Stacy L. Donnelly, RN, BSN

Abington, Pennsylvania
Stacy L. Donnelly, RN, BSN Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

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Nursing & Nursing Home Expert Witness

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Long Term Care and Nurse

Keywords/Search Terms:

Medical Records Review, Standards of Care, Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Elder Abuse and Neglect, Patient Transfers, Pressure Injuries, Patient Falls, Short-Term Rehabilitation, Personal Care, Merit Screening/Review, Patient Specific Medical Conditions/Diagnoses, Merit Consultation, Adverse Events

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales

Years in Practice:

30

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

29

Additional Information

Stacy Donnelly is a licensed Registered Nurse with over 30 years of experience working in Nursing Homes, Skilled Rehabilitation Facilities and Continuing Care Retirement Communities, holding roles that included nursing assistant, charge nurse, and director of nursing. Her involvement in these settings has contributed to her strong knowledge base regarding standards of care, facility operations, and Federal, State, and Local Regulations. Nurse Donnelly has acquired extensive experience in developing policies and procedures, investigating incidents and unusual occurrences, auditing patient care, monitoring adherence to policies and procedures, providing education/training to staff, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Nurse Donnelly actively practices within long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, and school settings. She continues to assist long-term care and short-term rehabilitation facilities with auditing and ensuing compliance with Federal, State, and Local Regulations, along with standards of care. Nurse Donnelly also applies her experience with hands-on care and nursing management through the continuing education and training programs she provides to various members of the health care teams. Nurse Donnelly's casework as a Nursing & Nursing Home Expert Witness frequently involves investigations into falls, weight loss, dehydration, elopement, wrongful death, incidents of unusual occurrence, resident abuse and negligence, facility policies, procedures, and staffing. She is also experienced in investigating the assessment, planning, and treatment of children and adolescents within their schooling environment. Nurse Donnelly graduated from Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She has completed upwards of 90 continuing education courses in the areas of Nursing Practices, Policies and Organizational Structures, Patient Care and Assessments, Disease Processes, Children and Adolescents, Abuse, and Elder Abuse. Nurse Donnelly is a Certified Dementia Care Specialist and maintains professional memberships with the American Nurse Association, Pennsylvania Nurse Association, and the Pennsylvania Association of Directors of Nursing Administration.