Nursing Competency Expert Witnesses

San Diego, California

Nursing Home Administration, Assisted Living - Abuse, Neglect, Wrongful Death, Staffing, Falls, Pressure Injuries, Elopement, Delay of care, Improper discharge, Resident Rights, Change of Condition, Weight Loss, Nursing competency, QAPI Quality Assurance Performance Improvement, Infection Prevention

Rob Zitsman, MBA, NHA - Experience that makes a difference! I have over thirty-five years’ experience promoting excellent, evidence-based patient care outcomes and creating positive experiences for patients, residents, families, and staff. My work experience spans the continuum of care from critical care to long-term care including inpatient acute rehab, post-acute rehab, dementia care, assisted living, and entry fee model continuing care retirement communities. I have achieved twenty-five consecutive years of CMS Medicare-Medicaid recertification surveys within substantial compliance. Most recently, I led my 75 bed skilled nursing facility to achieve 5 Star ratings for all CMS Star rating measures; health inspections, staffing, and quality for 4 consecutive quarters! I received my B.S. in Business Administration from The Ohio State University and my M.B.A from Wright State University. I worked ten years in acute care hospitals before beginning my path to becoming a Nursing H...

West Chester, Pennsylvania

Nurse, Hospital Administration - Nursing Standards of Care, Pressure Injuries, Regulatory Compliance, Hospital Standards of Care, Patient Falls, Nursing Leadership, Medical Record Review, Evidence-Based Practice, Perioperative Nursing, Documentation Review, Joint Commission, Nursing Negligence, Nursing Competency, Quality Improvement, Legal Nurse Consultant

I am a Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC) with 15 years of legal nurse consulting experience and 28 years of nursing experience. My expertise includes nursing standards of care, medical record review, patient safety, healthcare quality, regulatory compliance, nursing leadership, and professional development. I serve in a senior nursing leadership role within an acute care hospital and am board certified in Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC). My experience spans acute care hospitals, ambulatory settings, academic institutions, and healthcare systems across Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and California. I provide objective case review, medical record analysis, chronology development, standards-of-care evaluation, and litigation support for both plaintiff and defense counsel.