Legal Nurse Consulting Expert Witnesses

Critical Care Medicine, Nurse - Intensive Care, Neurological Treatment, Trauma Treatment, Medical Surgical Treatment, Cardiovascular Treatment, Kidney Treatment, Medical Record Audits, Nursing Standard of Care, Fall Management/Prevention, Elopement Prevent, Skin Pressure Injury Prevent, Post Operative Care, Legal Nurse Consulting

Michael Griffith is a certified Critical Care Registered Nurse with the American Association of Critical-Care Nursing. He routinely performs root cause analyses and medical record audits on adverse events and violations of standard of care. He is an organizational sepsis coordinator, rapid response team member, code blue committee member, patient safety alert evaluator, and routinely reviews and updates hospital policies, procedures, and standards of care. His professional certifications are: Oregon Registered Nursing License, Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Trauma Care After Resuscitation, NIH Stroke Scale, Intracranial Pressure Monitoring.

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - Surgeries: General Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Spine Surgery, Urology Surgery, URO/GYN Surgery, GYN Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Transplants (Liver & Kidney) Surgery. Operating Room Nurse.

I have been an RN since 1999 in the operating room, both as a circulator, a scrub, and Perioperative Clinical Educator. My experience ranges from Level 1 trauma to outpatient surgery center. I have experience in the surgical specialties of cardiac, general, gynecology, orthopedic (spine) plastics, and urology. I also have assisted with the implementation of the DaVinci Robotic program in the specialties of cardiac, gynecology, and urology. I have been employed in Scottsdale, AZ since August 2009, where I perform the duties of scrub and circulator. I was promoted to Clinical Nurse Educator in April 2015 for Shea and Piper Perioperative Department (OR, pre-op, PACU, Endoscopy, and CSPD). In this position I educated staff in the newest technologies and remain current with policies and procedures. I also reviewed and updated policies for the hospital system. I was also the Laser Safety Officer for the Scottsdale campus. I have also successfully concluded several AORN: 101 Perioperativ...

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - strangulation, domestic violence, petechiae, assault, sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape kit, evidence collection, forensic nurse, sexual assault nurse, neck injury, genital injury

Amber O'Malley is a master's prepared RN of 18 years. She has 9 years of specialty practice as a Forensic Nurse Examiner and is board certified as an Advanced Forensic Nurse (legal systems, forensic science, forensic nursing), and as both a Pediatric and Adolescent/Adult Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. She has provided over 650 comprehensive medical forensic examinations on all ages of victims of crime in the areas of non fatal strangulation, domestic violence, sexual assault, and sexual abuse. She is an expert on the mechanisms of manual strangulation of the neck, signs and symptoms of strangulation, and strangulation-related head and neck injury. She is an expert on sexual abuse/assault, including anogenital findings and injury with interpretation related to sexual contact, bodily injury in assault, forensic evidence collection, chain of custody, and forensic photography. She is confident with public speaking, training, and community education. She is an instructor for the stat...

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - Corrections, Prisons, Jails, Mental Health Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Acute Care Hospitals, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Intellectually Disabled

Certified Correctional Healthcare Professional Registered Nurse Certified Correctional Healthcare Professional

Life Care Planning, Internal Medicine - medical billing, life care planner, hospitalist, medical devices, medical management, medical coding, legal medicine, legal nurse consulting, nurse practitioner, obstetrics and gynecology, addiction medicine, family medicine, general practice, gynecology, consultative examinations

The California Life Care Planning Association was created by experts in the field of Life Care Planning, with more than 30 years of experience working in the health care industry. All of our professionals are Certified Life Care Planners, as well as active medical practitioners dedicated to assessing lifetime cost of care for individuals with catastrophic injuries/illness. What sets us apart from many other Life Care Planning organizations and individuals is that all of our Life Care Planners have active direct experience with patient care. We hold ourselves to a higher standard and hold all of our affiliates to that same higher standard. Whether it be plaintiff, defense , or any other client, our methodology is transparent and consistent. Given the healthcare backgrounds of our founders, all Life Care Plans and services are overseen by a Physician. Similar to a hospital setting, many of our services go through "rounding" with senior partners and physicians to make sure we are keep...

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - toxic tort, mass tort, product liability, personal injury, malpractice, probate, divorce, life care planning, criminal, assisted living, ALF, skilled nursing home, SNF, convalescent, hospital, psychiatric, criminally insane, hospice, palliative, CBPC, chronic care management, CCM, report writing

• My years of experience in servicing clientele in different settings such as homes, assisted living facilities, residential care, skilled nursing facilities, hospice houses, acute hospitals, a psychiatric hospital, and a hospital for the criminally insane allows me to be able to help you review and compile different medical records efficiently and in a timely manner. I can help you pinpoint deviations in the care and unsafe discharge planning. • I am familiar with the nature and needs of clients having advanced or terminal illnesses resulting from underlying causes. I can help you review appropriateness for services rendered and help with research and authoritative sources. • I also have Certified Legal Nurse Consultant associates who can testify to nursing issues and help locate doctors who can testify to medical issues.

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - Independent Medical Examination, Defense Medical Examination, Case Review, Registered Nurse

I am a medical surgical telemetry and oncology nurse with a 12-year history working at some of the largest hospitals in Southern California.

Emergency Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting - Nurse, certified, California, trauma, travel, emergency, triage, bilingual, Spanish, neonate, pediatrics, stroke, cardiac, geriatric, psychiatric, orthopedic, COVID, fall, genitourinary, catheter, telemetry, critical medications, ultrasound IV, critical care, myocardial infarction, stroke, DME, exam

CEN (Certified Emergency Nurse) Bilingual English/Spanish ACLS BLS PALS TNCC (trauma certification) NIHSS (stroke scale) MAB (management of assaultive behavior) Publication: "Legal Nurse Consultant Role in Independent Medical Examination," The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, December 2021.

Nurse, Nurse Practitioner - Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Nursing, Nursing Malpractice, General Nursing Practices, Emergency Nursing, Board Certified, ANP, NP, RN, CRNA, CNM, Standard of Care, Expert Witness, LNC, Legal Nurse Consultant, Medical Record Review, Medical Records, Personal Injury, Standard of Care, Wrongful Death

Vera Juris is a national medical-legal consulting firm that provides nurse expert witnesses and legal nurse consultants to medical malpractice, personal injury and medical product liability attorneys. We help both plaintiff and defense lawyers develop an informed understanding of the facts of healthcare delivery in medical cases and the resulting outcomes. Our team provides a complete array of medical-legal services related to medical record analysis and case reviews. We help attorneys cost-effectively achieve the best outcome for their clients by providing objective opinions on the quality of healthcare delivery. Unlike most solo medical-legal practices, the Vera Juris team includes seasoned nurse expert witnesses and legal nurse consultants with clinical experience in every medical specialty so that we can provide efficient expertise on every case. Vera Juris delivers compelling value to attorneys involved in medically-related litigation by: - Helping you develop the strongest ...

Life Care Planning, Legal Nurse Consulting - Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Life, Worker's Compensation, TBI, SCI, Birth Injury, Catastrophic Injury/Illness, Neonatal, Pediatrics, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Developmental Delay, Adults, Geriatrics, Case Management, Wound Care, Amputation, Orthopedics, Transplant

Rhonda has 34 years experience as a licensed Registered Nurse, is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant and a Certified Life Care Planner, with a myriad of experience as a nurse, as well as an expert. Rhonda provides consultative and expert witness and testimony services, nationally and internationally, for life care planning, future needs assessment and rebuttals for Plaintiff and Defense cases. Volunteering as a Registered Nurse with the American Red Cross of Orange County Disaster Health Services, is a monthly commitment to provide Rhonda the ability to give back to the community, in addition to forensic work. Teri Weingarten is Rhonda's administrative assistant at Quality Life Care Plans, Inc. and can reached at [email protected], 714-777-3332.

Emergency Medicine, Legal Nurse Consulting - ER nurse expert, ED nurse expert, ER legal nurse consultant, ED legal nurse consultant, emergency room nurse expert, emergency department nurse expert, emergency nursing standards of care, emergency department standards of care, emergency room standards of care

The Attorneys Trusted Resource for Emergency Medicine Nursing Practice and Emergency Department Standards of Care Edward Shradar is the founding member of ENS Legal Nurse Consulting. His firm, located in San Ramon, CA, has been serving attorneys across the country since 2014. He established the firm to assist legal professionals with their clients who have sustained a personal injury and suffered from medical malpractice. Mr. Shradar is an accomplished nurse with over three decades of experience in the area of emergency medicine nursing. Throughout his many years in the medical field, he's taken on various positions such as an emergency department staff nurse, a flight nurse, a manager, and a nurse educator. He is also certified as an Emergency Nurse (CEN) a stroke certified emergency nurse (SCRN) and a clinical nurse specialist (CNS). Based on the expertise he's acquired from his experiences, he is able to effectively apply his skills to support or refute medical injuries, recogn...

Legal Nurse Consulting, Legal Medicine - Infusion Nursing Standards of Practice,IV Therapy,Intravenous Therapy,IV Medication Administration,Phenergan Extravasation,CRPS,Complex Regional Pain Syndrome,PICC Practice,Midline Practice,IV Related Injury,Blood Draw,Blood Collection,Venipuncture,Phlebotomy,IV Nerve Damage,Chemotherapy,Legal Nurse

Kay Coulter, CRNI, VA-BC provides legal case review and expert opinion for IV therapy/infusion-related malpractice issues; and has been doing so for over 20 years during which time she has consulted on over 100 cases. She will provide a thorough, honest opinion using current IV Therapy references and INS Standards of Practice for any case (plaintiff or defense) set before her. Kay is a proficient IV Therapy clinician who has experience in the outpatient and acute care settings; accessing Implanted Venous Ports, and placing Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC), Peripheral Midlines and Peripheral IV Catheters. Her additional clinical activities include venipuncture for blood collection and IV medication administration.

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - Intensive Care Unit, Medical/Surgical ICU, Neurology ICU, Neurosurgery ICU, Stepdown, PCU, Forensic Nursing

I am a nationally certified critical care nurse with 11 years of experience in home health, camp nursing, intensive care, hospital management, stepdown, trauma, forensics, and neurology.

Legal Nurse Consulting, Developmental Disabilities - Nurse Expert Witness for Pediatrics, Group Homes, Home Health, Hospice and Developmental Disability. Work primarily on cases of Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Workman's Comp, Product Liability, Premise Liability, DME, IME Work both Plaintiff and Defense

I have practiced as an RN for 34 years. I have a broad range of nursing experience, including working in the hospital setting, home health, hospice, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, Public Health Nursing, School Nursing, Planned and Coordinated Community Health Fairs & Flu clinics, Immunization Clinics, Nurse Case Manager and Director of Public Health and a Home Health Administrator. I have been a surveyor for State Agency Providers who provide Group Home Living Services and Personal Attendant Care. I have been a Testifying Expert on the standard of care in group homes. I can also work as a testifying expert for Home Health Care Services and the Standards of Care for Nursing and Pediatric Case Management or School Nursing Services.

Wound Care, Nurse - Wounds due to Pressure, Wounds, Wound healing, Wounds in Nursing Homes, Wound Management, Wound Care Management, Legal Nurse Consulting, Decubitus, Pressure Injuries

Board Certified by Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurse Society (WOCN)

Nurse, General Surgery - Acute Care Inpatient Nursing, Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse, Surgical-Oncological Nurse, Gastrointestinal Surgical Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting

ANCC Board Certified in Medical Surgical Nursing ANCC Board Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - Bedside practicing nurse, medical record review, review of medical records, nursing standards of care, patient safety, patient falls, critical care nursing, medication administration, and nursing-related issues.

Dr. Stanghellini RN has been a bedside practicing nursing since 1994. He also has experience as a charge nurse, nurse educator, and visiting scholar. He is available to review medical records for nursing standards of care. In addition, Dr. Stanghellini has recently partnered with Alongi Brown Consulting where they work together to help attorneys with their medical-legal matters from initial intake through post-litigation.

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - Critical Care, Intensive Care, Neuro Trauma ICU, Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, PACU

14 years clinical experience as an ICU nurse. 8 years of experience on Neuro Trauma at Level I Trauma Center. 6 years of experience as ICU travel nurse including 2 years of Covid Crisis work. 7 year history of expert witness and legal nurse consulting work for both plaintiff and defense.

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - Nursing Administration, Nursing Standard of Care, Hospital Nursing Care, Medical Record Review, Fall and Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Medical Surgical Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Restraints, Joint Commission, Defense, Plaintiff, Suicide Prevention and Litigation Resistant Consulting

Kim Stonecypher is a Master’s prepared nurse with over 31 years of leadership and clinical experience. As a Nursing Administrator, she has provided leadership and oversight for numerous medical-surgical, critical care and behavioral health departments. Additionally, she has served as the Nursing Administration representative for various quality and performance improvement committees and task forces. Kim’s experience also includes an in-depth knowledge base and preparation for Joint Commission surveys. She will provide a comprehensive medical record review as well as an expert opinion and summary utilizing an in-depth literature review. She has both recent deposition and trial experience

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - labor & delivery, OB, obstetrics. postpartum, nursery, newborn., fetal heart monitoring, birth injury

I have been a nurse for 15 years in labor and delivery, postpartum, and nursery. I have worked as a travel nurse in more than 5 states, have been a clinical educator, and am a legal nurse consultant. I look forward to serving your firm with my knowledge and expertise.

Nurse Practitioner, Legal Nurse Consulting - Pediatrics/Adult/Geriatrics, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Homes, Cardiology, Stroke, Falls, Pressure Ulcers, Nursing Standard of Care, Diabetes, Surgery/Anesthesia, Cancer, IMEs

A clinically active Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Meehan’s experience includes Assistant Professor of Nursing, and Pediatric/Family Nurse Practitioner. Diane has 38 years of clinical experience in Hospitals, Long Term Care, Home Health, Primary Care and Academia, and is experienced as both a Testifying and Consulting Expert for the NY State Education Department, Office of Professional Discipline. Diane is a frequent Presenter, Mentor/Preceptor for NP Students, and is a published author with expertise in Pediatric Stroke and disability. As a Legal Nurse Consultant, Diane will review and analyze your cases to assess merit, thereby saving you time and resources. She will prepare in-depth literature searches that will provide the foundation in your case development. Diane is proficient in summarizing medical records and in the preparation of reports to bolster your position. She is experienced in cases dealing with nursing malpractice, in pediatric adult/geriatric pat...

Nurse Practitioner, Legal Nurse Consulting - Pediatrics/Adult/Geriatrics, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Homes, Cardiology, Stroke, Falls, Pressure Ulcers, Nursing Standard of Care, Diabetes, Surgery/Anesthesia, Cancer, IMEs

A clinically active Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Dr. Meehan’s experience includes Assistant Professor of Nursing, and Pediatric/Family Nurse Practitioner. Diane has 38 years of clinical experience in Hospitals, Long Term Care, Home Health, Primary Care and Academia, and is experienced as both a Testifying and Consulting Expert for the NY State Education Department, Office of Professional Discipline. Diane is a frequent Presenter, Mentor/Preceptor for NP Students, and is a published author with expertise in Pediatric Stroke and disability. As a Legal Nurse Consultant, Diane will review and analyze your cases to assess merit, thereby saving you time and resources. She will prepare in-depth literature searches that will provide the foundation in your case development. Diane is proficient in summarizing medical records and in the preparation of reports to bolster your position. She is experienced in cases dealing with nursing malpractice, in pediatric adult/geriatric pat...

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - Nursing Standard of Care, Nursing Administration, Ambulatory Surgery, Surgical and Perioperative Nursing, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hospital Risk Management, Fall and Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Wound Care, Medication Safety, Nursing Home, Home Healthcare, Hospital Policy, Regulatory Compliance

Georgia J. Persky RN, MBA, PhD, CLNC, is a experienced nurse with over 40 years of broad adult care experience and 25 years of Senior Leadership in Healthcare Organizations. Dr. Persky served most recently as Vice-President of Nursing and Patient Care Services for New York Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center. For nine years, she was responsible for Patient Care Leadership and Risk and Quality Management for this 750 bed academic hospital. Currently, Dr. Persky serves hospitals in an interim management and consulting capacity and as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant and Expert Witness for medical malpractice and personal injury cases serving plaintiff and defense attorneys. Areas of Expertise: Nursing Standards of Care  Hospital Nursing Care  Nursing Home Care  Home Health Care  Wound Care  Extravasation of Intravenous Line  Brachial Plexus Injury  Traumatic Brain Injury  Assault patient and staff •Surgical and Perioperative Nursing •Quality and ...

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse, MBA in Healthcare Management, Nursing Management, Nursing Administration, organizational safety policy writing, Oncology, Cardiology, Nursing Informatics, Chemotherapy, Clinical Documentation Integrity including Clinical Validation Audits and appeals.

Clinical experience includes nursing management, solid/liquid tumors, gynecologic Oncology, chemotherapy administration, bone marrow transplant, Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse, cardiac, heart/lung transplant, LVAD/BiVAD, and Intermediate Care. A patient-focused nursing leader with over 14 years in healthcare leadership and broad compliance expertise. Expertise in analyzing patient case histories and delivering evidence-based conclusions in concise, well-written documentation. Nationally Certified RN and nursing subject matter expert who implements and optimizes compliance programs in inpatient/outpatient settings and collaborates on EMR building and platform development. Service recovery expert who excels at distilling complex medical information into digestible reports, preparing medical chronologies/timelines, and summarizing medical records for non-clinical stakeholders. Vast experience with Clinical Documentation Integrity, Clinical Validation Audits, and writi...

Critical Care Medicine, Nurse - Intensive Care, Neurological Treatment, Trauma Treatment, Medical Surgical Treatment, Cardiovascular Treatment, Kidney Treatment, Medical Record Audits, Nursing Standard of Care, Fall Management/Prevention, Elopement Prevent, Skin Pressure Injury Prevent, Post Operative Care, Legal Nurse Consulting

Michael Griffith is a certified Critical Care Registered Nurse with the American Association of Critical-Care Nursing. He routinely performs root cause analyses and medical record audits on adverse events and violations of standard of care. He is an organizational sepsis coordinator, rapid response team member, code blue committee member, patient safety alert evaluator, and routinely reviews and updates hospital policies, procedures, and standards of care. His professional certifications are: Oregon Registered Nursing License, Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Trauma Care After Resuscitation, NIH Stroke Scale, Intracranial Pressure Monitoring.

Life Care Planning, Legal Nurse Consulting - Plaintiff, Defense, Insurance, Medical Bill Review, Medical Cost Projections, Medical Case Consultation, Case Management, Pittsburgh based with NATIONWIDE experience and service.

Kelly K Campbell is a licensed Registered Nurse certified in Life Care Planning. She has 25 plus years experience with serious and catastrophic illness and injury. Her repeat client list includes: Plaintiff, Defense, Insurance and Workmen Comp Firms. Kelly has successfully prepared Life Care Plans - Mini/Preliminary Life Care Plans - Life Care Plan Rebuttals - Medical Bill Reviews. She has provided Expert Testimony and IME reports. Kelly's experience includes: Amputation, Birth Injuries, Burn, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Pain, CRPS, Electrocution, Orthopedic Injuries- Poly Trauma, Spinal Cord Injury, Transplant, and Traumatic Brain Injury (mild and severe). Case Management service is also provided by CARDINAL LIFECARE CONSULTING.