Nurse Practitioner Pediatrics PICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.2373

Educational Preparations

1997, Loma Linda University                      
Nurse Practitioner
Certificate for Pediatric Critical Care                    

1995, San Diego State University  MSN Pediatric Critical Care Nursing
San Diego, CA

1991, University of Phoenix            
BSN
Fountain Valley, CA

1982, San Jacinto College of Nursing       
Associate Degree of Science
Pasadena, Texas  ADN

Licensures/ Certifications

03/03 - 09/08             Clinical Nurse Specialist License # 1830

09/88 - 09/30/08       California Registered Nurse # RN 427929

10/97 - 09/30/2008   Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner #NP9454

04/89 - 05/08             Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider
                                    Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor
                                    American Heart Association

04/90 - 04/97             Pediatric Advanced Life Support Affiliate Faculty
                                    Orange County Emergency Cardiac Care Committee
                                    Orange County, Ca.

04/91 - 04/95             Pediatric Advanced Life Support Vice-Chair
                                    Orange County Emergency Cardiac Care Committee
                                    Orange County, Ca.

07/82 - 07/98             Basic Life Support  (BLS) Instructor
                                    American Heart Association

07/98-07/2008          Basic Life Support C

07/92 - 07/01             Certified Pediatric Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
                                    CCRN # 100966

09/82 - 08/90             Texas Registered Nurse # 501429

Professional Experience

7/23/06-Present        Nurse Practitioner at Sea View Pediatrics Inc.

10/20/03- 12/06        Nurse Practitioner at Kid’s Doc (Pediatric Urgent Care)

7/07- Present Nurse Practitioner at Kid’s Doc (Pediatric Urgent Care)

12/06-4/30/07            Hopitalist for Pediatric subspecialty Group

1/15/03- 5/12/06       Clinical Nurse Specialist for Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care
Resumed all previous committee work (Critical Care, Ethics, IRB, Quality Management) as well as provide education and clinical leadership for associate staff, patients and families.
CHOC at Mission Viejo, California

11/05-4/30/06            Children’s Hospital at Mission
                                    PICU and Pediatrics
Admit patients, round daily, plan and coordinate multidisciplinary care; discharge and plan follow up care with pediatrician. Participate on Medical Staff committees Critical Care, Quality Management, Ethics, and Nursing Leadership.

6/16/97-8/28/97        Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner student
                                    PICU Children’s Hospital of Orange County
                                    Preceptor Nick Anas MD

01/93 - 6/1/97            Coordinated Care Clinician
                                    Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) and   Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU)
                                    Children’s Hospital at Mission (CHM)Mission Viejo, CA

Clinical and Case Management Consultant to staff and shared services at MHRMC.

Chair of Nursing Practice and Performance Improvement Committees.

Coordinator of Multidisciplinary Rounds.
Representative on hospital Ethics Committee.

CHM representative on Orange County Injury Prevention Network Committee.

Coordination of Advanced Life Support care of children at CHM.
 

03/89 - 01/93             Clinical Nurse III Pediatrics and PICU
                                    Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center (MHRMC)
                                    Mission Viejo, CA
                                    Staff nurse- PICU
PICU resource nurse. Developed and implemented Didactic and clinical orientation for PICU staff.
Coordinator for all PALS provider and instructor classes.
Implemented parental grief support program.
Discharge Planner for all complex patients.

04/86 - 09/88             Clinical Nurse III PICU
                                    Herman University Children’s Hospital
                                    Houston, Texas
                                    Staff nurse- PICU
                                    PICU resource nurse
Developed and implemented parental grief support program and unit based PICU Ethics Committee.

06/82 - 04/86             Staff Nurse PICU
                                    Herman University Children’s Hospital
                                    Houston, Texas
Provided care for PICU patients is an 18-bed unit that included trauma, cardiac, neurosurgical, medical, and surgical pediatric patients.