Dr. Karen Reichel Smith has almost four decades of experience as a nurse in a wide variety of settings; as a hospital nurse, a nursing professor, a Family Nurse Practitioner in pri...view moreDr. Karen Reichel Smith has almost four decades of experience as a nurse in a wide variety of settings; as a hospital nurse, a nursing professor, a Family Nurse Practitioner in primary care, and a Family Psychiatric Mental Health nursing in psychiatry. She continues to work in Primary Care and has her own Psychiatric NP practice. A lifelong avid writer of music and drama, this is her first novel about nursing.view less