Improving Your CV
What makes a strong CV? Your CV or “curriculum vitae” is what will be presented to an attorney when they are searching for nurse expert witness. Susan K Smith wrote a great article titled “Developing a Professional CV” for The Juris Educational Resource Knowledge (JERK), with some very helpful tips. When the Expert Witness Nurses…
Read MoreNurse 6899 – Home Health Nurse
Nurse 6899 has been a Registered Nurse for over 20 years and has experience in the role of Director of Nursing/Clinical Supervisor for all operations including case management, directing over 200 patients and 30 staff. She has been an independent contractor as a Medicaid Provider and case managed medically fragile children and adults with special…
Read MoreDoes your nurse expert have all the facts?
Does your expert nurse have all the facts? It is critical for a nurse expert to have reviewed all the medical records pertaining to the incident in question. An incident, such as a fall, can be just a few facts away from either being a result of nursing negligence or considered within the nursing standard…
Read MoreExpert Witness Nurses attends NNBA
Expert Witness Nurses was pleased to attend the 2018 Annual Conference for the National Nurses in Business Association in Las Vegas, NV October 12th – 14th. The National Nurses in Business Association (NNBA) is a professional nursing association that provides networking and learning opportunities for nurses whom own small businesses or wish to be self-employed.…
Read MoreExpert 6962 – Plastic Surgery OR Manager
Expert 6962 has been a registered nurse for 35 years with clinical and manager experience in the hospital, ambulatory care and office settings. She has been the manager of the operating room in the plastic surgery department for 19 years, which includes being clinically active in the areas of Pre Op, OR and PACU. She…
Read MoreNational Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panels Redefines Pressure Sores
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) serves as the authoritative voice for improved patient outcomes in pressure injury prevention and treatment through public policy, education and research. In a ruling made in April 2016, a pressure ulcer is now known as “pressure injury”. Definitions: Pressure Injury: A pressure injury is localized damage to the…
Read MoreAttorneys Make a Stand on Expert Witness Testimony for Nursing Standards of Care
The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA) has made a position statement regarding who may testify on the standard of care of a nurse. “…it is the position of TAANA that, in a nursing malpractice action, where the applicable standard of nursing care is established through expert testimony, that expert must be a nurse.” This…
Read MoreNurse 4562 – Family Nurse Practitioner
Expert 4562 is a Family Nurse Practitioner with a PhD in Nursing Practice and extensive experience in primary care, women’s health, rural and emergency medicine. She is a certified Legal Nurse Consultant and a nationally certified Medical Examiner with significant training in sexual assault forensics examination. Her scope of practice also includes performing medical x-ray…
Read MorePosition Statement by the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
A position statement was made by the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants to establish that registered nurses are the only health care providers that should provide expert testimony related to nursing standards of care. The profession of nursing is autonomous from the profession of medicine and other allied health disciplines. The profession of nursing…
Read MoreFeatured Expert – Nevada Nurse Life Care Planner
Our featured expert is a Registered Nurse and certified Nurse Life Care Planner. She holds three specialty certificates in life care planning and attends regular continuing education on this topic. She has over five years experience as an expert witness and has qualified to testify in California, Nevada and New Mexico Court as well as…
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