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Open educational resources for Allied Health, Biotechnology, Kinesiology, and Nursing
Allied Health Textbooks
Nursing Assistant
(Sandquist Reuter, 2022) CC BY
Urban Health
(McNeill, Stephens, and Walker, 2022) CC BY-NC
The Complete Subjective Health Assessment
(Lapum, St-Amant, Hughes, Petrie, Morrell and Mistry, 2019) CC BY-SA
Creative Clinical Teaching in the Health Professions
(Melrose, Park, and Perry, 2022) CC BY-NC-SA
Critical Care Nursing of Infants and Children
(Curley and Moloney-Harmon, 2001)
Disease Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles
(Lumen)
InTech: Open Science Open Minds
InTechOpen is the world's largest Science, Technology and Medicine Open Access book publisher. With a goal to provide free online access to research since 2004.
Nursing Care at the End of Life
(Lowey) CC BY-NC-SA
Nursing Pharmacology
(2020, OPEN RN)
Open Textbooks
(Skills Commons)
Undergraduate Diagnostic Imaging Fundamentals
(Burbridge) CC BY-NC-SA
Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students
(Binks, 2022) CC BY-NC-SA
Pulmonary Pathophysiology for Pre-Clinical Students
(2022, Virginia Tech/ Binks), CC BY-NC-SA
Cell Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry for Pre-Clinical Students
(LeClair, 2021) CC BY-NC-SA
Neuroscience for Pre-Clinical Students
(LeClair, 2022) CC BY-NC-SA
Cardiovascular Pathophysiology for Pre-Clinical Students
(2022, Binks) CC BY-NC-SA
Biotechnology Textbooks
Lab Manual: Introduction to Biotechnology
(Orange County Biotechnology Education Collaborative, 2019) LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
Lab Manual: Synthetic Biology Protocols
(Orange County Biotechnology Education Collaborative, 2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for the Biosciences
(O’Grady, 2021) (CC BY)
Kinesiology Textbooks
Basic Foundation of Nutrition for Sports Performance
( Byerley, 2020), LibreTexts (BY NC SA)
A Guide to Physical Activity
(Eydie Kramer, 2018), University of Minnesota (CC BY)
Anatomy and Physiology 2e
(J. Gordon Betts et al., 2022) OpenStax (CC BY)
Sport Psychology in Sports, Exercise and Physical Activity
(Nielsen, 2021) (CC BY)
Exercise Science 335: Kinesiology & Biomechanics
(Melissa Thompson) – Canvas (CC-BY-NC-SA)
KIN 4370: Virtual Exercise Testing and Prescription Lab Manual
(Markofski, 2021) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
Nursing Textbooks and Manuals
Nursing: Mental Health and Community Concepts
(Christman and Ernstmeyer, 2022) CC BY
Nursing Skills
(Ernstmeyer and Christman, 2021) CC BY
Nursing Fundamentals
(Ernstmeyer and Christman, 2020) CC BY
Transitions to Professional Nursing Practice - 2nd Edition
(Murphy, 2020) CC BY
Innovative Lesson Plans for Active Learning: Teaching Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
(Susan Strouse, et al., 2018) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know
(Susan E. Lowey, 2015): SUNY. (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care
(Glynda Rees Doyle and Jodie Anita McCutcheon, 2015) BC Campus. (CC BY)
Vital Sign Measurement Across the Lifespan
(Jennifer L. Lapum et al.,2015) BCIT.(CC BY)
Read more about Nursing Pharmacology Nursing Pharmacology
(Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2020): WI Technical Colleges Open Press (CC BY)
Nursing Resources
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ)
Data and Statistics | Centers for Disease Control
Culturally Competent Nursing Care
Global Health Observatory | World Health Organization
Nursing Bookshelf | LibreTexts
Nursing Resources | MERLOT
Open RN Project | YouTube