LibGuides: OPEN FL: Open RN

Open RN Homepage
The project is led by Chippewa Valley Technical College, and the textbooks are being collaboratively written with faculty from Wisconsin technical colleges. The books will be reviewed by statewide nursing faculty, deans, healthcare alliance members, and other industry representatives to ensure the content is current and accurate.

PUBLISHED RESOURCES

Nursing Pharmacology (Published Fall 2020)
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Nursing Skills (Published May 2021)
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Nursing Fundamentals (Fall 2021)
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Mental Health & Community Concepts (To Be Released Fall 2022)
Management & Professional Concepts (To Be Released Fall 2022)

Research Update From Open RN

Data analyzed from the 2020-2021 academic year demonstrated that Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) course sections who reported adopting Open RN textbooks had a 5% better student success rate (i.e., students achieving a grade of “C” or better) as compared to WTCS course sections not using OER. Additionally, over $1 million in overall student savings resulted from the impact of the Open RN project on multidisciplinary OER adoption across WTCS colleges. Data will continue to be collected for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Virtual Reality Scenario
OpenRN Virtual Reality Scenario
ADMINISTERING CARDIAC MEDICATIONS TO A PATIENT WITH DEMENTIA
Open RN Virtual Simulations Using H5P Branching Scenarios
New scenarios are added to this Google document as they are created by the Open RN team. These scenarios are
free and open to use, adapt or modify. They have been created with free H5P software and are also located in
Canvas Commons so they can easily be added to your LMS. Initial scenarios were created using media from the ARISE Project, with teaching
plans and additional information available on Skills Commons. Open RN scenarios are licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 license. When
using or modifying a scenario for use at your institution, please use an attribution such as, “(Title of scenario) by Chippewa Valley Technical
College is licensed under CC BY 4.0.”