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Forty (42) two years of professional experience in critical care nursing that includes 17 years of leadership and management responsibility in a variety of specialties including Surgical/Trauma ICU, Burn Trauma ICU, MICU/CCU, CVICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, and Neuro ICU Ã¢Â€Â“ affiliated with 
major university teaching and research hospitals. 
As a former nurse manager, for 10 years, I had responsibility for program development, strategic planning, fiscal resources and budget allocation, personnel management, and care-delivery outcomes for the Neurosurgical ICU. Currently, practice as a level IV Clinical Nurse in the New UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital ICU.
Since starting my legal nurse consulting business in 2017, I have reviewed and provided opinions on cases, both plaintiff and defense, in 15 states.  

Clinical Experience 
Clinical Charge nurse in an 18-bed ICU, level 3 trauma and primary stroke center. Caring for patient's post-op brain &amp; spine, head &amp; neck, oncology, ortho, thoracic, GI, and general surgery. Caring for Stroke/TPA patients as well as Heart Failure Sepsis, and Trauma patients. 
Support post-cardiac Cath lab and Interventional patients ( Impella &amp; IABP).  Promote progressive mobility and safe patient handling and fall prevention in conjunction with PT, OT, and SLP therapies. Work with CRRT (dialysis) therapy, targeted temperature management for hypothermia post-cardiac arrest, as well as end-of-life, and organ donation procedures. Trained in Non-violent Crisis Prevention Interventions.

UCHealth Critical Care Nurse Practice Council 2018 to present
TCAR -Trauma Care after Resuscitation -2019
CLNC Certified Legal Nurse Consultant 2017 to present 
CCRN Certified Critical Care RN (July 1984 to present) 
NE-BC ANCC Nursing Executive Board Certification (2006 to 2016) 
CNRN Certified Neuro RN 2011 to present (Neuroscience RN)
SCRN Stroke Certified RN 2013 to present
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