1 Mary Sue Gorski is a consultant at the Center to Champion Nursing in America, Washington, DC. Tina Gerardi is deputy director of the national program office of Academic Progression in Nursing, located at the American Organization of Nurse Executives, Washington, DC. Jean Giddens is dean and professor in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, Richmond. Donna Meyer is dean of health sciences and director of the Lewis and Clark Family Health Clinic, Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey, IL. Angelleen Peters-Lewis is chief nursing officer and senior vice president for patient care services at Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence. Contact author: Mary Sue Gorski, [email protected]. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.