Cheryl Cusimano, RN, BSHA Care Cap, Inc., President Legal Nurse Consultant and Expert Witness Location Firm
Professional Objective: Legal Nurse Consultant with knowledge of standard of practice in all areas of nursing including but not limited to Emergency Room, Trauma, Home Health, Medical Surgical, Critical Care, Operating Room, Pre and Post Anesthesia, Orthopedics, Psychiatric, Geriatric, Nursing Home, and Assisted Living Facility.
Expert witness location firm with database of over 1500 medical and non-medical experts to meet your specific case needs.
Professional Education: Warren National University B.S., Health Care Administration 2009 Palm Beach Community College, A.S., Nursing 1984
Professional Certification: ACLS, CPR, Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate
Professional Registration: State of Georgia Registered Nursing License, # RN 188086 State of Florida Registered Nursing License, # RN 1557912
Professional Experience:
1999-Present Care Cap, Inc / President / Lake Worth, Florida / Dallas, Georgia
President of legal nurse consulting firm which provides full attorney medical legal support services. Responsible for directing the efforts of nursing staff and professional consultants in assisting with medical claims, quality assurance, and risk management reviews, summaries, analysis, chronologies, timelines, organization, research and acquiring pertinent medical literature. Develop a network of medical and non-medical experts to work together in applying rigorous standards in medical claim review and testimony. Presuit, Deposition, Mediation and Trial support for complex medical cases including personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, wrongful death, toxic tort and nursing home abuse. Serve as Fact Witness to present medical records evidence testimony at trial to provide the jury with an understanding of the pertinent issues in an organized, systematic, and memorable format.
2008- Present Paulding Hospital-Wellstar / Weekend Option RN / Dallas, Georgia
Staff RN in Emergency Department.
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