About the Author

Kim Scott, FNP, MSN, AE-C, is a Nurse Practitioner with a six-physician partnership at Eastern Virginia Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists, Chesapeake, VA. She is experienced in critical care, home health and patient education and has been a sub-investigator in more than 12 research projects. Her research work focused on asthma, rhinitis, COPD and community-acquired pneumonia and bronchitis.