Registered Nurse, Emergency Room Expert Witness

EDUCATION

1996-1998 Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, VA
Associates Degree in Applied Science - Nursing

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

February 2006-Present
An Advanced Acute Care Hospital, Hampton, VA
Patient Safety Coordinator
In addition to Coordinating Forensic Nurse Program
Participate in Root Cause Analysis
Review of Medical Records related to Critical Incidents
Safety Rounds
Coordinate Safety and Communication Task Force
Member of Code Blue and Medical Response Committee

August 2005-Present
An Advanced Acute Care Hospital, Hampton, VA
Coordinator - Forensic Nurse Examiner Program
Coordinate services, scheduling, supplies and employee orientation for forensic nurse program
Collaborate with law enforcement and other community resources
On call to perform forensic evaluations on adult victims
Provide fact and expert witness testimony
Clinical Preceptor
Continued leadership role in 43 bed Emergency Department

March 2003-August 2005
An Advanced Acute Care Hospital, Hampton, VA
Manager Assist - Emergency Department
Provided clinical leadership to staff of 150
Emergency Department visits average 220 per day; patients from infant to the aged
Scheduling, and Interviewing of potential staff

September 2000-March 2003
An Advanced Acute Care Hospital, Hampton, VA
Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
Charge Nurse
Functioned in the role of staff nurse for 43 bed Emergency Department

May 1998-September 2000
Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News, VA
Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
Charge Nurse
Functioned in the role of staff nurse for 16 bed Emergency Department

September 1988-May 1998
Mary Immaculate Hospital, Newport News, VA
Unit Secretary - Emergency Department
Performed order entry, responsible for contacting physicians and maintaining general flow of department

LICENSURE

Licensed in Virginia as a Registered Nurse 1998-Present

CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers
Advance Cardiac Life Support
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Core Course
Trauma Nurse Core Course
May 2005 - Completed 50 hour didactic Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training seminar
February 2006 - Completed post clinical requirements for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training course
Disaster Training for Health Care Leadership - Department Homeland Security Anniston, Alabama

CONFERENCES AND RELEVANT TRAINING EXPERIENCES

November 2005 Medico-Legal Practice Working Smart in Today's Forensic Arena Virginia Chapter of the International Association of Forensic Nurses, Richmond, Virginia
February 2006 Hospital Incident Command Center Management Training
March 2006 Currently enrolled in Kaplan University Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate Program
March 2006 16th Annual Hampton Roads TRAUMA Symposium
April 2006 Hosted SANE Training for An Advanced Acute Care Hospital
May 2006 Root Cause Analysis Training
May 2006 Virginians Improving Patient Care and Safety Conference

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

2005-Present International Association of Forensic Nurses - Virginia Chapter

COMMUNITY

Board of Directors - The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors
Member - Newport News Domestic Violence Task Force
Speaker - City of Hampton Police Division Post Cadet Training - approx. every 12 weeks
Speaker - Lions Club of Hampton Roads
Speaker - Christopher Newport University Breakfast Bunch
Speaker - Langley Air Force Base - Advocate Training

RECOGNITIONS

April 2006 - Received recognition from the Office of Human Affairs and Hampton Newport News Victim Witness Office for outstanding service to the community

MAY 2006 - SCH SANE Training was approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing as a recognized training

KEYWORDS

Nurse Expert Witness, Registered Nurse Expert Witness, Emergency Room Expert Witness, Standards of Care Expert Witness, Sexual Assault Expert Witness, Rape Kits and Suspect Kits for Law Enforcement Expert Witness, Pediatric and Adult Expert Witness, Safety Coordinator Expert Witness, Root Cause Expert Witness, Communication Expert Witness

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