Kathleen Sitzman'earned'her BSN from the University of Utah in 1984.'She has practiced in many areas of nursing since then, devoting the most time and energy to home healthcare and hospice nursing.'She received a Master's of Science in nursing in 2001, and since then, has focused on teaching in the nursing program at Weber State University.' She is a nurse researcher and has so far been the principle investigator for three research studies, the results of which were published in peer-reviewed journals in 2001 and 2002.'''Sitzman is'also a prolific nurse writer, having published over 60 articles (and counting) in peer-reviewed journals over the last 6 years.