Nurse Expert Witnesses in Pennsylvania

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...

Abington, Pennsylvania

Long Term Care, Nurse - 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

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, al...

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

Life Care Planning, Legal Nurse Consulting - Medical Cost Projection, Mechanical Ventilation, Home health, Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Clinical Director, CPAP, Tracheostomy, Complex Care Management, GTube, Genetic disorder, Seizure, Spinal cord injury, Traumatic brain injury, Private duty nursing, Hospice, Cardiac defect, Special needs, Dysphagia, Nurse

Christie Mitstifer is an accomplished and highly qualified healthcare professional who leverages over 15 years of diverse clinical, administrative, and consulting experience to bridge the gap between complex patient care and legal healthcare analysis. Holding an associate in nursing, a bachelor’s in liberal arts, and dual master’s degrees in nursing (MSN) and healthcare administration (MHA), Ms. Mitstifer possesses a robust educational foundation that supports her specialized expertise. She holds advanced certifications in nurse life care planning and medical cost projection, and maintains active memberships in premier professional organizations, including the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners and Legal Nurse Consultants, where she also serves on conference committees and leadership boards. Ms. Mitstifer’s extensive clinical background spans home health, rehabilitation, hospice, and pediatric care. She specializes in delivering high-acuity, hands-on care for patients...