Dr. Meyer is the coordinator of the Accelerated Option of the Baccalaureate Program in Nursing at Saint Louis University. As an educator, she has long been interested in the clinical decision making process of nurses, particularly new graduates. She is an elected member of the Diagnostic Review Committee of NANDA International and has a continuing interest in the development and refinement of standardized nursing terminology. Mary Ann Lavin, ScD, RN, FAAN E-mail: lavinma@slu.edu