Psychiatric Care In Residential Hospital Iop Or Snf Environments Expert Witnesses

Corona, California

Psychiatry, Family Medicine - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Family Practice, Scope of practice, Internal Medicine, Standard of care, Polypharmacy and monitoring failures, Failure to assess suicide risk, Psychiatric care in residential hospital IOP or SNF environments, telepsychiatry, Controlled substance, Obesity, NP education

Christy Cotner, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC Psychiatric and Family Practice Expert Witness 25+ Years Clinical Experience | Dual Board-Certified NP | DNP-Prepared Professional Summary: I am a dual board-certified Family and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with more than 25 years of direct clinical experience in primary care, internal medicine, urgent care, pediatrics, and outpatient psychiatry. I hold a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree and currently serve as Director of the PMHNP graduate program at Western University of Health Sciences. My clinical background includes acute and chronic disease management, preventive care, triage and escalation of illness, crisis assessment, psychiatric evaluation, and medication management across the lifespan. As an expert witness, I provide clear, objective, and evidence-based opinions for both plaintiff and defense in cases involving primary care standards of care, psychiatric medication management, delayed or missed diagnosis, pres...