PATRICIA L. ESPINOSA RN CLNC ESP & ASSOCIATES MEDICAL LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING 1462 Steven Lane Madera, CA 93637 ● (559) 718-7213 ● [email protected]
SPECIALITIES Legal Services-Expert Witness Medical Malpractice Toxic Torts Criminal Cases Medical Research Wrongful Death Dialysis Personal Injury Medical Fraud Products Liability
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS – LEGAL NURSE Identifying adherences to and deviations from the applicable standards of care. Assist with discovery by preparing interrogatories and request for production. Detecting tampering within medical records electronic and paper. Assess injuries and identifying causes and contributing factors to the injury at hand. Attend and report on independent medical examinations. Serve as liaison by interviewing and preparing clients, witnesses and experts. Preparation of deposition questions for trial examination Review and analyze hospital policy and procedures Locate the best experts witnesses qualified for each case
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS - EXPERT WITNESS Review of medical records in areas of expertise Seeking out the deviations to nursing standards of care Preparing a verbal opinion to be given via phone conference Testifying to theses nursing standards of care in a court of law
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, Vickie Milazzo Institute Since, 2013 Registered Nurse # 756976, California Board of Nursing Exp. 10/31/2016 American Heart BLS Exp. 06/2016
MEMBERSHIPS California Nurses Association National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants Nephrology Nurses Association
MEDICAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE DaVita Acutes Hospital Services Preceptor /Instructor Peritoneal Dialysis / RN 2013-2014 Instructor /Infection Control Surveillance Hepatitis B, 2013-2014
HOSPITAL EMPLOYMENT DaVita Dialysis, RN, 11/30/2009- 2/2016 Fresno Community Hospital (CRMC) Emergency Dept., RN, 06/07/2010- 10/08/2010 Country Villa Madera Rehab, RN / RN SUPERVISOR 11/05/2009 – 11/2010 Valley State Prison for Women, LVN, 12/06/2007- 11/04/2009