Laura E. Luecke, R.N., B.S.N., CCRN, is a highly skilled clinician and an accomplished nurse educator. Her 20 years experience in critical care include clinical, management, and teaching positions in Coronary Care and Medical Respiratory ICU, and she is currently the program coordinator for the Critical Care and Trauma Nurse Internship at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. She has authored several publications, including two cardiovascular chapters in the Williams and Wilkins book Case Studies in Critical Care Nursing, and she is a coauthor of the 1996 Saunders publication Critical Care Skills: A Clinical Handbook. Laura's depth of knowledge, wealth of clinical experience, and sense of humor make her an effective and enjoyable seminar presenter.