Nurse Expert Witnesses in New York

Nursing Administration, Nurse - Wrong site surgery , Retained surgical item, Operating Room Nurse, Ambulatory Surgery Nurse, Anesthesia error, Falls, Perioperative Services Administration, Post Anesthesia Nurse, Procedural Sedation, GI procedures, CNOR, RN, Med Surg, Medical Devices, Nurse, Preoperative, Consent, Failure to rescue , Standard of Care, Pressure injuries

I am a highly skilled and decorated Veteran Nurse Corps Lieutenant, honorably discharged in 2006. An experienced RN and perioperative leader, I have successfully influenced high-quality care and service excellence since 2002. I am committed to building strong relationships and providing detailed clinical assistance. Facilitation with relevant stakeholders including C-suite healthcare administrators and Physician has been a growing responsibility as my career progressed. An expert with quality and safety compliance regulation, I have successfully prepared teams for Joint Commission, AAAHC, Medicare, Inspector General, and State audits. I have experience managing as many as 20 managers, 4 Lean/Six Sigma processimprovement personnel, 500 total employees, and $1.8 Billion in annual gross revenue. Clinical Experiences include:  Medical Surgical Nursing  Shock / Trauma Intervention  Procedural Services  Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Care  Procedural Sedatio...

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical nursing, Cardiovascular nursing, Infusion nurse, IV, Falls, Pressure Injuries , Infiltration , Medication Errors, Post-op complications

• 15+ years of hands-on expertise in nursing. • Inpatient staff nurse and educator in Long Island, New York. INS certified in Infusion Nursing ANCC Board Certified in Medical/Surgical and Cardiovascular Nursing. • 2022-Present ANCC Chair of the Cardiovascular Content Expert Panel creating content and setting the standards for the national nursing certification exam. • 2019- 2021 ANCC Medical-Surgical standard setting board for the national nursing certification exam. • 2020 Award Winner of the Florence Nightingale Honor for Advancing the Profession of Nursing. • 2022 team DAISY Award winner for Nursing Excellence. • Active Registered Nurse licenses to practice in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida and Texas. • Nurse Expert experienced in consultation, report writing, deposition and trial testimony. • Master of Science in Nursing Education with experience in leadership and teaching nursing clinical.

Nurse, Obstetrics & Gynecology - labor and delivery, labor and delivery nurse, obstetrics, high risk obstetrics, fetal monitoring, birth injury, antepartum, nursing license defense

Nicole McCaughin, MSN, RNC, C-EFM, C-ONQS Certified in Inpatient Obstetrics, External Fetal Monitoring, Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety, Inpatient Antepartum Nursing and Obstetric Emergencies. Currently working as a bedside labor and delivery nurse. As well as bedside practice worked as an adjunct faculty member teaching Women's Health at Ohlone Nursing College, Science Team Member for AWHONN, Job Analaysis Team for the NCC (the organization the certifies obstetric nurses) and Expert Practice Consultant for the California Board of Registered Nursing. Published co-author of two Association of Women's Health and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Evidenced Based Guidelines. Published position statement that was printed in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing in March of 2020. Podium presentation at national AWHONN conference 2020. Synovia panelist speaker for the Joint Commission; meeting the measures symposium April 2021. Expert practice consultant and...

Bedford, New York

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 an 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...

North Bellmore, New York

Nurse Practitioner, Nurse - Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Arrhythmia, Pacemaker, Defibrillator, Nurse Practitioner, NP, Primary Care, Nursing, RN, Critical Care, CCRN, Legal Nurse Consultant, CLNC, Nursing Standards of Care, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Pressure Ulcer

Nurse Practitioner in Adult Health. Independent and Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC) / Nurse Practitioner Consultant to The Legal Profession. Provides informed professional opinions, including an array of services and strategy to attorneys as an Expert Witness and Consulting Expert. Currently serves as Nurse Practitioner in Electrophysiology / Cardiology at one of Long Island’s most recognized Hospitals. Advanced knowledge of cardiac rhythms and intra-cardiac rhythm devices, including the analysis of pacemakers and defibrillators in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Serves within the operating room / Electrophysiology Lab suite during intra-cardiac device implantation, comprehensive rhythm studies and ablation procedures. Performs surgical skin closure of device implant sites. Extensive experience in Critical Care, Telemetry, and Medical Surgical Nursing with 10+ years of direct patient care. Served as Assistant Nurse Manager and Rapid Response Nurse while in Criti...

New York

Emergency Medicine, Nurse - prehospital care, behavioral health, 5150, suicide prevention, crisis prevention, stroke fallouts, falls, ER Nurse UCLA, sepsis, ER overcrowding, triage errors, mental health, restraints, behavioral detainment, Safety injury prevention, misdiagnosis, triage in crisis, breach in standard of care, duty of care, psychosocial

As a current charge nurse, clinical nurse, triage nurse, and Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) at a Level I Trauma Center, I bring over 23 years of emergency nursing experience, with advanced expertise in triage precision, stroke activation, psychiatric crisis management, and maintaining safety during emergency department overcrowding. I provide comprehensive care coordination from EMS field communication to hospital-based critical decision-making. I am a recognized expert in the triage process, with advanced proficiency in applying the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) to determine clinical urgency and anticipate resource needs. I have extensive experience identifying and preventing triage errors, particularly in high-volume settings where subtle but life-threatening presentations—such as early stroke, sepsis, or myocardial infarction—may be overlooked. I provide expert insight into common pitfalls in triage, including under-triaging of time-sensitive conditions, failure to recogniz...

New York

Nurse, Plastic Surgery - Operating Room, preop admission nurse, Scrub and circulating nurse, PACU nurse, Ambulatory Surgery, Perioperative Nursing, Nursing Administration, Legal Nurse Consultant, OR Manager

I have 43 years of perioperative experience in a variety of clinical units unit. I am a member of AORN and ASPAN, nationally recognized nursing societies that provide practice guidelines, continuing education opportunities , and clinical resources for safer surgery. I am very familiar with the the standards of perioperative nursing care, as well as the requirements for ambulatory certification. I am a published author on both clinical and managerial topics. I have been a testifying expert for 10 years. My legal experience includes reviewing cases for merit, developing chronologies, writing expert reports, and providing deposition testimony. I have worked for both the plaintiff and defense, I look forward to discussing your case with you.

Yonkers, New York

Legal Nurse Consulting, Emergency Medicine - Legal Nurse Consultant, Nurse, Chart Review Analysis, Medical Records Review, Medication Errors, Critical Care, ICU, CCU, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiac Care, Emergency Nursing, Emergency Department Standards, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room, Triage, Trauma, Sepsis, ACLS, PALS, TNCC

Sharlene Rojas brings over a quarter-century of nursing experience as the founder and chief executive officer of Altrium Consulting Services, LLC. Coupled with her background as a professional liability investigator, she brings an invaluable skill set allowing the firm to offer a myriad of services to both plaintiff and defense attorneys, as well as hospitals and other healthcare organizations, including: • Expert witness testimony (emergency nursing, trauma, acute cardiac, and critical care) • Chart Review – Organize, summarize, and decipher the medical record (written or electronic), including chronologies, discrepancies, etc. • Case Analysis – Standard of care, potential proximate cause, hospital policies, screening cases for merit, etc. • Research and summarization of the relevant medical literature • Preparation for deposition and/or trial – research, exhibits, documents • Independent/Defense Medical Examination Her experience as a professional liability investigator for char...

Farmingdale, New York

Nurse, Legal Nurse Consulting - Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical nursing, Cardiovascular nursing, Infusion nurse, IV, Falls, Pressure Injuries , Infiltration , Medication Errors, Post-op complications

• 15+ years of hands-on expertise in nursing. • Inpatient staff nurse and educator in Long Island, New York. INS certified in Infusion Nursing ANCC Board Certified in Medical/Surgical and Cardiovascular Nursing. • 2022-Present ANCC Chair of the Cardiovascular Content Expert Panel creating content and setting the standards for the national nursing certification exam. • 2019- 2021 ANCC Medical-Surgical standard setting board for the national nursing certification exam. • 2020 Award Winner of the Florence Nightingale Honor for Advancing the Profession of Nursing. • 2022 team DAISY Award winner for Nursing Excellence. • Active Registered Nurse licenses to practice in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida and Texas. • Nurse Expert experienced in consultation, report writing, deposition and trial testimony. • Master of Science in Nursing Education with experience in leadership and teaching nursing clinical.