, RN
Associate Editor, Animations
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Atlanta, GA

Anne Petherick
RN, BA
Associate Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Atlanta, GA

Debra J. Lynn-McHale Wiegand
MBE, PhD, RN, CCRN, FAAN
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Department of Organizational Systems & Adult Health
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD 21201

Mary P. Aust
RN, MS
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Laura McNamara
RN, MSN, CCNS, CCRN
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Linda Bell
RN, MSN
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

RoseMarie Faber
MSN/ED, RN, CCRN
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Pamela Shellner
RN, BSN, MAOM
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Lillian Aguirre
MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Trauma Critical Care
Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando, FL 32806

Kathleen Broglio
MN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, CPE
Pain Management Nurse Practitioner
New York University School of Medicine
Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, NY 10016

Michael W. Day
RN, MSN, CCRN
Trauma Nurse Coordinator
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital
Spokane, WA 99220

Eleanor R. Fitzpatrick
RN, MSN, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA, 19107

Sandra Galura
MSN, RN, CCRN, CPAN
Assistant Professor
Level III Coordinator
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences
Orlando, FL 32803

Henry Geiter
RN, CCRN, CMC, TNCC Critical Care Transport Nurse
Sunstar-Paramedics Plus
Largo, FL
Owner www.Nurse411.com
Tampa, FL 33647

Leslie Goddard
PhD, RN, CNRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neuroscience
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, TX 78229

Jane J. Hawk
RN, MSN, CS, CPAN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA 98043

Mary Beth Flynn Makic
RN PhD CNS CCNS CCRN
Research Nurse Scientist, Critical Care and Assistant Professor, Adjoint
University of Colorado Hospital and University of Colorado Denver
College of Nursing
Aurora, CO 80045

Nicolette C. Mininni
RN, MEd, CCRN
Advanced Practice Nurse, Critical Care
UPMC Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Marthe J. Moseley
PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS, CNL
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
San Antonio, TX 78240

Jan Powers
PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS, CNRN, CWCN, FCCM
Director of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
St Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, IN 46260

Teresa Preuss
RN, MSN, CCRN
Clinical Charge Nurse
Medical Coronary Care Unit
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Kathleen M. Stacy
PhD(c), RN, CNS, CCRN, PCCN, CCNS
Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Palomar Medical Center
Escondido, CA 92025

Kathleen M. Vnenchak
BSN, RN, CNN
Clinical Coordinator,
Hemodialysis Morristown Memorial
Hospital, Dialysis Center of Northwest
Jersey and Atlantic Rehabilitation Unit
Morristown, NJ 07960

Stephanie Wiedenhoeft
RN, BSN, CPHRM, CPHQ
Risk/ Patient Safety Manager
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA 93721

Christina Wiekamp
MSN, CNS, RN, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist ICU
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, MN 55407

EMERGENCY NURSING CONTRIBUTORS

Emily Law
Project Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Philadelphia, PA

Jean A. Proehl
RN, MN, CEN, CPEN, FAEN
Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialist and Consultant
Cornish, NH 03745
Emergency Department Nurse
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH 03766
Gifford Medical Center
Randolph, VT 05060

Garrett K. Chan
PhD, RN, ACHPN, CNS-BC, CEN, FPCN, FAEN, FAAN
Associate Clinical Professor
Trauma Graduate Program School of Nursing
Department of Physiological Nursing
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94143

Reneé S. Holleran
APRN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, FAEN, FNP-BC
Staff Nurse
Intermountain Medical Center
Emergency Department
Salt Lake City, UT 84121

Patricia Kunz Howard
PhD, RN, CEN, CPEN, FAEN
Operations Manager Emergency and Trauma Services
University of Kentucky Hospital
Lexington, KY 40506

K. Sue Hoyt
RN, PhD, FNP-BC, CEN, FAEN, FAANP
Emergency Nurse Practitioner
Department of Emergency Medicine
Long Beach Emergency Medical Group,Inc
Long Beach, CA 90813

Zeb Koran
RN, APN, DNP, CEN, CCRN
Director of Professional Practice
Northwest Community Hospital
Arlington Heights, IL 60005

Kyle Madigan
RN, CFRN, CEN, CCRN, CTRN
Chief Flight Nurse Dartmouth Hitchcock
Advanced Response Team
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH 03766

Lucinda Rossoll
RN, MSN, CCRN, CEN, CPEN
Clinical Educator
Emergency Department
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH 03766

Susan Kay Sedlak
RN, MS, CEN, FAEN
Faculty/Laboratory Manager
Western Nevada College
Carson City, NV 89703

Daun A. Smith
RN, MSN Professor, Department of Nursing
River Valley Community College
Claremont, NH 03743

Jeff Solheim
RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN, FAEN
Founder/Executive Director
Project Helping Hands
Portland, OR 97201

Ann White
RN, MSN, CCNS, CEN, CPEN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Emergency Services
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC 27710

GENERAL NURSING CONTRIBUTORS

Sophia Oh Gray
Project Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Chicago, IL

Melissa K. Boyle
Project Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
St. Louis, MO

Michael D. Aldridge
MSN, RN, CCRN, CNS
Pediatric Nursing
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing
Austin, TX

Sandra Bixler
MSN, CNS

Howard T. Blanchard
MEd, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Celecia Cutts
RN, MSN
Critical Care and Medical Surgical
Skyline Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Paul L. Desmarais PhD, RN, CCRN
Instructor, Adult Acute and Critical Care
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Nancy J. Ehmke
RN, MN, AOCN
Oncology
Parkview Health
Fort Wayne, IN

Julia Hempenstall Fultz
RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN
Nurse Education
Central Baptist Hospital
Lexington, KY

Dolores C. Jones EdD, RN, CPNP
Pediatrics
Florida State University
Jacksonville, FL

Deanna L. Reising
PhD, RN, ANCS-BC, ANEF
Associate Professor
Indiana University School of Nursing
Bloomington, IN
Research Clinical Nurse Specialist
Bloomington Hospital
Bloomington, IN

Laura K. Schenk
PhD, RN, NNP-BC
Neonatal/Pediatrics
University of Mississippi School of Nursing
Jackson, MS

Sue Schmitt
BSN RN CEN
Emergency Nursing Education
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA

Kathleen M. Stacy
PhD, RN, CNS, CCRN, PCCN, CCNS
Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Palomar Medical Center
Escondido, CA

Christina Wiekamp
MSN, CNS, RN, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist ICU
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, MN 55407

MATERNAL NEWBORN NURSING CONTRIBUTORS

Jane Benner
Project Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Lansdale, PA

Miriam McCauley
Associate Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Glenside, PA

Jennifer Abell
RNC-OB
Clinical Nurse Education Specialist
Department of Women’s Services
Shands Jacksonville Medical Center
Jacksonville, FL 32209

Danita Burch
MSN, RNC-OB, CNL
Clinical Nurse Leader
Shands Jacksonville Medical Center
Jacksonville, FL 32209

LCDR Tina M. Cox
MSN, MSM, CNS-BC, RNC
Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
CAPT James Lovell Federal Health Care Center
Great Lakes, IL

Diane Dale
RNC, MN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, NICU/PICU
Providence Tarzana Medical Center
Tarzana, CA 91356

Sherry Forest
RN, DNP, MSN, BSN
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Women & Children’s Hospital
Lake Charles, LA 70605

Sandra Hoffman
MS, RN, CNS-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, WomenCare
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Linda Leviel
RN, BSN, CNM, MSPH
Certified Nurse Midwife
Signature Healthcare
Brockton, MA 02302

Patricia McLaughlin
RNC, CEN, MPA, MSN, BC, CLNC
Clinical Educator
Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch, NJ 07740

Kathy Mercer
RNC-OB, CNM, MA, MSN
Paw Creek, NC 28130

PEDIATRIC ACUTE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING CONTRIBUTORS

Melissa K. Boyle
Project Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
St. Louis, MO

Anne Petherick
RN, BA
Project Editor, Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Atlanta, GA

Ruth Lebet
RN, MSN, CCNS, PNP-BC, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, PICU
Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE 19803

Judy Verger
RN, PhD, CRNP, CCRN
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Critical Care Division
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Program Director School of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia,
PA 19104

Cheryl N. Bartke
RN, MSN, PNP-BC, CPNP AC
Nurse Practitioner, PICU
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Kathryn A. Beauchamp
RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA 02114

Dyane Bunnell
MSN, RN-BC, CPON, AOCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Oncology/Immune Deficiency
Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE 19803

Barbara Fasick
RNC, MS, CRNP
Pediatric Advanced Practice Nurse/Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nemours Cardiac Center
Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE 19803

Theresa Flaspohler
MSN, RN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Pediatric Cardiology
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Marianne Hultgren
RN, MS, DNP
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Family Health Care Nursing
San Francisco, CA 94143

Larissa Hutchins
RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, PICU/ PCU
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Aimee Jennings
RN, MSN, CPNP
Riley Hospital For Children
Supervisor, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Program
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Tammara Jenkins
RN, MSN
Nurse Consultant, Pediatric Critical Care & Rehabilitation Research
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892

Julie Kathman
RN, MSN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Parent-Child
Regional Center for Women and Children
Bloomington Hospital
Bloomington, IN 47402

Kelly Keefe-Marcoux
RN, MSN, CPNP-AC, CCRN
Director
Advanced Practice Nursing
Bristol Myer's Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Cecelia Lang
MSN, RN, CCRN, PNP-BC
Advanced Practice Nurse
Medical-Surgical PICU
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Maureen Madden
RNC, MSN, CCRN, PNP-AC, FCCM
Assistant Professor Pediatrics
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Critical Care Medicine
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Sarah Martin
RN, CPNP, CCRN
Advanced Practice Nurse
Pediatric Surgery
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL 60614

Patricia Melcer
RN, MSN, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Educator Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, DE 19803

Lisa Milonovich
RN, MSN, PCCNP
Pediatric Critical Care NP, Team Leader
Children's Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, TX 75235

Nancy Moureau
BSN, RN, CRNI, CPUI
Chief Executive Officer and Clinical Consultant
PICC Excellence, Inc
Hartwell, GA 30643

Jody Leigh Osteyee
RN, APRN, DNP, CPNP
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical
Surgical Division Chair, Nursing
Evidence-based Practice and Research
Council, Primary Children's Medical Center, Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Kathryn E. Roberts
RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, PICU
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Shari Simone
MS, RN, CPNP-AC, APRN-BC, FCCM
Lead Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Program
Manager for Women’s & Children’s
Services, University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD 21201

Peggy Slota
DNP, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor; Director, DNP and Graduate
Nursing Leadership Programs
Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Cynthia Smitka
RN, BSN
Clinical Research Coordinator
Apheresis
University of Michigan Hospital
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Lauren Sorce
RN, CPNP, CCRN
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL 60614

Debra Templin
MSN, CPNP, CCRN
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Primary Children’s Medical Center
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Allison Thompson
RD, MSN, CRNP, CCRN
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Andrea Kline Tilford
RN, MS, CPNP-AC/PC, FCCM
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Section of Pulmonology, Critical Care and Allergy
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Helen Turner
RN, DNP, CNS, PCNS, BC
Pediatric Pain Management Clinical Nurse Specialist
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Portland, OR 97239

Mark Weber
RN, MSN, PCCNP, CCRN
Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Duke University Medical Center Children’s Hospital
Durham, NC 27705

Holly Webster
RN, MSN, PNP
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Primary Children’s Medical Center
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Beth Wieczorek
RN, MS, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Division of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21231

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY NURSING CONTRIBUTORS

Kyle Madigan
RN, CFRN, CEN, CCRN, CTRN
Chief Flight Nurse Dartmouth Hitchcock
Advanced Response Team Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Cynthia G. Perodeau
BSN, RN, CPN
Pediatrics & Pediatric Emergencies Memorial Hospital West
Pembroke Pines, FL

Lucinda W. Rossoll
RN, MSN, CCRN, CEN
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Laraine Moody
MSN, RN, CPNP-AC/PC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Emergency
Department Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, MI

Daun A. Smith
RN, MSN
Professor of Nursing
New Hampshire Community Technical College
Claremont, NH

Renee' Semonin Holleran
RN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, FAEN
Nurse Manager Adult Transport Team Intermountain Life Flight
Salt Lake City, UT

PEDIATRIC GENERAL NURSING CONTRIBUTORS

Diane E. Allen
RNC Patient Care Coordinator Pediatrics Maine General Medical Center
Augusta, ME

Patricia S. Ashland
MSN, RN
Pediatric Staff Nurse Pediatrics Maine General Medical Center
Augusta, ME

Laurie S. Finger
APRN, CCNS, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Clinical Manager Tulane Hospital for Children
New Orleans, LA

Karen Percell-de'Shong
MS, RN
Clinical Coordinator Flight For Life Newborn Young Child Team The Children's Hospital
Aurora, CO

Elizabeth Rudolf
MS, RN, CPN
Pediatric Nursing Clinical Assistant Professor Towson University
Towson, MD

Harriet S. Hawkins
RN, CCRN, FAEN
Resuscitation Education Coordinator Pediatrics Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

Dolores C. Jones
EdD, RN, CPNP
Pediatrics Florida State University
Jacksonville, FL

Meredith Lahl
RN, MSN, CNS, CPON
General Pediatrics & Pediatric Oncology
Cleveland Clinic, Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Institute
Cleveland, OH

Flora Tomoyasu
RN, PHN, MSN, CNS
Clinical Nurse Educator,
Emergency Services Pediatric, Emergency,
Trauma and Education Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
Laguna Hills, CA

MENTAL HEALTH NURSING CONTRIBUTORS

Joanna E. Cain
BSN, RN
Project Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Austin, TX

Carol Baxter
RN, MSN, CNS, APN
Advanced Practice Nurse
McKinley Health Center
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL

Barb Blue
RN, MSN, CPNP, PMHNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Lucindra Campbell-Law
PhD, ANP, PMHCNS, BC
Professor in Nursing
Houston Baptist University School of Nursing
Missouri City, TX

Rebecca Christophersen
PMHNP, BC
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Paul Thomas Clements
PhD, APRN-BC, CGS, DF-IAFN
Associate Clinical Professor
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Edith Cloyd
JD, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Professor
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Nashville, TN

Susan Dawson
EdD, RN, PMHCNS/NP, BC
Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Professor of Nursing, Allen College
Cedar Falls, IA

Emily Donelson
RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Inova Health System
Alexandria, VA

Nancy Doyle
RN, BS, MS
Nurse Manager
Virginia Treatment Center for Children
Chester, VA

Cindy Freeman
DrNP, RN, MSN
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Frank Chen, MD, Private Practice
Houston, TX

Sara Gilbert
RN, MS
Staff Emergency Room Nurse
Cheshire Medical Center
Keene, NH

Christopher Hensley
MSN, CNS
Staff Educator/Charge Nurse
The Stewart & Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Burbank, CA

Wanda Hilliard
RN, MBA
Acute Care Clinical Nurse
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

Ramona Hoehler
PMHNP
Clinical Instructor
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Nashville, TN

Mary Knutson
RN, MSN
Professor
Western Wisconsin Technical College
Caledonia, MN

Jamie Lee
RN, DNP, PMHCNS-BC
Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Rene Love
APN
Clinic Manager
Vanderbilt University Department of Psychiatry
Affiliate Faculty Member
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Nashville, TN
University of Colorado School of Nursing Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO

Liz Macera
PhD, RN, NP-C
Associate Clinical Professor
University of California-San Francisco
School of Nursing
Department of Physiological Nursing
San Francisco, CA

Pamela Marcus
Advanced Practice Nurse
Private Practice
Nurse Psychotherapist, Private Practice
Associate Professor of Nursing
Prince George's Community College
Lago, MD

Michele Martens
RN, MSN, CNS-BC
Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Private Practice
Hermitage, TN

Lillian Parker
MEd, APRN, PhD
Assistant Professor for Nursing
Clayton State University
Ellenwood, GA

Diane Pavalonis
MBA, MSN
Clinical Instructor
Western State Hospital
University of Virginia School of Nursing
Staunton, VA

Bari Platter
RN, MS, CNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Educator
University of Colorado Hospital
Center for Dependency, Addiction, and Rehabilitation (CeDAR)
Clinical Instructor
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Nursing
Denver, CO

Cheryl Puntil
RN, MN, APRN, BC, CNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
The Stewart & Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric
Hospital at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Jacqueline Rhoads
PhD, RN, ANP, ACNP, GNP, PMHNP, CCRN, FAANP
Professor/Graduate Program Director
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing
Professor/Post Doctoral School of Study
Tulane University
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Odyssey House Free Clinic
Galveston, TX

Deborah Schiavone
PhD, APRN, BC
Professor
Georgetown University
Alexandria, VA

Tess Searls
RN, NP, MSN,
Nurse Practitioner
Virginia Commonwealth University Children’s Medical Center
Richmond, VA

Gail W. Stuart
PhD, APRN, FAAN
Professor and Dean
Medical University of South Carolina School of Nursing
Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Roberta Waite
EdD, APRN, CNS-BC
Assistant Professor/Research Scientist
Drexel University
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Philadelphia, PA

Gail Williams
PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Professor/Co-Director
Center for Violence Protection
School of Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX

Lisa Wilson
RN, MSN
Assistant Professor
Colby-Sawyer College
New London, NH

NEONATAL NURSING CONTRIBUTORS

Jennifer Maybin
MA, ELS
Project Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills Branchburg, NJ

Gus A. Ostrum
Associate Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills Clementon, NJ

Cindy Bryant
BSN, RN, CCRP, CCRN-Neo
Research Nurse Coordinator Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

Nancy Burke
MSN, RNC-NIC, ARNP
Nurse Specialist-NICU South Miami Hospital
Miami, FL

Bridget Cross
MSN, RN, NNP-BC
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Service Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

Diane Dale
MN, RNC-NIC, C-NPT NICU/PICU
Clinical Nurse Specialist Providence Tarzana Medical Center
Tarzana, CA

Janet Dutcher
DNP, NNP-BC
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Avera McKennan Hospital and University Center
Sioux Falls, SD

Kim Francis
MSN, APRN-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist The Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Donna Grochow
MSN, RN
Magnet Program Manager University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA

Robin Koeppel
MS, RNC, CPNP
Neonatal CNS/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner University of California Irvine
Yorba Linda, CA

Charlotte McMiller-Green
MSN, RNC-NIC
Clinical Education Specialist Shands Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Curtis Shelley
MEd, RRT-NPS AE-C
ECMO Coordinator
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston, TX

Alisa Starbuck
MSN, RN, NNP-BC
Director of Nursing
Pediatric Critical Care Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC

JoAnna Sutton
RN, MSN
Clinical Nurse Educator Neonatal Services
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH

Donna Thomas
MS, BSN, RNC
NICU 3 Nurse Manager Texas Children's Hospital
Bellaire, TX

M. Terese Verklan
PhD, CCNS, RNC
Associate Professor / Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

Barbara Wheeler
MN, RN, IBCLC, RLC
Clinical Nurse Specialist St Boniface General Hospital
Winnipeg, MB Canada

Bronwyn Willett
BSN, RNC-NIC, C-NPT
Neonatal Transport University of Maryland Medical System
Baltimore, MD

PERIOPERATIVE NURSING CONTRIBUTORS

Joanna E. Cain
BSN, RN
Project Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Austin, TX

Gus A. Ostrum
Associate Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Clementon, NJ

Erin Peick
Associate Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Arlington, TX

George Allen
PhD, CIC, CNOR
Instructor
College of Health Related Professions
State University of New York
Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY

Suzanne Ariza
MSN, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Anesthesia Services, PA
Newark, DE

Ruben Barrios
RN, BSN, CNOR
Staff Nurse III
Orthopedic Trauma
University Hospital
San Antonio, TX

Don Beissel
MSNA, RN, CRNA
Chief Anesthetist
Anesthesia and Pain Management
Barton County Memorial Hospital
Lamar, MO

Claudia Campese
RN, MSN, CNOR, BC
Clinical Educaton Specialist II
Surgical Services
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC

Melissa Helmer
RN, MSN, CNOR
Perioperative Program Developer
UC Health West Chester Hospital
Cincinnati, OH

Teresa Howard
RN, MSN, CNOR
Clinical Director
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Donna Kent
RN, MS, CNOR
Perioperative Clinical Nurse Specialist
AnMed Health
Anderson, SC

Tom Kraus
BSN, RN, CNOR
Clinical Coordinator
Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak
Total Joints/Orthopedic Minimally Invasive Surgery
Scottsdale, AZ

Marlena S. Lanni
RN, BS, CNOR
Surgical Nurse
Department of Surgical Services
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
Clinton Township, MI

Jennifer Misajet
MHA, RN, CNOR
Interim Director/Consultant Perioperative Services
Cheyenne, WY

Janean Monahan
BSN, MSA, CNOR
PhD Candidate
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Vanetta Reeder
MSN, CNOR
Perioperative Educator
University of Pennsylvania Health
System
Philadelphia, PA

Lisa Riedlel
CRNA, DNP
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Fayette Anesthesia Services
Hillsboro, OH

Sue Seitz
RN, MSN, CNOR
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Laura Weisberg
MSN, RN, CNOR
Clinical Nurse II- Surgical Service
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC

ONCOLOGY NURSING CONTRIBUTORS

Sophia Oh Gray
Project Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Chicago, IL

Gus A. Ostrum
Associate Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Clementon, NJ

Erin Peick
Associate Editor
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Arlington, TX

Michael D. Aldridge
MSN, RN, CCRN, CNS
Assistant Professor of Nursing, General and Pediatric Nursing
Concordia University Texas
Austin, TX

Deborah H. Allen
MSN, RN, CNS, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Advanced Practice Nursing
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham, NC

Paula A. Caron
MS, APRN, ACHPN
Advance Practice Nurse Thoracic Oncology
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Cynthia Chernecky
PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN
Professor, Oncology
Georgia Health Sciences University, College of Nursing
Augusta, GA

Nancy J. Ehmke
RN, MN, AOCN
Clinical nurse specialist, Oncology
Parkview Health
Fort Wayne, In

Julia H. Fultz
RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN
Nurse Educator
Central Baptist Hospital
Lexington, Ky

Margaret Hickey
RN, MSN, MS, CORLN
Director, Oncology
Novartis Oncology
Florham Park, NJ

Joyce A. Jackowski
MS, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Nurse Practitioner in Oncology
Virginia Cancer Specialists
Arlington, Virginia

Alice S. Kerber
RN, MN, AOCN, APNG
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Oncology
Saint Joseph's Hospital
Atlanta, GA

Martha Lassiter
MSN, AOCNS
ABMT Clinical Nurse Specialist
Duke University Health System
Durham, NC

Laura L. Leary
MS, RN, BC, OCN
Nursing Instructor – Adult Health Nursing
University of South Carolina Upstate
Greenville, SC

Suzanne M. Mahon
RN, DNSc ,AOCN®, APNG
Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Saint Louis University
St Louis, MO

Deborah Mast
RN, BSN, OCN
Clinical Coordinator, Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

Mendy Moody
RN, MSN, OCN
Educator
Rex Cancer Center
Raleigh, NC

Susan J. Schmitt
BSN, RN, CEN
Nurse Educator Emergency Department
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA

Susan K. Steele-Moses
DNS, APRN, CNS, AOCN
Program Director Nursing Research and Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Baton Rouge, LA

Wendy H. Vogel
MSN, FNP, AOCNP
Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Medical Oncology
Kingsport Hematology/Oncology Associates
Kingsport, TN

ANIMATION CONTRIBUTORS

Rhonda Adams
RN
Associate Editor, Animations
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Atlanta, GA

Angela J. Daniel
MSN, MBA, RN
Associate Editor, Animations
Mosby’s Nursing Skills
Atlanta, GA

Jennifer Abell
MSN, RNC-OB
Clinical Education Specialist
Woman’s Services Shands Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Don Beissel
MSNA, RN, CRNA
Chief Anesthetist
Barton County Memorial Hospital
Lamar, MO

Cindy Bryant
RN, BSN, CCRP, CCRN-Neo
Research Nurse Coordinator General Clinical Research Center
Texas Children's Hospital 10WT
Houston, TX

Danita Burch
MSN, RNC_OB, CNL
Clinical Nurse Leader
Shands Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Nancy Burke
RNC-NIC, MSN, ARNP
Nurse Specialist NICU South Miami Hospital/Baptist Health System
Miami, FL

Katherine A. Cabai
RN, MSN, CNOR
Coordinator Surgical Technology Program
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL

Claudia Campese
MSN, RN_BC, CNOR
Clinical Education Specialist II, Surgical Services
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC

Clare Cole
RNC, WHNP
Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

LCDR Tina M. Cox
MSN, MSM, CNS_BC, RNC
Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
CAPT James Lovell Federal Health Care Center
Great Lakes, IL

Jennifer Denno
RN, BSN, CEN Clinical Nurse Educator
Emergency Department
Sutter Medical Center
Sacramento, CA

Kelly Denson
MSN, RN, OCN
Clinical Education Specialist
Shands Jacksonville Medical Center
Jacksonville, FL

Janet Dutcher
DNP, NNP-BC
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Avera Mckennan Hospital and University Center
Sioux Falls, SD

Cathy C. Fox
RN, CEN, CPEN, Clinical Nurse II
ED Educator
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
Virginia Beach, VA

Kim Francis
RN, PhD (c)
Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist, OB Service The
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, MA

M. Carmen Garcia
RN, BSN, CCRP
Research Nurse Coordinator
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Pamela S. Gordon
BSN, RNC_NIC
Neonatal Research Nurse
General Clinical Research Center
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX

Jennifer Hamilton
MSN, CPNP
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, IN

Jane J. Hawk
DNP, CS, CPAN, RN
Nurse Consultant
Washington State Department of Health
Turnwater, WA

Hilary L.S. Hawkins
BSN, CEN
Emergency Department Staff Nurse
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Melissa Helmer
RN MSN, CNOR
Perioperative Program Developer
West Chester Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

Sandra Hoffman
MS, RN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Birth Center
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Allina Health System
Minneapolis, MN

Renee' Semonin Holleran
APRN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, FAEN, FNP-BC
Staff Nurse Emergency Department Intermountain Medical Center
Salt Lake City, UT

Wanda Jeavons
RNC-OB, MSN
High-Risk Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton, OH

Marlena S. Lanni
RN, BS, CNOR
Department of Surgical Services
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
Clinton Township, MI

Mary Ann Liddy
RNC, MSN/Ed
Nursing Instructor
University System of Georgia
Georgia Perimeter College
Clarkson, GA

Sarah A. Martin
MS, RN, CPNP-PC/AC, CCRN
Advanced Practice Nurse
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

Mary P. McCaffrey
MNS, RNC-OB, CNS-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Women’s Services
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

Patricia McLaughlin
MSN, RNC-OB, RN-BC
Clinical Educator
Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch, NJ

Charlotte McMiller-Green
MSN, RNC-NIC
Clinical Education Specialist Shands Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL

Reba McVay
MSN, RN, CNS-BC, CCRN
Administrative Director of Clinical Excellence & Education
Southern Maryland Hospital Center
Clinton, MD

Jody Osteyee
APRN, DNP, CPNP
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical-Surgical Division
Primary Children's Medical Center, Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT

Jan Powers
PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS, CNRN
FCCM Director of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nursing Research Critical
Care Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis

Holly Morris Reynolds
RN, MSN
Clinical Education Specialist II
Children’s Services
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC

Lisa M. Riedel
MS, DNP, CRNA
Fayette Anesthesia Services
Hillsboro, OH

Kathryn E. Roberts
RN, MSN, CRNP, CCRN, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Daun A Smith
RN, MSN
Professor, Nursing River Valley Community College
Claremont, NH

Lara G. Smith
MSN, RN, CPNP-PC, CPNP-AC
Saint Louis Children’s Hospital
Saint Louis, MO

Susan Thibeault
MS, CRNA, CFRN, CCRN, EMT-P
Practice and Research Coordinator
LIFE STAR, Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT

Andrea Kline Tilford
MS, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, FCCM
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Section of Pediatric Pulmonology, Critical Care and Allergy
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, IN

Laura Marie Weisberg
MNS, RN, CNOR
OR Staff Nurse—Orthopaedics
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC

Darlene S. Whitlock
RN, ARNP, MSN, MA, CEN, CPEN, EMT
Trauma Outreach Education & Prevention
Stormont Vail HealthCare
Topeka, KS

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSING
Gayle Walker - Cillo RN, MSN/Ed, CEN
Emergency Department Clinician
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Morristown, NJ

PEDIATRIC ACUTE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING
Stacy J. Breedlove Shaffer, RN, BSN
Pediatric Intensive Care
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite
Atlanta, GA

PEDIATRIC ACUTE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING
Kathryn A. Beauchamp, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

MATERNAL NEWBORN NURSING AND HIGH-RISK OBSTETRIC NURSING
Nancy L. Coughlin, RNC, MS, WHNPC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Labor and Delivery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

CRITICAL CARE NURSING

Managing Editor
Suzanne C. Toppy
Content Planning and Development Specialist
Mosby's Nursing Skills
Robbinsville, NJ

AACN REVIEWERS
Mary P. Aust
RN, MS
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Linda Bell
RN, MSN
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

RoseMarie Faber
MSN/ED, RN, CCRN
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Laura McNamara
RN, MSN, CCNS, CCRN
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Pamela Shellner
RN, BSN, MAOM
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

CLINICAL EXPERTS
Lillian Aguirre
MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, CCNS
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Trauma Critical Care
Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando, FL 32806

Patricia A. Blissitt
R.N., Ph.D., CCRN, CNRN, CCNS, CCM, APRN, BC
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist
Harborview Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Clinical Faculty
University of Washington School of Nursing
Seattle, Washington 98109

Michael W. Day
RN, MSN, CCRN
Trauma Nurse Coordinator
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital
W. 101 Eighth Avenue
Spokane, WA 99220

Eleanor R. Fitzpatrick
RN, MSN, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA, 19107

Sandra Galura
MSN, RN, CCRN, CPAN
Assistant Professor
Level III Coordinator
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences
671 Winyah Drive
Orlando, FL 32803

Leslie Goddard
PhD, RN, CNRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neuroscience
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, Texas 78229

Jane J. Hawk
RN, MSN, CS, CPAN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA 98043

Mary Beth Flynn Makic
RN PhD CNS CCNS CCRN
Research Nurse Scientist, Critical Care and Assistant Professor, Adjoint.
University of Colorado Hospital and University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing
Aurora, CO 80045

Marthe J. Moseley
PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS, CNL
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
San Antonio, Texas 78240

Teresa Preuss
RN, MSN, CCRN
Clinical Charge Nurse
Medical Coronary Care Unit
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

Jan Powers
PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS, CNRN, CWCN, FCCM
Director of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
St. Vincent Hospital,
Indianapolis

Kathleen M Stacy
PhD(c), RN, CNS, CCRN, PCCN, CCNS
Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Palomar Medical Center
Escondido, CA 92025

Kathleen M. Vnenchak
BSN, RN, CNN
Clinical Coordinator,
Hemodialysis Morristown Memorial Hospital, Dialysis Center of Northwest Jersey and Atlantic Rehabilitation Unit
Morristown, NJ 07960

Debra J. Lynn-McHale Wiegand, MBE, PhD, RN, CCRN, FAAN
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Dept of Organizational Systems & Adult Health
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD 21201

EMERGENCY NURSING

Suzanne C. Toppy
Content Planning and Development Specialist
Mosby's Nursing Skills
Robbinsville, NJ

EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS
K. Sue Hoyt
PhD(c), RN, FNP, APRN,BC, CEN, FAEN
Emergency Nurse Practitioner
St. Mary Medical Center
Long Beach, CA
Little Company of Mary, San Pedro Peninsula Hospital
San Pedro, CA
Kathleen Curtin Langille
RN, BSN

Kyle Madigan
RN, CFRN, CEN, CCRN, CTRN
Chief Flight Nurse
Dartmouth Hitchcock Advanced Response Team
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Clay Odell
RN, BS, CEN, EMTP
Trauma System Coordinator
State of New Hampshire, Department of Safety
Concord, NH

Lucinda W. Rossoll
RN, MSN, CCRN, CEN
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Judy Selfridge-Thomas
RN, MSN, CEN, FNP
Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner
St. Mary Medical Center
Long Beach, CA
Little Company of Mary, San Pedro Penninsula Hospital
San Pedro, CA
General Partner: Selfridge, Sparger, Shea & Associates

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
Renee' Semonin Holleran RN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN
Nurse Manager, Adult Transport Services
Intermountain Life Flight
Salt Lake City, UT

K. Sue Hoyt, RN, PhD, FNP-BC, CEN, FAEN, FAANP
Emergency Nurse Practitioner
St. Mary Medical Center (it is not St. Mary's)
Long Beach, CA

Kyle Madigan RN, CFRN, CEN, CCRN, CTRN
Chief Flight Nurse
Dartmouth Hitchcock Advanced Response Team (DHART)
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Jean A. Proehl
RN, MN, CEN, CCRN, FAEN
Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialist
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Lucinda W. Rossoll
RN, MSN, CCRN, CEN
Emergency Department Unit Leader
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
City and State: Lebanon, N.H. 03756

Daun A. Smith, RN, MSN
Professor of Nursing
River Valley Community College
Claremont , NH
Per diem staff nurse, emergency department
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

TEST QUESTION WRITERS/REVIEWERS
Julia H. Fultz
RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN
Skills Lab and Student Coordinator
Central Baptist Hospital
Lexington, KY

C. Preston Lewis, Jr.
RN, MSN, CCRN
Director of Employee Development & Hospital Education
Pikeville Medical Center
Pikeville, KY

Susan J. Schmitt
RN, BSN, CEN
Nurse Manager
Emergency Department
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
Lebanon, NH

GENERAL NURSING

Julie Jeter
Managing Editor, New Content
Mosby's Nursing Skills
Saint Louis, MO

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
Sandra Bixler
MSN, CNS

Howard T. Blanchard
MEd, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Celecia Cutts
RN, MSN
Critical Care and Medical Surgical
Skyline Medical Center
Nashville Tennessee

Paul L. Desmarais
PhD, RN, CCRN
Instructor, Adult Acute and Critical Care
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Nancy J. Ehmke
RN MN AOCN
Oncology
Parkview Health
Fort Wayne, IN
Mary E. Genung
MSN BSN RN
Health Care Education
Skyline Medical Center
Nashville, TN

Dolores C. Jones
EdD, RN, CPNP
Pediatrics
Florida State University
Jacksonville, FL

Kathleen M Stacy
PhD RN CNS CCRN PCCN CCNS
Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Palomar Medical Center
Escondido, CA

TEST QUESTION WRITERS/REVIEWERS
Michael D. Aldridge
MSN, RN, CCRN, CNS
Pediatric Nursing
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing
Austin, Texas

Julia Hempenstall Fultz
RN, BSN, CEN, CFRN
Nurse Education
Central Baptist Hospital
Lexington, Kentucky

Laura K. Schenk
PhD, RN, NNP-BC
Neonatal/Pediatrics
University of Mississippi School of Nursing
Jackson, Mississippi

Sue Schmitt
BSN RN CEN
Emergency Nursing Education
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA

PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE NURSING

Suzanne C. Toppy
Managing Editor, Content Revisions
Mosby's Nursing Skills
Robbinsville, NJ

EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS
Diane E. Allen
RNC
Patient Care Coordinator
Pediatrics
Maine General Medical Center
Augusta, ME

Patricia S. Ashland
MSN, RN
Pediatric Staff Nurse
Pediatrics
Maine General Medical Center
Augusta, ME

Laurie S. Finger
APRN, CCNS, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Clinical Manager
Tulane Hospital for Children
New Orleans, LA

Karen Percell-de'Shong
MS, RN
Clinical Coordinator
Flight For Life Newborn Young Child Team
The Children's Hospital
Aurora, CO

Elizabeth Rudolf
MS, RN, CPN
Pediatric Nursing
Clinical Assistant Professor
Towson University
Towson, MD

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
Harriet S. Hawkins
RN, CCRN, FAEN
Resuscitation Education Coordinator
Pediatrics
Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

Dolores C. Jones
EdD, RN, CPNP
Pediatrics
Florida State University
Jacksonville, FL

Flora Tomoyasu
RN, PHN, MSN, CNS
Clinical Nurse Educator, Emergency Services
Pediatric, Emergency, Trauma and Education
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
Laguna Hills, CA

TEST QUESTION WRITERS/REVIEWERS
Michael D. Aldridge
MSN, RN, CCRN, CNS
Pediatric Critical Care
Clinical Instructor in Nursing
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing
Austin, TX

Diane Hudson-Barr
PhD, RN
Neonatal (CNS)
N.C. Children's Hospital
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC

Sharon Fichera
RNC, MSN, CNS, NNP
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Clinical Manager
Newborn & Infant Critical Care Unit
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Kelly A. Nicklas
RN, MSN, CPNP-AC
Pediatric Critical Care
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY NURSING

Suzanne C. Toppy
Content Planning and Development Specialist
Mosby's Nursing Skills
Robbinsville, NJ

EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS
Kyle Madigan
RN, CFRN, CEN, CCRN, CTRN
Chief Flight Nurse
Dartmouth Hitchcock Advanced Response Team
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

Cynthia G. Perodeau
BSN, RN, CPN
Pediatrics & Pediatric Emergencies
Memorial Hospital West
Pembroke Pines, FL

Lucinda W. Rossoll
RN, MSN, CCRN, CEN
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
Laraine Moody
MSN, RN, CPNP-AC/PC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Emergency Department
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, MI

Daun A. Smith
RN, MSN
Professor of Nursing
New Hampshire Community Technical College
Claremont, NH

TEST QUESTION WRITERS/REVIEWERS
Renee' Semonin Holleran
RN, PhD, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, CTRN, FAEN
Nurse Manager Adult Transport Team
Intermountain Life Flight
Salt Lake City, UT

PEDIATRIC GENERAL NURSING