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Finding Open Educational Resources

In our efforts to support student success, selecting open educational resources (OER) is one way to reduce barriers to education, especially financially. I am happy to work with faculty to identify OER they can integrate into their courses. Below are some examples of open nursing and health sciences textbooks, lectures and course materials. New OER are being developed everyday!

Open RN: Open Resources for Nursing

Open RN: Open Resources for Nursing
Open RN includes the following OER Textbooks:
- Nursing Pharmacology (2020)
- Nursing Skills (2021)
- Nursing Fundamentals (2021)
- Management & Professional Concepts (2022)
- Mental Health & Community Concepts (2022)
- Nursing Assistant (2023)
- Nursing Advanced Skills (2023)

Additionally Open RN has:
- Virtual Reality Scenarios
- Virtual Simulations

Medical Terminology

Textbooks

Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professionals by Andrea Nelson and Katherine Greene
Publication Date: 2021
CC-BY (Attribution) license
Building a Medical Terminology Foundation by Kimberlee Carter and Marie Rutherford
Publication Date: 2020
CC-BY (Attribution) license

Lecture

Understanding Medical Words (Total Time: 27 minutes, 19 seconds)

CC-BY-NC-SA (Attribution-Non Commercial-ShareAlike) license

Full Course

Medical Terminology

CC-BY (Attribution) license

Leadership

Leading Change in Health Systems: Strategies for RN-BSN Students
By Kathy Andresen
University of West Florida
Designed for practicing nurses pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. This book is focused on building upon previous knowledge, skills and attitudes Registered Nurses (RNs) related to leadership in healthcare systems. Readers will be able to apply the theoretical knowledge gained from this course in their clinical practice environment.

Mental Health

Mental Health is a Verb
By Jake Bush and Jill Van Der Like
University of West Florida
Reviews the foundations of mental health, psychopharmacology, and the most common mental health diagnoses.

Intellectual Disabilities & Mental Illness

Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities & Mental Illness: What Caregivers Need to Know by Sherri Melrose, Debra Dusome, John Simpson, Cheryl Crocker & Elizabeth Athens
Publication Date: 2015

Social Determinants of Health

Back to Listing Social Determinants of Health in Nursing Education: Integrating Into Curriculum and Practice by Dawn M. Bowker & Karla S. Kerkove
Publication Date: Dec. 13, 2023