Mary Ann Hogan,RN,MSN has been a nurse educator for more than 20 years, currently as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs.A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN(R), she has been teaching NCLEX(R) review programs for the past 14 years, with a particular interest in working with students who have English-as-a-second-language to prepare for exams. She has contributed to a number of publications in the area of NCLEX(R) review, adult health and fundamentals of nursing. Ms. Hogan is a member of the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International.