Emergency Room Nurse

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

My experience gives me an in depth understanding of the standard of care in the emergency care setting- including managing patients in crisis, and the processes generally taken to preventing crisis escalation. I am an expert at the standards used in the urgent care setting of identifying subtle signs leading to acute symptoms like sepsis, stroke and other dangerous health issues. I thoroughly understand the triage process from every level of intake for emergent need and timely care. I am an expert of the standards of patient safety through collaboration with the charge nurse, physicians, colleagues, security, and other members of the healthcare team. I am also an expert in behavioral emergencies, mental health, suicide prevention, and the safe use of restraints, ensuring that patient safety is paramount and general guidelines and standards are met. With 23 years of experience as an emergency room nurse, 20 years as mobile intensive care nurse for prehospital care and 7 years spent teaching CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) to healthcare professionals at UCLA Medical Center, I've earned a great amount of experience firsthand. Whether it's serving as the charge nurse to a radio room operator directing paramedics and coordinating with ambulances inbound to the emergency room and everything in between, I've seen and personally handled every facet of the emergency room experience and can testify to the standard of care therein.