Medical Surgical Nursing Expert Witnesses

San Diego, California

Nurse - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), Acute Care & Critical Care Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Emergency Department (ER) Nursing, Trauma Nursing, Standards of Nursing Care, Hospital Nursing Practice & Protocols, Telemetry Nursing, Policy & Procedure Compliance, Skilled Nursing (SNF)

Alex is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and graduate-level coursework in an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program. She has extensive clinical experience in acute care, emergency, trauma, PACU, and skilled nursing facility settings, providing care to high-acuity and medically complex patients across the continuum of care. Her background includes patient assessment, monitoring, medication administration, and clinical decision-making in fast-paced, high-risk environments. She has also held nursing leadership roles, overseeing staff, providing clinical support, and ensuring adherence to established policies and standards of care. She has experience in medical record review and chart analysis and possesses working knowledge of hospital and skilled nursing facility nursing standards, policies, and procedures. She routinely evaluates nursing practice, documentation, and compliance with accepted standards of care, and can analyze issues of causation from a nursing p...

Florida

Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Medical Surgical Nursing, Trauma, Urology, Post-operative Care, Fractures, Spine, Neurology

Clinical Nurse Manager for a 31 bed Orthopedics, Spine, Trauma & Surgical Specialty Unit. Highly skilled nursing professional with 34 years of experience in medical/surgical and orthopedic nursing. Available for expert witness assistance for a wide variety of cases. Services include: Organize, summarize and analyze medical records. Analyze cases for merit and strategy. Develop chronologies, summaries and other reports. Assist attorneys with fact witness preparation.

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Orthopedic Surgery, Spine Surgery & Spine Care - Medical Surgical Nursing, Trauma, Urology, Post-operative Care, Fractures, Spine, Neurology

Clinical Nurse Manager for a 31 bed Orthopedics, Spine, Trauma & Surgical Specialty Unit. Highly skilled nursing professional with 34 years of experience in medical/surgical and orthopedic nursing. Available for expert witness assistance for a wide variety of cases. Services include: Organize, summarize and analyze medical records. Analyze cases for merit and strategy. Develop chronologies, summaries and other reports. Assist attorneys with fact witness preparation.

Brunswick, Georgia

Nurse - Medical Critical Care, Ventilator Patients, Cardiac ICU, Respiratory ICU, Medical Surgical Nursing, Progressive Care Unit, Pediatrics, emergency room, ACLS, PACU, Nursing Negligence & Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Medical Record Review, Adherence to Standard of Care, Pain Management

• Developed a CD in PDF format of a Medical Data Kit to help individuals document and maintain their Individualized Medical Records. • Interviewed twice on the radio program “Nurse View”, a program for Nurses by Nurses regarding issues and opportunities in the nursing field. • Guest Speaker on an hour-long web seminar for the Institute for Paralegal Education (IPE) in regard to obtaining and reviewing medical records. • Seminar speaker at Alive Expo at the World Congress Center focusing on “Maintaining Your Health Care”. • Guest Lecturer for the National Business Institute on “Anatomy & Physiology for Attorneys”. • Guest Speaker 2019 JERK conference for LNCs.

Natick, Massachusetts

Nurse - Medical-Surgical Nursing, Trauma, Infectious Disease, Clinical Nursing Care, Critical Care Nursing, Wound Care, Patient Safety, Patient Falls

Skilled hospital nurse clinician with 23 years of direct nursing care of patients with infectious diseases and trauma patients, including injuries and diseases related to neurologic, cardiac, renal, renal transplant, spinal, orthopedic and acute and chronic pain and oncologic diagnoses. Reviewed more than 85 cases in 9 years, written several reports, and been deposed about 20 times in person and video, both plaintiff and defense. Currently working as a staff nurse in a hospital designated as a level 1 trauma center. Direct care experience with complex airways, cervical instability, multi-drain management, epidural abscesses, orthopedic hardware infections, invasive monitoring, complex wounds, pain management and surgical interventions from multiple services: orthopedics, neurology, general surgery, thoracic, infectious disease and gastrointestinal medicine. Co-chaired the American Nurse's Association (ANA) Scope & Standards of Practice, the nursing standards that guides nu...

Flowood, Mississippi

Legal Nurse Consulting, Nurse - Nursing Administration, Nursing Standard of Care, Hospital Nursing Care, Medical Record Review, Fall and Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Medical Surgical Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Restraints, Joint Commission, Defense, Plaintiff, Suicide Prevention and Ligature Resistant Consulting

Kim Stonecypher is a Master’s prepared nurse with over 33 years of leadership and clinical experience. As a Nursing Administrator, she has provided leadership and oversight for numerous medical-surgical, critical care and behavioral health departments. Additionally, she has served as the Nursing Administration representative for various quality and performance improvement committees and task forces. Kim’s experience also includes an in-depth knowledge base and preparation for Joint Commission surveys. She will provide a comprehensive medical record review as well as an expert opinion and summary utilizing an in-depth literature review. She has both recent deposition and trial experience. Kim remains in active practice.

Dallas, Texas

Orthopedic Surgery, Nurse - Post-operative complications, Infection, Clinical negligence review, Failure to escalate care, Failure to assess, Nursing Standards of Care, Patient Safety and falls, Medication Safety/Administration, Medical-surgical nursing, Hospital negligence, Failure to monitor, Nursing Malpractice, delayed recognition

With over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, I bring deep clinical expertise in orthopedic nursing supported by comprehensive medical-surgical experience. I hold a Master’s degree in Nursing Administration, providing a strong foundation in both hands-on patient care and healthcare leadership, policy, and operations. For the past five years, I have served as a nurse expert witness, including participation in depositions, where I offer clear, well-supported clinical analysis grounded in evidence-based practice and accepted standards of care. I am skilled at reviewing complex medical records, identifying deviations from standards, and communicating findings in a precise, credible manner that is accessible to attorneys, judges, and juries. My work is guided by a commitment to accuracy, objectivity, and professionalism, with a focus on improving patient outcomes and upholding the highest standards of nursing practice—making me a reliable and effective resource for legal team...