INTRODUCTION
I am a Bachelors-prepared Registered Nurse with over 4 decades of experience from the bedside to executive leadership. My dominant areas of expertise are Emergency Care, Elder Care, Leadership and Compliance. What that means to you as an attorney is that I am proficient in Standards of Practice, Policies/Procedures, Regulations, and bedside care. My nursing experience and legal nurse consulting training have given me the knowledge to efficiently and professionally review and analyze medical records for optimal clinical outcomes as compared to appropriate Standards of Care.
I am a founding member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, established in 1989 and have completed extensive training in Audit Trail Analysis and Forensic Nurse Training for criminal cases.
I am a published author for a well-recognized textbook publisher, previous owner/operator of California Emergency Services Training Academy, former Affiliate Faculty for the American Heart Association and taught Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support courses to EMTs, Paramedics, Nurses, and Physicians, former nominee for Kern RN of the Year and former Paramedic for the State of California.
My expertise will provide you with competent opinions regarding the merit of your cases and allow you more time to focus on the legal aspects of the case. Let me show you what over 45 years of a diversified nursing career will do for you.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Former owner and principal educator of California Emergency Services Training Academy, A Certified California Private Post-Secondary School
- Former co-owner of EMS Options Unlimited
- Author of “Introduction to Clinical Allied Healthcare” Core Text, Student Workbook and Instructor’s Guide for Cengage Learning
- Former affiliate faculty for the American Heart Association
- Nominated for professional work in Emergency Medical Services as “Kern County RN of the Year”
- Former ACLS/BCLS Instructor for the American Heart Association
- Lead Educator for the “EPIC” Electronic Medical Records System at multiple hospitals
- Founding member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
- Member of the National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants
- Member of the Emergency Nurses Association
- Member of the Washoe County Bar Association
- Member of the International Association of Forensic Nurses