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  Chippewa Valley Technical College is pleased to announce the release of the Nursing Assistant OER textbook with CC BY licensing. This book was developed for use in Nursing Assistant courses with funding from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) using Open RN workflows and processes. It contains remixed content from Open RN textbooks and other OER sources as well as newly developed content. Chapters also contain free interactive learning activities and videos of instructor skills demonstrations. Nursing Assistant programs prepare students for employment as well as for entry into many health-related programs. Upon successful completion of a Nursing Assistant course, the student is eligible to take a state-based competency evaluation to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) for employment in nursing homes, hospitals, and other health care agencies.  We project the Nursing Assistant OER textbook will annually impact over 7800 students in Wisconsin alone with a corre