Mary Wcisel is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. She began her career teaching in a practical nursing program and then moved to an associate degree program. For the past 18 years she has been teaching in a baccalaureate program. In her current position, she teaches physical assessment and fundamentals to sophomore students and an advanced medical-surgical course to senior students. Mary is also interested in developing strategies to assist students in passing the nursing licensure exam.