A critical care nurse for over 30 years, she was most recently the director of the Critical Care Division at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, NJ, from 2003 to 2009, and at Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, from 1999 to 2003. Contact author: ccutugno@hunter.cuny.edu. The author and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.