1. Mary G. McKinley is a graduate of Ohio Valley General Hospital Diploma School of Nursing, Wheeling College (now Wheeling Jesuit University), Wheeling, WV. She received her master’s degree from West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. She has maintained her CCRN certification since 1985. She is past president of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. She has published in the area of critical care and has spoken nationally on topics related to critical care and nursing.