Neonatal Nursing Expert Witnesses

North Hollywood, California

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - HIE, Sepsis, Jaundice, ROP, birth injury, Neonatal Nursing, NICU, Level IV, Level III, Neonatal Skin & Wound Care, IVH

I am a nationally certified neonatal nurse and Clinical Nurse Specialist with over 16 years of hands-on experience in Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). I have cared for critically ill preterm and term infants with a wide range of complex conditions, including respiratory failure, sepsis, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), congenital anomalies, and surgical emergencies. I currently practice at a large, academic medical center in Los Angeles, where I serve as a Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). In this role, I provide clinical oversight, mentor staff, lead quality improvement initiatives, and develop unit-based protocols rooted in evidence-based practice. I am actively involved in interdisciplinary collaboration and regularly educate bedside nurses, providers, and respiratory therapists on neonatal resuscitation, pathophysiology, and high-risk neonatal care. My formal education includes a Post Master's Certificate as a Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist, fr...

Morgan Hill, California

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting - NICU Nurse Expert, Neonatal Nursing, Premature Baby, Newborn/Infant Nurse, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Injuries, Birth Asphyxia, Medication Errors, High-Risk Deliveries, Ventilators, Inhaled Nitric Oxide, NEC, IV Complications, Sepsis, NRP, Central Lines, Medical Record Review, Standards of Care

Nancy Nielsen has 39+ years of expertise as a neonatal nurse in large, academic Level III and IV Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), She has decades of experience attending high-risk neonatal deliveries, resuscitation, and post-delivery stabilization. Nancy has thorough knowledge and expertise in caring for various diagnoses including but not limited to abdominal wall defects, prematurity, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEF), cardiac defects, metabolic abnormalities, meconium aspiration, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), hydrocephalus, chronic lung disease (CLD), exchange transfusions, genetic abnormalities, hyperbilirubinemia, sepsis, IV complications, electrolyte imbalances, hemolytic abnormalities and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL). Nurse Nielsen provides expert care for critically-ill neonates requiring advanced modes of ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide therapy (iNO), arterial blood pressure monitori...