Posts Tagged ‘Nurse Expert Witness’
Enterostomal Nurse
An enterostomal nurse, sometimes called an ET nurse, is a registered nurse who works with patients with new or long-term ostomies, such as ileostomy, colostomy or urostomy. An ET nurse is also specialty trained in caring for complex wounds such as pressure ulcers and treating wounds caused by incontinence. ET nurses care for patients of…
Read MoreBeing a Nurse Expert Witness
Philips and Stark (2013) wrote an article in Nursing Magazine titled “Stepping up to be a nurse expert witness”. They noted that nurses are “uniquely qualified to be expert witnesses because of their knowledge of the nursing process, attention to detail, and critical thinking, assessment, and problem-solving skills”. The article describes the legal nurse role…
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