Registered Nurse Expert Witness
Expert Witness No. 382
Southern 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.
KEYWORDS
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