Part 1 book “NCLEX-RN EXCEL - Test success through unfolding case study review” has contents: Strategies for studying and taking standardized tests, medical–surgical nursing, mental health nursing, women’s health nursing, pediatric nursing. | ® NCLEX-RN EXCEL Ruth A. Wittmann-Price, PhD, RN, CNS, CNE, CHSE, ANEF, FAAN, is the dean of the School of Health Sciences at Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina. has been an obstetrical/women’s health nurse for 38 years. She received her BSN degree from Felician College in Lodi, New Jersey (1981), and her MS as a perinatal clinical nurse specialist (CNS) from Columbia University, New York, New York (1983). completed her PhD in nursing at Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania (2006), and was awarded the Dean’s Award for Excellence. She developed a mid-range nursing theory, Emancipated Decision-Making in Women’s Health Care, and has tested her theory in four research studies. International researchers are currently using her theory as the foundation for further studies. Her theory is being used at the University of Limpopo, South Africa, in their campaign, “Finding Solutions for Africa,” which helps women and children. was also the appointed research coordinator for Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and oversaw the evidence-based practice projects for nursing (2007–2010). Hahnemann University Hospital was granted initial Magnet® designation in December of 2009. Dr. Wittmann-Price has taught all levels of nursing students over the past 20 years and has completed an international service-learning trip. She mentors doctor of nursing practice and doctor of philosophy students and is on several committees for both Drexel and Widener Universities. Dr. Wittmann-Price has authored 14 books, two book chapters, and more than 20 articles. She has presented her research regionally, nationally, and internationally. was inducted into the National League for Nursing (NLN) Academy of Nurse Educator Fellows in 2013 and named a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in October 2015. Brenda Reap Thompson, MSN, RN, CNE, is an adjunct faculty member at Drexel .
