I am an experienced expert witness for nursing practice in a skilled nursing facility with 29 years experience in this role. For the past 38 years, I have worked, almost exclusively, as a registered nurse in this setting. This includes being a director of nursing, director of staff development, infection control nurse, and charge nurse. I earned a PhD at UCLA; a post-doctoral fellowship at UCSF; have conducted research; published in peer review journals; and served on the board of the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing.