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Clinical Companion for Medical-Surgical Nursing
Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care
- 11th Edition - June 30, 2023
- Authors: Donna D. Ignatavicius, Nicole M. Heimgartner
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 6 9 9 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 6 5 9 - 9
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Request a sales quoteMake this concise Clinical Companion your go-to reference in the med-surg clinical setting! Now in full color, this condensed version of Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 11th Edition is an easy-to-use, A-to-Z guide to managing more than 250 medical-surgical conditions. Key nursing care concepts are used to help you organize your care based on each patient’s individual needs. Interprofessional collaborative care is emphasized, and updated content and exemplars are cross-referenced to the main text. An ideal study tool for course exams and the NCLEX® Exam, this convenient handbook is sure to become your most trusted clinical reference.
- UNIQUE! Professional Nursing and Health Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing section reflects the emphasis on Concepts in the Ignatavicius textbook and helps you build clinical judgment skills.
- A-Z synopses of more than 250 diseases and disorders — along with related interprofessional collaborative care — serve as a quick reference for clinicals and a study resource for essential medical-surgical content.
- UNIQUE! Nursing Safety Priorities boxes promote safety with Drug Alerts, Action Alerts, and Critical Rescue information.
- UNIQUE! Focus on interprofessional collaboration provides guidance for coordinating care with other healthcare professionals.
- Printed thumb tabs along the edges of the printed pages facilitate quick access to clinical information and just-in-time learning and reference on the job.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Disclaimer
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- CONTRIBUTORS
- Preface
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- GUIDE TO SPECIAL FEATURES
- PRIORITY CONCEPT EXEMPLARS
- Unit I. Essential Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing
- 1. Overview of Professional Nursing Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Quality and Safety Education for Nurses’ Competencies
- Patient-Centered Care
- Safety
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Quality Improvement
- Informatics
- Clinical Judgment
- Health Equity
- Ethics
- 2. Clinical Judgment and Systems Thinking
- Overview
- Health Care Concepts
- Individual Patient Care: Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Decision Making
- Individual Patient Care: Clinical Judgment
- The Health Care System: Environment of Care
- The Health Care System: Role of the Interprofessional Health Care Team
- The Need for Systems Thinking
- Moving From Clinical Judgment to Systems Thinking
- 3. Overview of Health Concepts for Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Acid-Base Balance
- Cellular Regulation
- Clotting
- Cognition
- Comfort
- Elimination
- Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
- Gas Exchange
- Glucose Regulation
- Immunity
- Infection
- Inflammation
- Mobility
- Nutrition
- Pain
- Perfusion
- Sensory Perception
- Sexuality
- Tissue Integrity
- 4. Concepts of Care for Older Adults
- Overview
- Health Issues for Older Adults in Community-Based Settings
- Health Issues for Older Adults in Hospitals and Long-Term Care Settings
- 5. Concepts of Care for Transgender and Nonbinary Patients
- Patient-Centered Terminology
- Transgender and Nonbinary Health Issues
- 6. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients With Pain
- Overview of Pain
- 7. Concepts of Rehabilitation for Chronic and Disabling Health Conditions
- Overview
- 8. Concepts of Care for Patients at End of Life
- Overview of Death, Dying, and End of Life
- Comfort Concept Exemplar: End of Life
- Ethics and Dying
- 9. Concepts of Care for Perioperative Patients
- Surgery Overview
- Preoperative Phase
- Postoperative Phase
- Unit II. Concepts of Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness
- 10. Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing
- The Emergency Department Environment of Care
- Staff and Patient Safety Considerations
- Scope of Emergency Nursing Practice
- Emergency Nursing Principles
- Trauma Nursing Principles
- 11. Concepts of Care for Patients With Common Environmental Emergencies
- Heat-Related Illnesses
- Heat Exhaustion
- Heat Stroke
- Cold-Related Injuries
- Hypothermia
- Frostbite
- Snakebites and Arthropod Bites and Stings
- Lightning Injuries
- Altitude-Related Illnesses
- Drowning
- 12. Concepts of Disaster Preparedness
- Types of Disasters
- Impact of External Disasters
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Event Resolution and Debriefing
- Role of Nursing in Community Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Psychosocial Response of Survivors to Mass Casualty Events
- Unit III. Concepts of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
- 13. Concepts of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Imbalance
- Anatomy and Physiology Review
- Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
- Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Concept Exemplar: Dehydration
- Fluid Overload
- Sodium Imbalance: Hyponatremia
- Sodium Imbalance: Hypernatremia
- Potassium Imbalance: Hypokalemia
- Potassium Imbalance: Hyperkalemia
- Calcium Imbalance: Hypocalcemia
- Calcium Imbalance: Hypercalcemia
- Magnesium Imbalance: Hypomagnesemia
- Magnesium Imbalance: Hypermagnesemia
- 14. Concepts of Acid-Base Balance and Imbalance
- Maintaining Acid-Base Balance
- Acid-Base Chemistry
- Body Fluid Chemistry
- Acid-Base Regulatory Actions and Mechanisms
- Acid-Base Imbalances
- Acid-Base Balance Concept Exemplar: Acidosis
- Alkalosis
- 15. Concepts of Infusion Therapy
- Overview
- Peripheral Intravenous Therapy
- Central Intravenous Therapy
- Infusion Systems
- Nursing Care for Patients Receiving Intravenous Therapy
- Complications of Intravenous Therapy
- Intravenous Therapy and Care of The Older Adult
- Other Types of Infusion Therapy
- Unit IV. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Immunity Conditions
- 16. Concepts of Inflammation and Immunity
- Overview
- Innate Immunity
- Adaptive Immunity
- 17. Concepts of Care for Patients With Allergy and Immunity Conditions
- HYPERSENSITIVITIES/ALLERGIES
- TYPES OF HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS
- GENERAL ALLERGY TESTING
- ANGIOEDEMA
- ANAPHYLAXIS
- GENERAL AUTOIMMUNITY
- IMMUNITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
- IMMUNITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) INFECTION
- LYME DISEASE
- TRANSPLANT REJECTION
- 18. Concepts of Care for Patients With Cancer
- Pathophysiology Review
- Cancer Development
- Health Promotion: Cancer Prevention
- Impact of Cancer on Physical Function
- Impaired Immunity and Clotting
- Altered GI Function
- Altered Peripheral Nerve Function
- Motor and Sensory Deficits
- Altered Respiratory and Cardiac Function
- Cancer Pain and Quality of Life
- Cancer Management
- Surgery
- Radiation Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
- Oncologic Emergencies
- Sepsis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
- Hypercalcemia
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
- Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Survivorship
- 19. Concepts of Care for Patients With Infection
- Overview of Infection
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Occupational and Environmental Exposure to Sources of Infection
- Emerging Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism
- Problems Resulting from Inadequate Antimicrobial Therapy
- Interprofessional Collaborative Care
- Unit V. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Integumentary System Conditions
- 20. Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
- Anatomy and Physiology Review
- Recognize Cues: Assessment
- 21. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Skin, Hair, and Nails
- TISSUE INTEGRITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: PRESSURE INJURY
- IRRITATION SKIN DISORDERS
- URTICARIA
- INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISORDERS
- PSORIASIS
- SKIN INFECTIONS
- PARASITIC DISORDERS
- SKIN TRAUMA
- TISSUE INTEGRITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: BURNS
- SKIN CANCER
- LIFE-THREATENING SKIN DISORDERS
- Unit VI. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Respiratory System Conditions
- 22. Assessment of the Respiratory System
- Anatomy and Physiology Review
- Health Promotion and Maintenance
- Recognize Cues: Assessment
- Assessment of the Patient Receiving Oxygen Therapy
- 23. Concepts of Care for Patients With Noninfectious Upper Respiratory Conditions
- Upper Airway Obstruction
- Gas Exchange Concept Exemplar: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Epistaxis
- Fractures of the Nose
- Facial Trauma
- Laryngeal Trauma
- Cancer of the Nose and Sinuses
- Head and Neck Cancer
- 24. Concepts of Care for Patients With Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Conditions
- Asthma
- Gas Exchange Concept Exemplar: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Lung Cancer
- 25. Concepts of Care for Patients With Infectious Respiratory Conditions
- Seasonal Influenza
- Pandemic Respiratory Infections
- Infection Concept Exemplar: COVID-19
- Gas Exchange Concept Exemplar: Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Rhinosinusitis
- Peritonsillar Abscess
- Inhalation Anthrax
- Endemic/Geographic Respiratory Infection
- 26. Critical Care of Patients With Respiratory Emergencies
- Gas Exchange Concept Exemplar: Pulmonary Embolism
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Severe COVID-19
- The Patient Requiring Intubation and Ventilation
- Surgical Airway
- Chest Trauma
- Pneumothorax and Hemothorax
- Unit VII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Cardiovascular System Conditions
- 27. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
- Anatomy and Physiology Review
- Recognize Cues: Assessment
- 28. Concepts of Care for Patients With Dysrhythmias
- REVIEW OF CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM
- ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
- COMMON DYSRHYTHMIAS
- SINUS DYSRHYTHMIAS
- ATRIAL DYSRHYTHMIAS
- PERFUSION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
- VENTRICULAR DYSRHYTHMIAS
- 29. Concepts of Care for Patients With Cardiac Conditions
- PERFUSION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: HEART FAILURE
- VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
- INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
- PERICARDITIS
- RHEUMATIC CARDITIS
- CARDIOMYOPATHY
- 30. Concepts of Care for Patients With Vascular Conditions
- Perfusion Concept Exemplar: Hypertension
- Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Acute Peripheral Arterial Occlusion
- Aneurysms of the Central Arteries
- Aneurysms of the Peripheral Arteries
- Aortic Dissection
- Peripheral Venous Disease
- Clotting Concept Exemplar: Venous Thromboembolism
- Venous Insufficiency
- Varicose Veins
- 31. Critical Care of Patients With Shock
- Overview
- Perfusion Concept Exemplar: Hypovolemic Shock
- Infection Concept Exemplar: Sepsis and Septic Shock
- 32. Critical Care of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
- CHRONIC STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS
- PERFUSION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
- Unit VIII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Hematologic System Conditions
- 33. Assessment of the Hematologic System
- Anatomy and Physiology Review
- Recognize Cues: Assessment
- 34. Concepts of Care for Patients With Hematologic Conditions
- PERFUSION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: SICKLE CELL DISEASE
- ANEMIA
- Interprofessional Collaborative Care
- POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
- IMMUNITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: LEUKEMIA AND MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME
- MALIGNANT LYMPHOMAS
- MULTIPLE MYELOMA
- THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA
- DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION
- TRANSFUSION THERAPY
- Unit IX. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Nervous System Conditions
- 35. Assessment of the Nervous System
- Anatomy and Physiology Review
- Recognize Cues: Assessment
- 36. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Brain
- COGNITION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
- MOBILITY CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: PARKINSON’S DISEASE
- MIGRAINE HEADACHE
- SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY
- MENINGITIS
- 37. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Central Nervous System: The Spinal Cord
- Immunity Concept Exemplar: Multiple Sclerosis
- Mobility Concept Exemplar: Spinal Cord Injury
- Low Back Pain (Lumbosacral Back Pain)
- Cervical Neck Pain
- 38. Critical Care of Patients With Neurologic Emergencies
- Transient Ischemic Attack
- Perfusion Concept Exemplar: Stroke
- Cognition Concept Exemplar: Traumatic Brain Injury
- Brain Tumors
- Unit X. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Sensory System Conditions
- 39. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients With Eye and Vision Conditions
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY REVIEW
- RECOGNIZE CUES: ASSESSMENT
- SENSORY PERCEPTION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: CATARACT
- SENSORY PERCEPTION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: GLAUCOMA
- CORNEAL DISORDERS
- CORNEAL ABRASION, ULCERATION, AND INFECTION
- KERATOCONUS
- RETINAL DISORDERS
- RETINAL HOLES, TEARS, AND DETACHMENTS
- REFRACTIVE ERRORS
- TRAUMA
- 40. Assessment and Concepts of Care for Patients With Ear and Hearing Conditions
- Anatomy and Physiology Review
- Sensory Perception Concept Exemplar: Hearing Loss
- Otitis Media
- External Otitis
- Cerumen or Foreign Bodies
- Mastoiditis
- Tinnitus
- Ménière Disease
- Vestibular Schwannoma/Acoustic Neuroma
- Unit XI. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Musculoskeletal System Conditions
- 41. Assessment of the Musculoskeletal System
- Anatomy and Physiology Review
- Recognize Cues: Assessment
- 42. Concepts of Care for Patients With Musculoskeletal Conditions
- CELLULAR REGULATION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: OSTEOPOROSIS
- OSTEOMYELITIS
- BONE TUMORS
- COMMON DISORDERS OF THE HAND
- COMMON DISORDERS OF THE FOOT
- 43. Concepts of Care for Patients With Arthritis and Total Joint Arthroplasty
- Mobility Concept Exemplar: Osteoarthritis
- Immunity Concept Exemplar: Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Gout
- 44. Concepts of Care for Patients With Musculoskeletal Trauma
- Mobility Concept Exemplar: Fracture
- Lower Extremity Fractures
- Fractures of the Chest and Pelvis
- Compression Fractures of the Spine
- Perfusion Concept Exemplar: Amputation
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Knee Injuries
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Unit XII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Gastrointestinal System Conditions
- 45. Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY REVIEW
- RECOGNIZE CUES: ASSESSMENT
- 46. Concepts of Care for Patients With Oral Cavity and Esophageal Conditions
- A Healthy Oral Cavity
- Oral Cavity Conditions
- Oral Tumors: Premalignant Lesions
- Oral Cancer
- Sialadenitis
- Esophageal Conditions
- Interprofessional Collaborative Care
- Hiatal Hernias
- Esophageal Tumors
- Esophageal Trauma
- 47. Concepts of Care for Patients With Stomach Conditions
- Gastritis
- Infection Concept Exemplar: Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
- Gastric Cancer
- 48. Concepts of Care for Patients With Noninflammatory Intestinal Conditions
- Elimination Concept Exemplar: Intestinal Obstruction
- Colorectal Cancer
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- ABDOMINAL TRAUMA
- Herniation
- Hemorrhoids
- 49. Concepts of Care for Patients With Inflammatory Intestinal Conditions
- Infection Concept Exemplar: Peritonitis
- APPENDICITIS
- GASTROENTERITIS
- INFLAMMATION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: ULCERATIVE COLITIS
- CROHN’S DISEASE
- DIVERTICULAR DISEASE
- CELIAC DISEASE
- PARASITIC INFECTION
- 50. Concepts of Care for Patients With Liver Conditions
- CELLULAR REGULATION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: CIRRHOSIS
- NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE
- INFECTION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: HEPATITIS
- LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
- 51. Concepts of Care for Patients With Conditions of the Biliary System and Pancreas
- INFLAMMATION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: CHOLECYSTITIS
- INFLAMMATION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: ACUTE PANCREATITIS
- CHRONIC PANCREATITIS
- PANCREATIC CANCER
- 52. Concepts of Care for Patients With Malnutrition: Undernutrition and Obesity
- General Nutrition Recommendations for Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
- Food Sensitivities
- Nutrition Assessment
- Nutrition Concept Exemplar: Undernutrition
- Nutrition Concept Exemplar: Obesity
- Unit XIII. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Endocrine System Conditions
- 53. Assessment of the Endocrine System
- Anatomy and Physiology Review
- Recognize Cues: Assessment
- 54. Concepts of Care for Patients With Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Conditions
- DISORDERS OF THE PITUITARY GLAND
- HYPERPITUITARISM
- ARGININE VASOPRESSIN DEFICIENCY AND ARGININE VASOPRESSIN RESISTANCE/DIABETES INSIPIDUS
- SYNDROME OF INAPPROPRIATE ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE
- DISORDERS OF THE ADRENAL GLAND
- FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: CUSHING SYNDROME (Hypercortisolism)
- HYPERALDOSTERONISM
- 55. Concepts of Care for Patients With Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland Conditions
- CELLULAR REGULATION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: HYPOTHYROIDISM
- HYPERTHYROIDISM
- THYROIDITIS
- THYROID CANCER
- HYPOPARATHYROIDISM
- HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
- 56. Concepts of Care for Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
- GLUCOSE REGULATION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: DIABETES MELLITUS
- Unit XIV. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Renal/Urinary System Conditions
- 57. Assessment of the Renal/Urinary System
- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY REVIEW
- RECOGNIZE CUES: ASSESSMENT
- 58. Concepts of Care for Patients With Urinary Conditions
- ELIMINATION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: URINARY INCONTINENCE
- CYSTITIS
- URETHRITIS
- UROLITHIASIS
- UROTHELIAL CANCER
- 59. Concepts of Care for Patients With Kidney Conditions
- Elimination Concept Exemplar: Pyelonephritis
- Acute Glomerulonephritis
- Chronic Glomerulonephritis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrosclerosis
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Hydronephrosis and Hydroureter
- Renovascular Disease
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Kidney Trauma
- 60. Concepts of Care for Patients With Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
- ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
- ELIMINATION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
- Unit XV. Interprofessional Collaboration for Patients With Reproductive System Conditions
- 61. Assessment of the Reproductive System
- Anatomy and Physiology Review
- Recognize Cues: Assessment
- 62. Concepts of Care for Patients With Breast Conditions
- BENIGN BREAST DISORDERS
- PROLIFERATIVE BREAST LESIONS WITH ATYPIA
- PROLIFERATIVE BREAST LESION WITHOUT ATYPIA: FIBROADENOMA
- NONPROLIFERATIVE BREAST LESIONS: FIBROCYSTIC CHANGES (FCCs) AND CYSTS
- LARGE BREASTS
- SMALL BREASTS
- BREAST INFLAMMATION AND INFECTION
- CELLULAR REGULATION CONCEPT EXEMPLAR: BREAST CANCER
- 63. Concepts of Care for Patients With Gynecologic Conditions
- Sexuality Concept Exemplar: Uterine Leiomyoma
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Endometrial Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Vulvovaginitis
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- 64. Concepts of Care for Patients With Male Reproductive Conditions
- Elimination Concept Exemplar: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Cellular Regulation Concept Exemplar: Prostate Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Vasectomy
- Other Conditions Affecting the Male Reproductive System
- 65. Concepts of Care for Patients With Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Introduction to Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Genital Herpes
- Syphilis
- Condylomata Acuminata (Genital Warts)
- Chlamydia Infection
- Gonorrhea
- Mpox
- Infection Concept Exemplar: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Index
- No. of pages: 704
- Language: English
- Edition: 11
- Published: June 30, 2023
- Imprint: Saunders
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323876995
- eBook ISBN: 9780443116599
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Donna D. Ignatavicius
Donna Ignatavicius is nationally recognized as an expert in nursing education and medical-surgical/gerontological nursing and has a wealth of experiences as a nurse educator, clinical nurse specialist, and administrator for over 40 years. Currently, she provides curriculum consultation and presentations for nursing faculty on topics such as concept-based curriculum, assessment of learning methods, and active learning strategies through her consulting company, DI Associates, Inc. Additionally, she is the primary author of numerous articles and books, including Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care, 11th ed. (2024) and her new student workbooks, Developing Clinical Judgment for Professional Nursing Practice and NGN Readiness, 2nd ed. (2024) and Developing Clinical Judgment for Practical/Vocational Nursing and the Next-Generation NCLEX-PN® Examination (2021). In 2007 she was inducted as a fellow into the prestigious Academy of Nursing Education (ANEF) for her national contribution to the field of nursing education. In 2016 she obtained her Certified Nurse Educator® (CNE) credential; in 2020 she obtained her Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl) credential.
Affiliations and expertise
Speaker and Curriculum Consultant for Academic Nursing Programs; Founder, Boot Camp for Nurse Educators; President, DI Associates, Inc. Littleton, Colorado, United StatesNH
Nicole M. Heimgartner
Affiliations and expertise
Subject Matter Expert and Nursing Education Consultant, Louisville, Kentucky; Adjunct Faculty, American Sentinel University, Aurora, Colorado