Nursing (Nurse) Expert Witnesses

Paula Deaun Jackson, RN, MSN, CRNP, LNC

Pediactric Nurse Practitioner

8438 Suffolk Place

Philadelphia PA 19153
USA

phone: 215-840-6000

fax: 215-492-8119

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Paula Deaun Jackson RN, MSN, CRNP, LNC, is a Healthcare Consultant who provides technical assistance and staff development to Attorneys and the Child Care Industry regarding Health and Safety Liability Issues.

Ms. Jackson assists attorneys and other legal entities with medical-legal matters such as Medical Record Review, Case Feasibilities, Chronologies, Exhibit Preparation and Expert Witnessing . She provides staff training and development of parent/child health education programs and assists with on-site assessments of health and safety practices of childcare and school staff.

Areas of Expertise:

Expert Testimony

Pediatrics

Life Care Assessments & Planning

Occupational Medicine

Personal Injury Estimates

Perinatology

Neonatology

Depositions Child Care Health and Safety/School Health

Social Security

Adult Health

Disability An

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Ask The Expert Nurse, Inc. Healthcare Pathways

Sandra Higelin

MSN, RN, CNS, CWCN, CLNC

32158 Camino Capistrano ,Ste A, PMB 137

San Juan Capistrano CA 92675
USA

phone: (760) 895-4047

fax: (760) 327-6383

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Sandra J. Higelin is the owner of Ask The Expert Nurse, Inc. A consulting service providing guidance on Pathways to Health and a Wound Care Advisor to the healthcare and legal communities. She is a legal nurse consultant working with elder neglect/ elder abuse cases especially dealing with pressure ulcer prevention & management, nutrition, dehydration, falls, and nursing standard of care. Ms. Higelin can also offer legal consultation on a variety of medical malpractice issues in acute care, long-term care, home health, and hospice. Ms. Higelin provides Legal Nurse Consultation and Expert Witness Services to the legal community. She also offers Healthcare Consultation, Wound Care Consultation, Clinical Support, and Educational programs. Other Professional Experience includes:

Clinical Nurse Specialist / Medical-Surgical and Geriatrics.

General Clinical Support & expertise to interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Established standards for patient care and evaluation of interventions to improve care through the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and procedures, protocols and programs.

Consultant for Clinical Issues, Risk Management, Patient Relations, and Regulatory Compliance.

Licensure And Certification:

Registered Nurse Licensure: California

Clinical Specialist Gerontological Nursing (California)

Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN)

Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (NACLNC)

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Britton & Associates, LLC

Wendy Britton Knau

RN, CPC

1239 NE Milan Ave.

Ankeny IA 50021
USA

phone: 515-229-3318

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Wendy Britton Knau, RN, CPC is a Certified Professional Coder and Nursing Expert Witness with over 26 years of experience in the health care field. Her expertise has been utilitzed in both civil (plaintiff and defense) and criminal cases.

Ms. Britton Knau has served as an expert and an investigator for Medicare and Medicaid audits and consulted with the US Department of Justice on various criminal matters. She has given lectures to many organizations throughout the country on topics including Coding, Medical Record Documentation, Government Compliance, and HIPAA Regulations.

Areas of Expertise:

Medicare & Medicaid Fraud
Medicare & Medicaid Regulation Compliance
HIPAA Compliance
Coding & Billing
Medical Record Documentation & Review
Renal Dialysis Nursing

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Caron W. Jones, RN, MSN,CNM, FNP

Caron Jones

RN, MSN,CNM, FNP

344 Singing Hills Drive

Pittsboro NC 27312
USA

phone: 919-699-0766

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Caron Jones, RN, MSN,CNM, FNP, serves as an Expert Witness for Nursing Litigation involving OB / GYN, L&D, ER, ICU / CCU, and Urgent Care cases. A Certified Nurse Midwife and Family Nurse Practitioner, Ms. Jones has over 34 years of experience. Her practice includes 12 years of advanced practice serving Women and 13 years of Emergency Room, Trauma, Intensive care, Critical Care, and Labor & Delivery / Birth Center Management. She also has over 8 years of High Risk Obstetrics / Labor & Delivery, Emergency Room, and Trauma experience.

Ms. Jones has been honored with the Outstanding Emergency Nurse award from the Peninsula Emergency Council and the Govenor’s Nomination for Most Outstanding Nurse for EMS.

Memberships:

American College of Nurse Midwives
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
NC Chapter of American College of Nurse Midwives

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Cornerstone Medical Legal Consulting

Carl Bryant

2156 Calle Poco

El Cajon CA 92019
USA

phone: 619-441-7447

fax: 619-441-2442

Summary

CARL BRYANT, RN, CLNC is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant with more than 20 years of experience in the health care industry and 12 years of case review and investigative experience.

Cornerstone Medical Legal Consulting assists Attorneys-Clients and/or Health Care Providers by screening of investigating cases for merit while defining compliance to regulatory codes, professional practices and community standards.

Areas of Expertise

Consultant and Expert Witness
Review, analysis, and summarization of depositions, witness reports or other work products
Serve as liaison between attorney-client, health care providers, testifying experts, parties witnesses and other consultants
Preparation of witnesses and experts
Preparation of interrogatories for cross or direct examination or other work products
Provision of simple or in-depth reports
Identification and recommendation of potential defendants
Coordination and attendance of me

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Donaghey & Associates Legal Nurse Consultants

Elizabeth Donaghey, MSN, ANP, CLNC

President, CEO

(See Addresses Below)

MA, FL
USA

phone: 508-672-5100

fax: 508-672-5507

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Massachusetts Office:
67 Oak Lane
Somerset, MA 02726

Florida Office: Office:
9480 NW 10th St
Plantation, FL 33322

Elizabeth Donaghey has an an extensive nursing and medical background that includes a combined 30 years as a nurse with 15 years as a Nurse Practitioner and Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. Her capacity as a nurse practitioner allows her to comment extensively on the medical aspects of Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability or other medical related cases, thereby saving attorney's time and money.

Professional Services Include:

Reviewing and screening cases to keep you from wasting time and resources on nonmeritorious cases.

Reviewing and analyzing medical records for deviations from the medical and nursing standards of care that can affect the outcome of a case.

Summarizing medical records and preparing brief opinion reports to bolster a position.

Translating and interpreting medical records.

Preparing in-depth medical and nursing literature searches that provide the theoretical foundation for case development.

Identifying additional documents vital to case preparation.

Locating expert witnesses who can support a case with authoritative testimony.

Serving as a liaison between attorneys and healthcare providers, testifying experts, parties, witnesses and other consultants.

Areas of Expertise as a Nurse Practitioner:

Internal Medicine

Women's Health

Cardiology

Pulmonary Medicine

Gerontology

Long Term Care

Clinical Research

Areas of Expertise as a Nurse:

Medical Surgical Nursing

Intensive Care

Urgent Care

Cardiac Telemetry

Nursing Home Care

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Evans Songer & Valdivia Legal Nurse Consultants & Expert Witness Services

Joahnna D. Songer Budge RN, CCRN, CLNC

RN Legal Nurse Consultant, Expert Witness Experience

Offices in Saratoga Springs, UT & Kerman, CA

CA, UT USA

phone: 559-741-3054

fax: 559-553-8880

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California Office
15662 Orchard Way
Kerman, CA 93630

Utah Office
186 Cove Road
Saratoga Springs, UT 84045

Joahnna Songer Budge RN, CCRN, CLNC (formerly Songer) is co-founder and lead Legal Nurse Consultant with Evans Songer & Valdivia, Legal Nurse Consultants. Ms. Songer Budge has 22 years of Critical Care, Emergency / Trauma, Recovery Room, and Cardiac-Cardiovascular Surgery nursing practice at multiple university teaching hospitals, regional medical centers and level-one trauma centers. She is a specialist on CODE BLUE Issues and Procedure.

Ms. Songer Budge actively practices in the hospital setting in Critical Care, Emergency Nursing, Recovery Room/PACU and trauma neuro critical care. She has extensive knowledge and experience in the health care environment. She has more than 20 years of experience as both an Expert Witness & Medical-Legal Consulting Expert, reviewing medical records for case merit, case development and trial preparation.

Services Offered:

Critical Care / Intensive Care
Emergency Nursing
Case Screening for Merit: Screen and investigate medical-legal cases for merit; define the applicable standards of care; identify deviations from and adherences to hospital, state and nationally-accepted standards of care
Organize, analyze, summarize and interpret relevant medical records
Identify and request additional documents and tangible items relevant to the case
Research medical literature relevant to the case
Develop comprehensive case evaluations and reports for the attorney's study and case development
Identify and recommend potential defendants and witnesses
Assess alleged damages / injuries: Identify causative or contributing factors to the alleged damages/injuries
Review and analyze Expert Witness reports and testimony
Consult with health care providers
Attend depositions, trials, arbitration and mediation hearingsReview, analyze and summarize testimony, including past testimony
Prepare interrogatories, health care-related questions
Assist with medical / health care demonstrative evidence preparation
Attend IME sessions / IME reports

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Excelsior Medical Consultants

Elizabeth D'Alesio

12 Mowry St.

Mendon MA 01756
USA

phone: 508-561-2021

Summary

Ms. Elizabeth D'Alesio has 30 years experience in ICU, including Medical, Surgical and Acute Care. She is ICU certified. She has managed the ICU and telemetry floor which includes bed monitoring. Ms. D'Alesio has also been involved with creating policy/procedure to meet JACHO requirements as well as ongoing recruiting of new ICU staff. She has served on the ethics committee for four years while in management.

Ms. D'Alesio is currently employed at the Reproductive Science Center of Milford and Milford Regional Medical Center where she administers Conscious Sedation, assists physicians with pacemakers, arteriograms and picc lines for septic

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Sharon Hamilton RN, CLNC

P.O. Box 1257

Buena Vista CO 81211
USA

phone: 719-395-1982

Summary

Ms. Sharon Hamilton is a Registered Nurse and a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. She has many years of experience working in hospitals, clinics, correctional facilities, and surgical wards in the United States and abroad.

As a Licensed Practical Nurse as well as an Orthopedic Technician, Ms. Hamilton has overseen Intensive Care wards and has assisted physicians with minor surgical procedures.

Experience Includes:

Passing Medications
IV Therapy
Patient Teaching
Assisting Providers
Triage
Emergency Care
Acting Shift Supervisor
Assisted HAS

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Hawkins Forensic Consulting

Lois G. Hawkins, RN, CLNC

2266 South Dobson Road
Suite 200

Mesa AZ 85202
USA

phone: 480-306-6389

fax: 480-393-4623

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Lois Hawkins, RN, CLCP of Hawkins Forensic Consulting, Inc, specializes in Medical and Vocational Damage Assessment in personal injury and catastrophic injury cases throughout the United States. For over 10 years, Ms. Hawkins has been evaluating cases involving children and adults with complex, catastrophic injuries, as well as less serious injuries.

Areas of Expertise:

Catastrophic Medical Case Management - Traumatic Brain Injury, Acquired Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Amputation, Soft Tissue Injury, Chronic Pain, Burns, Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Delay, Chronic Respiratory Conditions, Visual & Hearing Impaired
Life Care Planning - Comprehensive Record Review and supportive documentation / Case Analysis, Case Summary Chronology, Clinical Interview and History with Patient, Medical-Legal Research, Assessment of Future Medical / Rehabilitation Needs
Legal Nurse Consulting

Professional Memberships and Associations
International Academy of Life Care Planners (IALCP) - Present
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP) - Present
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) - Past
American Operating Room Nurse (AORN ) - Past

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• Elements of a Life Care Plan

• Qualifications For A Life Care Planner