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-  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 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  # 756976, California 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