Elizabeth Pratt holds an A.S. in nursing from Louisiana Tech University, a B.S.N. from Grambling State University, and an M.S.N. from Walden University. She served in obstetrical, gynecological, and neonatal nursing during the first 20 years of her nursing career before entering nursing education at Southern Arkansas University and the State University of New York at Delhi. She is a national speaker on nursing education topics and personal research as well as a contributing author for numerous texts and NCLEX review guides.