Letter to the Editor

OJIN Editorial Review Board

Carolyn E. Adams, EdD, RN, CNAA, BC MSN
Robert H. Hoy III Distinguished Professor
School of Nursing
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas

Ann L. Anthony, BSN, MS
Director of Program Development
Connecticut Association for Home Care
Wallingford, CT

Mary K. Anthony, PhD, RN, CS
Associate Professor of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing
Kent State University
Kent, OH

Chaya Balik, PhD, RN
Director, Sheinbrun Academic Nursing School; Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel

Owen Barr, RGN, RNMH, RNT, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Nursing
Institute of Nursing Research and School of Nursing
University of Ulster
Londonderry, N Ireland

Ellen Ben-Sefer, PhD, BS, MN, RN
Senior Lecturer, University of Technology
NSW Sydney, Australia

Barbara Blakeney, MS, RN, ANP
Waltham, MA

Puangrat Boonyanurak, EdD, MSN, Bed, BSN, Dipl Nurs
Associate Professor, Saint Louis College
Vice Rector for Special Projects
Director, Graduate Program in Nursing Adminsitration
Bangkok, Thailand

Kathleen Buckley, PhD, RN, IBCLC
Associate Professor
Catholic University of America, School of Nursing
Washington, DC

Aaron G. Buseh, PhD, MPH, MSN
Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Nursing
Milwaukee, WI

Barbara Chamberlain, MSN, ASN, C, CCRN, WCC
Critical Care Advanced Practice Nurse
Kennedy Health System
Turnersville, NJ

Lenny Chiang-Hanisko, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Kent State University
Kent, OH

Jean Chronis-Kuhn, DNP(c), MSN, RN
Department of Public Health
Health care inspector
Nursing home inspector
Worcester, MA

Margaret M. Calarco, PhD, RN
Associate Hospital Director and Chief of Nursing Services
The University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI

Deborah J. Clark, PhD, MBA, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Department of Healthcare Systems & Informatics
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA

Collette Clifford, PhD MSc RN DANS DipN(Lon)
Professor of Nursing
School of Health Sciences
The University of Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Judith Bacchus Cornelius, DNSc, RN
Assistant Professor
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

Holly De Groot, PhD, RN, FAAN
Chief Executive Officer
Catalyst Systems, LLC
Novato, CA

Bridget Denzik, MSN, RN, CNAA
Director of Orthopaedics/Neuro
Trident Medical Center
North Charleston, S.C.

Jan Dewing, MN RN BSc Dip Nurs Ed RNT Dip Nurs
Independent Consultant Nurse
Jan Dewing Consultancy
London, UK

Kerry Dominick, MSN, RN
Senior Account Executive
API Software, Inc.

Barbara J. Edlund, PhD, RN, ANP-BC
Professor, College of Nursing
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Marla Erbin-Roesemann, PhD, RN
Director of Graduate Nursing
Clarkson College
Omaha, NE

Jeanette Ives Erickson, MS, MN
Sr. Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nurse
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Mary V. Fenton, DrPH, RN, FAAN, APN
Professor, Texas Tech University Health
Science Center School of Nursing
Lubbock, TX

Sr. Mary Jean Flaherty, PhD, RN, FAAN
Ordinary Professor
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

James J. Fletcher, PhD (Philosophy)
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Karen H. Frith, PhD, RN
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Graduate Program in Nursing
School of Health Sciences
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA

Davina J. Gosnell, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor & Nursing Program
Director, Hiram College
Hiram, OH
Dean & Professor Emeriti, Kent State
University College of Nursing
Kent, OH

Ruth Harris, PhD, RN, C-ANP, FAAN
Professor & Dept. Chair Adult Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD

Ed Herzog, MSN, RN, APN
Instructor
Kent State University College of Nursing

Ada K. Jacox, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Lynn Jamieson, PhD, RN, RM
Nursing Director - Clinical Improvement
Rockhampton Health Service District
Rockhampton, Queensland

Claudia Johnston, PhD, RN
Associate Vice President forSpecial
Projects
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX

Gwen Brumbaugh Keeney, PhD, RN, CNM
Clinical Assistant Professor and Staff Nurse Midwife
International Health Consultant
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Teresa J. Kelechi, PhD, APRN-BC, CWCN
Associate Professor of Nursing
College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Carrie Klima, PhD, CNM
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois College of Nursing
Chicago, IL

Gail L. Kovacs, RN, MBA, CLNC
Executive Director, Cleveland Health Network, Integrated Services Organization
Independence, OH

Jayne Krisjanous, BN, BCA (Hons), MBA, Adv Dip N, RN (NZ), RM (NZ)
Lecturer
School of Marketing and International Business
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand

Gary Laustsen, PhD, APRN, BC-FNP
Assistant Professor
Oregon Health & Science University
La Grande, OR

Carol A Ledbetter, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Brendan McCormack, DPhil(Oxon), BSc(Hons) Nursing, PGCEA, RMN, RGN
Professor, University of Ulster and Royal Hospitals
Belfast , Northern Ireland

Alison Metcalfe, PhD, BSc, RN
School of Health Sciences
University of Birmingham, UK

Barbara Moran, PhD, CNM
Assistant Professor
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

Constance Morrison, MS, CNS, APRN, BC, PMH – NP,
MBA, JD
Attorney/Nurse Practitioner/Professor
Plymouth, NH

Carol M. Musil, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Brenda M. Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN
Clinical Professor & Chair, Masters Program
Duke University, School of Nursing
Durham, NC

Elizabeth M. Nolan, MS, RN, APRN-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiovascular Center
University of Michigan Hospitals & Health Centers
Ann Arbor, MI

Jacqueline K. Owens, MSN, RN, CNS, COHN-S
Instructor of Nursing
Ashland University
Ashland, OH

Kader Parahoo, BA (Hons) PhD RMN

Director, Institute of Nursing Research
University of Ulster
Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Rebecca Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR
President, American Nurses Association
Director of Perioperative Services
EMH Regional Healthcare System
Elyria, OH

Patricia Quigley, PhD, MPH, ARNP, CRRN
Deputy Director, VISN 8 Patient Safety Center
James A. Haley VAMC
Tampa, FL

Cynthia Roller, WHNP, CNM, PhD
Research Associate & Instructor
Kent State University
Kent, OH

Linda Rounds, PhD, RN,FNP, FAANP
Associate Professor
Betty Lee Evans Professor in Nursing
UTMB School of Nursing
Galveston, TX

Jeannette L. Sasmor, EdD, MBA, RN, FAAN
President & CEO
Jett and Associates
Sedona, AZ

Susan M. Schneider, PhD, RN, AOCN, APRN,BC
Associate Professor,
Director Oncology Nursing Specialty
Duke University School of Nursing
Durham, NC

Patricia C. Seifert, MSN, RN, CNOR, CRNFA, FAAN
Education Coordinator, Cardiovascular Operating Room
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
Falls Church, VA

Jeanne P. Sewell, MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA

Muriel P. Shaul, PhD, RN, ANP-C
Associate Professor
Oregon Health & Science University
La Grande, OR

Jeanne M. Sorrell, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing
College of Health and Human Services
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Jane Stein-Parbury, RN, BSN, MEd, PhD
Professor
University of Technology, Sydney
Sydney, Australia

Linda K. Strodtman, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Jean Tang, PhD, ARNP
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing, Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Laura Adrian Taylor, PhD, RN, MS
Research Program Coordinator
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Baltimore, MD

Sara D. Williams, MA, RN, CNAA, BC
Associate Nurse Executive & Manager, Patient /Nursing Services
Ralph H. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Charleston, SC

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