Yale University Legal Nurse Consultant
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- Phone: 828-284-9587
- Cell: 828-284-9587
- Website: www.zeelandconsulting.com
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Nurse and Nurse PractitionerKeywords/Search Terms:
nursing home abuse/neglect, pressure ulcers bed sores, wrongful death, geriatrics elder vulnerable, falls, understaffing, UTI sepsis septic shock, dehydration malnutrition, pneumonia, elopement, medication errors, restraint injuries, wound care, skilled nursing SNF, long term care, Veterans, infection, transfer, burns, nursing homesEducation:
Doctorate of Nursing Practice, Yale University; Masters of Science in Nursing, Case Western Reserve University; Bachelors of Science in Nursing, University of AkronYears in Practice:
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Board Certified by American Association of Nurse Practitioners, active RN and NP license, active BLS Member of AANP, American College of Cardiology, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Association 2018-2020 Board Member Council for Aging, MA 2020 -now Zeeland Consulting. Legal Nurse consulting agency employing several nurses, nurse practitioners and MDs for medical review of records/expert witness work. All work rigorously managed and supervised by myself. 2013 -2020 Veterans Healthcare Administration Family Nurse Practitioner, including inpatient and outpatient Cardiology Nurse Practitioner, Disability examiner, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Hospice. Registered Nurse/Family Nurse Practitioner: Inpatient RN from 2009, In-and Outpatient Family Nurse Practitioner from 2012. 2009-2013 Cleveland Clinic acute care Nurse (hepatology, diabetes, renal, hypertension, complex medical cases) and outpatient Cardiology Nurse Practitioner. Cleveland Clinic Cardiology rated #1 by US World and News. * Cardiovascular Disease Specialty: several years acute care nursing and nurse practitioner experience at Cleveland Clinic and Veterans Healthcare Administration. Extensive experience performing outpatient consultations and follow up exams, pre-operative cardiac clearance, in-patient admissions and discharges. RESEARCH: 09/2013 – 05/2015 Research project Yale University/VHA Boston on Development of Educational Program on Diabetes Management for Elderly Veterans. Published 12.2015 edition of Diabetes Educator Journal. http://tde.sagepub.com/content/41/6/690.long 5 years fulltime experience medical record review, write medical summaries, chronology, medical opinions.