Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, EBP-C, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, is an inspirational speaker, author, leader, researcher, innovator, entrepreneur, founder and CEO of COPE2Thrive, LLC, and co-founder and President of EBP Solutions, LLC. She serves as Editor-in-Chief for Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing and is currently ranked #1 in the world for lifetime EBP by ScholarGPS.