Staff Nurse - Direct Patient Care
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- Company: Clinical Nurse
- Phone: 508 250 4300
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
NurseKeywords/Search Terms:
Medical-Surgical Nursing, Trauma, Infectious Disease, Clinical Nursing Care, Critical Care Nursing, Wound Care, Patient Safety, Patient FallsEducation:
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Master of Science Nursing, Saint Joseph's College of Maine, Standish, ME; Bachelor of Science Nursing, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA; Associates Degree Nursing, Laboure College, Boston, MAYears in Practice:
22Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
10Additional Information
Skilled hospital nurse clinician with 22 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 10 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 nursing practice for the country's 4 million nurses released in 04/2021. Led the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN's) Medical-Surgical Nurses standards of Practice in 2024. Column writer for Nursing Evidence-Based Practice, having published on safe bedside nursing care. Peer reviewer for the Journal of Trauma Nursing. Professional nursing certifications in medical-surgical nursing, trauma nursing, telemetry, neuroscience nursing and CITI certification to conduct independent nursing research. Continued active contributions as clinician, nurse researcher, and nursing author on nursing practice policies and standards: served 2 terms as Regional Coordinator (New England) for Sigma Theta Tau, and 1 term on the Board of Directors at the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses. Taught undergraduate nursing through the doctoral level in medical-surgical nursing, pathophysiology, psychiatric nursing, nursing research, pharmacology, simulation and clinical rotations.