This clinical nursing and legal nurse consulting expert witness has more than 30 years of experience across acute care, pediatric, and specialty nursing practice, and more than 15 years providing consultations, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in clinical nursing matters. The expert’s litigation work addresses nursing standards of care, hospital operations, delegation and supervision, managed care practices, and institutional policies and procedures within complex healthcare environments.

Clinical practice spans orthopedics, pain management, post-anesthesia care (PACU), anesthesia services, intensive care, medical-surgical nursing, oncology, gynecology, and community health/home care. Pediatric-focused experience includes pediatric intensive care, acute pediatric care, infant ICU, special care nursery, and OB/postpartum settings. Roles have included Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, staff nurse, and faculty appointments within multiple schools of nursing. This breadth of practice informs analysis of patient assessment, medication administration, perioperative care, pain management protocols, pediatric dosing considerations, and continuity-of-care issues frequently raised in malpractice and nurse liability disputes.

In addition to direct patient care, the expert has served in leadership roles within the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants and as a Senior Research Interventionist ARNP within a healthcare research institute. Experience includes familiarity with Joint Commission accreditation standards, hospital staffing models, delegation practices, and managed care systems, providing context for evaluating institutional compliance and organizational oversight. Scholarly contributions include authorship and editorial roles in nursing texts addressing legal aspects of nursing practice, informed consent, supervision and liability, and pediatric care standards.

The expert holds a Master of Nursing (MN), a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), and post-master’s certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Credentials include Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), board certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Certified Nurse Life Care Planner (CNLCP), and Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC). Professional involvement includes participation in the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, American Nurses Credentialing Center accreditation activities, the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and related nursing organizations.