Contributors

Nursing Drug Handbook

R. Abel Steven  PharmD, FASHP
Professor and Head—Department of Pharmacy Practice Purdue University Indianapolis

Marie Antonawich  Lynn  BSN, RN
Staff Nurse—Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, N.Y.

Ahmad  Fatima  MSc, PharmD
Drug Information Specialist—AstraZeneca Wilmington, Del.

Carey  Lawrence  PharmD
Assistant Professor—Philadelphia University

Cooper  Kim  RN, MSN
Nursing Department Chair—Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Terre Haute

Lillian  Craig  RN, MSN, FNP-C
Nursing Adjunct Faculty—Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell

A. Michele  Danish  RPh, PharmD
Pharmacy Clinical Manager—St. Joseph Health Services North Providence, R.I.

Melissa  Devlin  PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist—Excellrx Inc. Philadelphia

Camille  Dieudonne  PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist—Mercy Hospital Philadelphia

Laurie  Donaghy  RN, CEN
Staff Nurse—Frankford Hospital Philadelphia

A. Christopher  Fausel  PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacist—Indiana University Hospital Indianapolis

Valerie  Gillis  RN, BScN, CPAN
Peri Anesthesia Educator—University of Washington Medical Center Seattle, Wasg.

Tatyana  Gurvich  PharmD
Clinical Pharmacologist—Glendale (Calif.) Adventist Family Practice Residency Program

Julie  Hixson-Wallace  Pharm.D., BCPS
Dean, College of Pharmacy Harding University Searcy, Ark.

Mary  Kate Kelly  RPh, PharmD
President—Health Content Consultants Pottstown, Pa.

N. Julia  Kleckner  PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist—Concord Pharmacy Glen Mills, Pa

Michelle  Kosich  PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist—Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, Pa.

Terri  Ann Polesky  RPh
Consultant—Aliquippa, Pa.

Dawn  Pollitt  PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist—Keystone Mercy Health Plan Philadelphia

Joanne  Whitney  PhD, PharmD
Director, Drug Product Services Laboratory—Associate Clinical Professor Department of Clinical Pharmacy University of California San Francisco

Diseases

D. Allen  Katrina  RN, MSN, CCRN
ADN Faculty—Faulkner State Community College Bay Minette, Ala.

Elaine Ballard  Sharron  APRN, BC, MSN, FNP
Associate Clinical Professor—Texas Women's University College of Nursing Dallas

Cherry  Lynn  RN, MSN
Education Specialist—Henry Ford Health System Detroit

L. Conroy  Marsha  RN, BA, MSN, APN
Nurse Educator—Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland

Cooper  Kim  RN, MSN
Nursing Department Program Chair—Ivy Tech Community College Terre Haute, Ind.

Craig  Lillian  RN, MSN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner—Internal Medicine Private Practice Borger, Tex.

Croke  Eileen  RN, MSN, EdD, ANP, GNP, LNC-C
Associate Professor Nursing—California State University Long Beach

D'Antuono  Anne  RN, PhD, APRN, BC, NPP
Faculty—St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers School of Nursing Fresh Meadows, N.Y.

Durston  Shelba  RN, MSN, CCRN
Nursing Instructor—San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, Calif.

Konstantacos  Merita  RN, MSN
Consultant—Clinton, Ohio

A. Prows  Cynthia  RN, MSN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Genetics—Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati

Such-Smith  Kimberly  RN, BSN, LNC
Legal Nurse Consultant/Case Manager/Healthcare Advocate—Nursing Analysis & Review, LLC Byron, Minn.

J. Terry  Allison  RN, MSN, PhD
Nurse Consultant—Alabama Board of Nursing Montgomery 

Diagnostic Tests

Elizabeth (Libby) A.  Archer  RN, EdD
Associate Professor—Baptist College of Health Sciences Memphis

Debra F.  Chastang  APRN, CNS, MSN, CS-C
Clinical Nurse SpecialistOrthopaedics and Pain Management—Providence Hospital Mobile, Ala.

Lillian  Craig  RN, MSN, FNP-C
Nursing Instructor—Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwill

Peggy S.  Denning  RN, MSN
Assistant Director of Nursing—Tri-State School of Practical Nursing Erie, Pa.

April N.  Hart  RN, MSN, FNP, BC
Assistant Professor—Bethel College Mishawaka, Ind.

Rebecca E.  Heyne  RN, MSN
Clinical Instructor, Nursing—Walsh University North Canton, Ohio

Julia  Anne Isen  FNP, MS, CNS
Assistant Clinical Professor—University of California at San Francisco School of Nursing

Jaclynn A.  Johnson  RNC, MSN
Lead Instructor Freshman Nursing—Otero Junior College La Junta, Colo.

Christine  Kennedy  RN, MSN
Nursing Instructor—Eli Whitney Technical School Hamden, Conn.

Carol T.  Lemay  RN
Consultant—Brattleboro, Vt.

Kendra S.  Seiler  RN, MSN
Nursing Instructor—Rio Hondo Community College Whittier, Calif.

Georgia  Simmons  RN, BSN
Practical Nursing Instructor—Ivy Tech State College Madison, Ind.

Allison J.  Terry  RN, MSN, PhD
Director of Center for Nursing Workforce Research—Alabama Board of Nursing Montgomery

Janet E.  Williams  RN, BSN
Assistant Master Technical Instructor—University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Brownsville

Treatments

Craig  Lillian  RN, MSN, FNP-C
Instructor Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell

Davenport  Colleen  RN, C, MSN
Consultant Renton, Wash.

Gamblian  Vivian  RN, MSN
Professor of Nursing Collin County Community College District McKinney, Tex.

Hudson  Timothy  RN, BSN, MS, MEd
Chief Nurse, 274th Forward Surgical Team U.S. Army Fort Bragg, N.C.

A. Isen  Julia  RN, MS, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner (primary care) Assistant Clinical Professor University of California San Francisco

Lemelle-Wright  Patricia  RN, MS
Staff Nurse/Clinical Instructor-Educator University of Chicago Hospital and Malcolm X Community College

S. McQueen  Ann  RNC, MSN, CRNP
Family Nurse Practitioner Health Link Medical Center Southampton, Pa.

C. Piano  Noel  RN, MS
Instructor Lafayette School of Practical Nursing Adjunct Faculty Thomas Nelson Community College Williamsburg, Va.

S. Seiler  Kendra  RN, MSN
Nursing Instructor Rio Hondo College Whittier, Calif.

Straub  Kelley  RN, BSN, CCRN, RCIS
Critical Care Nurse Intelistaff Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

J. Terry  Allison  RN, MSN, PhD
Director, Center for Nursing Alabama Board of Nursing Montgomery

Brenda Williams  MSN
Director of Student Health/Assistant Professor Albany (Ga.) State University

Signs & Symptoms

Ballestas  Helen  RN, MSN, CRRN, PhD(C)
Faculty. Nursing Department—New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury

Lee Conner  Sharon  RN, BSN, CMSRN
Clinical Educator—Integris Health Oklahoma City

L. Conroy  Marsha  RN, BA, BSN, MSN, APN
Nurse Educator—Cuyahoga Community College Indiana Wesleyan University Cleveland

Donaghy  Laurie  RN, CEN
Staff Nurse—Frankford Hospital Philadelphia

Ellis  Marianne  RN, CCRN
Staff Nurse, Critical Care—Bayonne Medical Center Bayonne, N.J.

Freeman CNP  Matt  MPH
Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Instructor—Ohio State University College of Nursing Columbus

Lyon Garcia  Shirley  RN, BSN
Nursing Program Director, PNE—McDowell Technical Community College Marion, N.C.

Hazell  Kenneth  PhD(C), MSN, ARNP
Nursing Program Director—Keiser University Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Johnson  Fiona  RN, MSN, CCRN
Clinical Education Specialist—Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, Ga.

Kennedy  Christine  MSN, RN
Specialty Clinic Nurse—VA Connecticut Healthcare Systems West Haven

Puglia  Alexis  RN
Staff Nurse—Chestnut Hill Hospital Philadelphia

Ratcliff  Donna  RN, BSN
Med/Surg Nurse Educator—North Oakland Medical Centers Pontiac, Mich.

Sheipe  Marguerite  MSN, CRNP
Family Nurse Practitioner—Healthlink Medical Center Southampton, Pa.

John Siomko  Alexander  MSN, RN, BC, CRNP, APRN, BC
Staff Nurse—Methodist Hospital Division Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia

Pathophysiology

Bean,  Cheryl A.  APRN, BC, DSN, AOCN, ANP
Associate Professor/Adult Nurse Practitioner—Indiana University School of Nursing Indianapolis

Bozarth,  Peggy  RN, MSN
Professor—Hopkinsville (Ky.) Community College

Conley,  Yvette P.  PhD
Assistant Professor of Nursing and Human Genetics University of Pittsburgh

Craig,  Lillian  RN, MSN, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner—Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell

Durston,  Shelba  RN, MSN, CCRN
Nursing Instructor—San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, Calif.

Edmisson,  Ken W.  RNC, ND, EdD, FNP
Associate Professor—Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro

Galvin,  William F.  BA, MSEd, CRT, RRT, CPFT
Assistant Professor,—School of Allied Health Professions Program Director, Respiratory Care Program Gwynedd Mercy College Gwynedd Valley, Pa.

Hanes,  Deborah A.  RN, MSN, CNS, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner—Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Konick-McMahan,  JoAnne  RN, MSN, CCRN
Instructor,—School of Nursing Reading Hospital & Medical Center West Reading, Pa.

Leal,  Lt. Manuel D.  PA-C (MPAS)
Department Head,—Camp Smith Hawaii Naval Medical Clinic Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Martich,  Dawna  RN, MSN
Trainer—American Healthways Pittsburgh

Myers,  E. Ann  MD, FACP, FACE
President—Golden Gate Endocrine Specialists San Francisco

Ramanan,  Sundaram V.  MD, MS, FACP, FRCP (Edinburgh)
Professor of Clinical Medicine—University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Sauls,  Barbara L.  EdD, PA-C
Clinical Director—PA Program/Faculty King's College Wilkes Barre, Pa.

Somlyay,  Janet  RN, MSN, CNS, CPNP, Lt Col USAF (Ret)
Assistant Lecturer—Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing University of Wyoming Laramie

Waguespack,  Sandra M.  RN, MSN
Instructor and Course Director—Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing New Orleans