ER Nurse Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.382

California

Education

1975, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Bachelor of Arts, Nursing
Magna Cum Laude

1980-82, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Master’s preparation, Nursing and Zoology/Genetics

Certifications

ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
Certification, 1977 -- current

400-hour Flight Nurse Training Program, 1979

CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse), 1979

CEN (Certified Emergency Nurse), 1980

ACLS Instructor Certification, 1982

PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
Certification, 1996 -- current

Professional Experience

11/00 – Present, Registered Nurse, Emergency Room, Irvine Regional Hospital Medical Center, Irvine, CA

6/92 - 6/00, Registered Nurse, Level II, Emergency Care Unit, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, CA

1999, Test item writer, National Certification Exam, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, New York City.

1/89 – 1990, Consultant, Phoenix Fire Department, Multi-level litigation exposure and QA matters, EMTs to Battalion Chiefs.

1/88 - 2/92, Guest Faculty.  Maricopa County Community College District, Departments of Nursing and Emergency Medical Services

8/87 - 12/91, Per Diem, Emergency Departments, Maricopa Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ

3/87 – Present, Nurse Consultant.  Medical malpractice, medical ethics, criminal and personal injury litigation -- plaintiff and defense.  Licensure investigations

2/84 - 2/87, Nurse Consultant,  Law Firm of Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, Phoenix, AZ
(Full-time)

10/86 - 2/88, Consultant to International Olympics Committee, Medical Services Division/ Emergency
Air Transport, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(Part-time)

2/86 - 5/87, Vice President of Professional Resources, MedAire, Inc., Phoenix, AZ.  Marketing and delivery of medical training services to international commercial and corporate airlines, as per FAA Guidelines (Part-time)

1983 – 1985, Editorial Board. Journal of Emergency Nursing, Mosby Publishing Co., St. Louis, MO. (Section Editor, "Trauma Notebook," 1/83 - 8/83)

1982 & 1983, Director (1983) and Co-director (1982).  Emergency Nurse Certification Education Series, sponsored by Arizona Emergency Nurses Association

1980 – 1982, Paramedic Board Examiner.  Arizona State Department of Health Services

4/77 - 2/79, Assistant Charge Nurse, Emergency/Trauma Center.  Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ

5/76 - 10/1/92, Flight Nurse (1976-1979 part-time; 1979-1984 full-time; 1984-1992 part-time).  Samaritan Health Service, Phoenix, AZ

8/75 - 4/77, Clinical Nurse, ICU-CCU.  Desert Samaritan Hospital, Mesa, AZ

Professional Affiliations

ENA (Emergency Nurses Association), local and national chapters.  State Coordinating Council, 1981-83.  Local Education Chairman, 1983.  (Approximately 1980-1988)

NFNA (National Flight Nurses Association), national charter and state chapter member.  (Approximately 1980-1992)

AACN (American Association of Critical Care Nurses), national member.  (Approximately 1984-1992)

Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society.

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.  Phoenix Chapter: State Steering Committee, 1987; President-Elect, 1987-88; President, 1989; Past President, 1990; Board Member-At-Large, 1991.  Representative to Arizona Nursing Network, 1990-91; Arizona Nursing Network Legislative Committee, 1990-91.  National: Charter Steering Committee, 1989-90; Board Member-At-Large, 1990-91; President-Elect, 1991-92; National Membership Chairperson, 1990-91; Chairperson, National Conference Exhibitors (Atlanta), 1991; National President, 1992-93.  Past President 1993-1994.  Nominating Committee 1996-1997.

Professional Honors

Recognized by Arizona State Board of Nursing as a "State Nursing Leader," 1982.

Professional Presentations

Available upon request

Publications

Available upon request

Civic Leadership

President, Campus View Community Association, Turtle Rock/Irvine, 2000 to present.  Board Director-at-Large, 1999-2000.   Architectural Committee, 1994 to present (Chair, 1994-2000). 

Performance Musician, Children’s Creative Arts and Drama Leader, Lutheran Church, Irvine, 1999 to Present.  Chair, Caring Ministry Team, adjunct to Church Council, 1997- 1999.