Kirstin Menne, BSN, RN, CEN Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

Legal Nurse Consultant & Certified Emergency Nurse

Contact this Expert Witness

  • Company: Menne LNC, LLC
  • Phone: 651-734-3919

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Emergency Medicine

Keywords/Search Terms:

Legal Nurse Consultant, Medication error, Nurse Expert Witness, Nurse Expert Witness, Certified Emergency Nurse, Failure to monitor, Nursing Standard of Care, Failure to treat, Wrongful death, Emergency Department Standards of Care, Failure to diagnose, Emergency Department Nurse, Emergency Nursing Expert

Education:

Bachelor of Science- Nursing, Concordia University- St. Paul; Associate Degree- Nursing, Chippewa Valley Technical College

Years in Practice:

9

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

0

Additional Information

Kirstin Menne, BSN, RN, CEN Legal Nurse Consultant | Emergency Nursing Expert I am a Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) and Legal Nurse Consultant with over nine years of frontline bedside experience in high-acuity emergency department settings. My clinical background allows me to provide clear, practical insight into emergency nursing standards of care, patient safety, and clinical decision-making. I have extensive experience caring for critically ill and injured patients, including trauma, cardiac and neurologic emergencies, sepsis, and rapid patient deterioration. My practice has required precise assessment, prioritization, high-alert medications, continuous monitoring, and effective interdisciplinary communication in time-sensitive environments. As a Legal Nurse Consultant, I support attorneys by reviewing and analyzing medical records, identifying deviations from standards of care, evaluating nursing actions within real-world emergency department workflow, and translating complex medical issues into clear, defensible opinions. I am skilled in medical chronology creation, documentation analysis, and identification of patient safety concerns. I am well-suited for cases involving emergency department negligence, failure to monitor, delays in treatment, medication errors, triage issues, and communication breakdowns. My CEN certification reflects advanced expertise in emergency nursing practice and strengthens my role as a reliable medical-legal resource. Areas of Expertise: Emergency Department Standards of Care • Triage and Monitoring • Medication Safety • Documentation Analysis • Patient Safety • Medical Record Review Licensed in California and Minnesota Credentials: Bachelor of Science- Nursing, 2018 Associate Degree- Nursing, 2016 Certified Emergency Nurse- Since 2024 Basic Life Support- Since 2010 Advanced Life Support- Since 2016 Pediatric Advanced Life Support- Since 2016 NIHSS- Since 2020