Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN is the Director of Evaluation and Educational Research at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. She is the author/co-author of 15 nursing education books and many articles on teaching and evaluation in nursing, and on writing for publication. She is the editor of the "Journal of Nursing Care Quality" and "Nurse Author & Editor" and is past editor of the "Annual Review of Nursing Education". Dr. Oermann received the National League for Nursing Award for Excellence in Nursing Education Research and the Sigma Theta Tau International Elizabeth Russell Belford Award for Excellence in Education.