CRNA Certification Exam Review Guide

Kelly L. Wiltse Nicely, PhD, CRNA

Kelly L. Wiltse Nicely, PhD, CRNA is an Assistant Professor of Nurse Anesthesia at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.  She maintains an active clinical nurse anesthesia practice, lectures at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral nursing level, and is a funded researcher.  She has spoken at multiple national nurse anesthesia and health policy conferences.  In addition, she has extensive experience on both state and national nurse anesthesia committees and has served as the President of the Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists.  Dr. Wiltse Nicely currently serves on the editorial board of the International Student Journal of Nurse Anesthesia. 

Lynn Fitzgerald Macksey, RN, MSN, CRNA

Lynn Fitzgerald Macksey MSN, CRNA has practiced as a cardiothoracic intensive care nurse for many years, and taught several types of nursing courses (Advanced Cardiac Life Support and classes for Critical Care Registered Nurses).  In addition, she served as an adjunct clinical instructor for Seminole Community College.  She has published three case studies in a peer-reviewed journal and has successfully completed three anesthesia texts including two pocket-guides and a textbook on Surgical Procedures and Anesthetic Implications.  She has spoken at the Cleveland AANA meeting in 2006, done lectures at the Regional State Meeting in North Carolina, and been a guest lecturer at the Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia.  In addition to her successful publishing and speaking career, Mrs. Macksey maintains an active anesthesia practice as a CRNA and serves as a clinical preceptor to nurse anesthesia students at the Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia in North Carolina.