Chelsea M Collins, DNP, RN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P, AFN-C Expert Witness

Adult & Pediatric Emergency Nursing; Forensic/SANE

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: CMC Nurse Consulting, LLC
  • Phone: (715) 204-9111
  • Cell: (208) 241-4059

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Nurse and Emergency Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms:

Emergency Nursing, Pediatric Emergency Nursing, Forensic Nurse Examiner, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner - Adolescent/Adult, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner -- Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care, Nursing education , Clinical nurse specialist

Education:

Doctor of Nursing Practice, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Johns Hopkins University; Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Boise State University; Associate of Science in Nursing, College of Western Idaho; BA in Anthropology, Idaho State University

Years in Practice:

11

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

2

Additional Information

A nurse for over a decade, Dr. Collins started out in the ER as a new graduate with her associates in nursing. She advanced her education later obtaining her BSN and her DNP from Johns Hopkins University as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult-Gerontological Critical Care and a Nursing Education post-graduate certificate. She has worked in both adult and pediatric emergency nursing as well as in pediatric critical care. In addition to her critical care experience, Dr. Collins is a triple board certified forensic nurse, and has worked in this area for nearly a decade. Dr. Collins also works as a nursing professor, teaching clinical and didactic classes for nursing students. She has authored articles as well as a chapter in the new edition of the Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum, while also maintaining bedside practice.