Expert No. 58167 – AZ / CA(N) / NV / OR / WA
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Expertise Description: R.N., D.N.P., F.N.P.-C., C.E.N. - Consulting expert specialized in Nursing. Expertise includes critical care and emergency nursing. Has taught courses in critical care, coronary care, care of trauma patients, and pediatric emergencies. Former flight nurse for California Shock Trauma Air Rescue. Has reviewed over 100 cases involving nursing for over 20 attorney firms. Cases include patient issues in medical / surgical nursing, critical care nursing, and emergency nursing. Has written and published articles on emergency triage and management of endocrine emergencies. Has presented at national conferences on disaster management, endocrine emergencies, and triage. Registered Nurse (R.N.). Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.), Family Nurse Practitioner, Nationally Certified (F.N.P.-C.). Certified Emergency Nurse (C.E.N.). Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
| Adverse Event | Emergency Room (ER) | Pain Medicine |
| Asthma | Nurse Practitioner | Registered Nurse |
| Critical Care Nursing | Nursing | Registered Nursing |
| Emergency Medicine | Pain Management | Surgical Critical Care |
Representative Litigation Experience:
- General medical malpractice cases.
- Triage decisions.
- Falls.
- Intravenous Therapy (IV) infiltrations.
- Failure to monitor.
- Standard of care with regard to medical administration, medical appliance management, documentation, custodial care, pressure ulcer prevention, safety.
- Nursing education.
- Prevention of hospital acquired infections.
- Communication issues related to patient care.
- Mid-level practitioner standard of care: diagnostic study interpretation, follow-up care, patient disposition, patient education.
- Issues with collaborative/supervising physician.
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Medical/nursing malpractice.
- Wrongful termination relative to standard of care.
- Falls.
- Management of intravenous, hemodynamic lines, ventilators, vasopressor administration.
- Documentation in the age of electronic medical records.
Licenses & Certifications:
| California Registered Nurse |
| Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
| Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor |
| Certified Emergency Nurse |
| Fundamentals of Critical Care, Society of Critical Care |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phd | Nursing Practice | University of Colorado, Denver | |
| MS | Nurising and Family Nurse Practitioner | University of Nevada, Reno | |
| BS | Nursing | California State University, Los Angeles |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Professor of nursing at a state university.
- Over 30 years of nursing experience.
- Emergency Nurses Association
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing Honor Society)
- American Heart Association
Other Career Highlights:
| Authored several articles for the Journal of Emergency Nursing and other nursing publications. |
| Authored a self-help book for pregnant teenagers. |
