About the Technical Editors

Jacqueline Ruckel graduated from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She obtained her Master’s in nursing from the University of California, San Franciso. She worked for six years as a preoperative nurse practitioner in anesthesia at both University of California San Francisco as well as the San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. She is currently working at the San Francisco VA as a nurse practitioner in Cardiology.

MaryEllen Schwarzbek graduated from Boston College with a BSN and from New York University with a master’s degree in nursing education. She is also certified in oncology nursing. She has worked as a staff RN in medical/surgical and general pediatrics. Currently, MaryEllen works ...

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