Her nursing career began in 1981, when as a new graduate, she was placed in a coronary care unit. She was dealing with patients who required critical care nursing skills as well as emotional support. Six years later, after beginning a family, she began work in a Pre-anesthesia Testing department. Here she works closely with the anesthesiologist to coordinate care of the patient to make sure they are optimized for surgery. Currently, she continues to work in Pre-anesthesia but has also expand her expertise to include employment at Michigan Outpatient Vascular Institute, where she pre-op's, sedates, and recovers patients with vascular disease.