Thomas W. Barkley, Jr. is the President of Barkley & Associates, Inc. and Professor Emeritus of the Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Barkley is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in NP continuing education, known for creating and developing innovative resources for students and NP faculty. His company has prepared more than 100,000 NPs for national certification success, in addition to providing thousands of NP CE programs for certified NPs through speaking engagements and online offerings. He has published over 100 refereed works including articles and book chapters. He is the primary editor of Practice Considerations for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (3rd ed.), and the editor of three additional nurse practitioner specialty texts. Dr. Barkley earned his BSN from the University of Alabama, his MS in Critical Care Nursing from the University of Virginia, and his PhD in Nursing degree with a specialty in nursing education and nursing education administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed his post-Master’s certificate dual preparation as an adult primary and acute care nurse practitioner from the University of South Alabama.