Nursing care, particularly in a nursing home environment, has been a topic of concern throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Geriatric populations—an incredibly susceptible group for viral infection— have been impacted at disproportionate rates, especially as coronavirus has spread through assisted living and nursing facilities. As you prepare COVID-19 litigation related to elder medical care, it will be critical to consult a nursing care expert witness who can speak to the specifics of nursing homes’ medical capabilities and the standard of care.
A nursing care expert witness can discuss:
Changes to standard operating and care protocols since the COVID-19 outbreak
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) compliance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) compliance
Pandemic and quarantine protocols for elder care facilities
“Good faith” care versus “gross negligence” as per new immunity bills
Best practices for health and safety with limited personal protective equipment (PPE)
Best practices for communicating with the families of residents
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This qualified expert has 38 years of experience as a nurse with 20 of those years specializing in home health care. She earned both her BSN and MSN from Herbert H. Lehman College, is certified in geriatric nursing through Pace University, and is a licensed registered nurse. Formerly, she served as an adjunct professor at Herbert H. Lehman College before spending 18 years as a registered nurse with the Visiting Nurse Service of NY. She then served as a registered nurse ...
This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in hospice care, home health care, acute care, and assisted living healthcare management. She also possesses extensive knowledge of federal and state regulations pertaining to hospice and home health care and has developed and implemented policies pertaining to fall risk prevention. She obtained her BS in nursing from Rutgers University before receiving her MS in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic ...
This highly-qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in internal medicine and nearly 15 years of experience with nursing home care. She received her BS in biology from Xavier University of New Orleans before earning her MD from the University of Maryland and completing her internal medicine residency at Temple University. This expert is board-certified in internal medicine and certified in medical direction by the American Medical Directors Association. She is ...
This well-qualified expert has been in the field of geriatric medicine for over 25 years. After earning his BA from Pitzer College, he went on to earn an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. He earned his MD from The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and went on to complete an Internal Medicine residency at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine at Harvard Medical School and a postdoctoral ...
This expert earned her AAS from Jefferson State Community College and her BS from Jacksonville State University in nursing. She is a licensed registered nurse with additional certifications as a rehabilitation registered nurse and wound, ostomy, and continenece nurse. She is active in her field as a member of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses and the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society. Formerly, she was an assistant nurse manager at the University of ...
This highly qualified nurse has extensive experience in her field. Her areas of expertise include long term care, skilled, medical-surgical, and telemetry nursing. She received her AS in nursing from Meridian Community College, her BS in nursing from the University of Alabama, and her MS in nursing from Loyola University. Formerly, she has served as an occupational health RN at Nursing Corp Inc., an RN supervisor at the Bedford Care Center of Marion, and as a medical ...
This highly qualified nursing expert has extensive experience in his field and is skilled in cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and critical care nursing. After earning his BS in nursing from Washburn University, this expert went on to obtain his MS in nursing there as well. He is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and holds additional certifications in advanced cardiac life support and life support for the professional rescuer. He is a member of ...
This qualified expert earned her BS in nursing from San Diego State University and went on to earn her MS in nursing at Grand Canyon University. She is nationally certified as a registered nurse certified in neonatal intensive care and is a neonatal resuscitation provider. Formerly, she served as an advanced clinician in the NICU of Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns and as a supervisor of the NICU at Rady Children's Hospital. She currently is a manager of ...
This exceedingly qualified expert in Oncology Nurse Specialist is considered a pioneer of Oncology Nursing in the United States and is known internationally as a leader her field. She published the first textbook on Oncology Nursing in the United States and over 300 Peer-Reviewed articles and book chapters. She brings over 40 years experience as an Oncology Nurse in 5 Major Cancer Centers in the United States and currently serves as an Oncology Nurse Specialist in ...
This qualified expert received her BS in nursing from Georgia Southern University and is a certified neuroscience registered nurse. She has almost 10 years of experience at an academic medical center as a preceptor, instructor, and as clinical staff. She is also a certified ELNEC (End of Life Nursing Education Consortium) nurse and co-wrote her intensive care unit's policy on care of the neuro-trauma patient. She stays active in her field as a member of the American ...
This expert has over twenty five years of experience as a nurse anesthetist (CRNA), as well as 8 years as a critical care registered nurse (RN). Over his career, this CRNA worked as an independent contractor as the sole anesthesia provider for multiple rural critical access hospitals and surgicenters across Oregon and Washington. Much of his work has been as a clinician and Chief Nurse Anesthetist for a large hospital system as a high risk OB Anesthesia provider. This ...
This expert is a certified Medical-Surgical Nurse. She received her Associate's in Registered Nursing from Erie Community College and Bachelor's in Nursing from the University of Buffalo. She is a member of several reputable nursing societies including the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses, the Association of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses, and the Western New York Professional Nurses Association. She formerly worked as a Charge Nurse on a Medical Surgical floor and is ...
Court: United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Families Advocate, LLC v. Sanford Clinic North Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97503 The defendants argued the court should exclude the experts’ testimonies…
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Roanoke Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Boden v. United States Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217141 The plaintiff retains a life care planning expert. But the defendant’s own life…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, Oxford Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Guthrie v. Quitman County Hosp., LLC Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183160 In this wrongful death case, the plaintiff moves to exclude the…
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: United States v. Chapman Citation: 839 F.3d 1232 In this assault case, an appeals court found no evidence that the trial court had erred in admitting…
Court: Court of Appeals of Kentucky Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hazard Nursing Home, Inc. v. Ambrose Citation: 2013 Ky. App. Unpub. LEXIS 596 Facts The respondent, an administrator of the deceased’s estate, filed a complaint against the appellant, a nursing…
Court: United States District Court for the District of Kansas Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Funk v. Pinnacle Health Facilities XXXII., LP Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 196660 The nursing home expert witnesses, retained by the plaintiff, opined on the causation.…
This case involves an elderly man with severe arthritis and dementia who fell in a hospital. The man was living in a nursing home and had been designated as a fall-risk patient by the facility. The man was rushed to…
This case involves an elderly male patient who was admitted to the nursing home after a hospital stay during which he contracted C-Difficile. Upon admission to the nursing home, the patient suffered from fecal incontinence due to the C-Difficile and…
This case involves a 92-year-old female patient with Alzheimer’s who was living in a long-term nursing facility. The patient was considered to be at high risk for aspiration and was always supervised during meals. While the patient was eating lunch, the…