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Medical-surgical nursing nurse expert witness

A testifying expert in medical-surgical nursing explains the standard of care and whether it was met. Credibility starts with a clinical background that matches the care at issue. Med-surg cases frequently involve missed deterioration on busy floors.

What it costs

$1,450–3,900

Estimate for about 1,000 pages of records

How fast

Report in 2–4 weeks; testimony by agreement

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What the medical-surgical nursing nurse checks

  • Post-operative monitoring and failure to rescue
  • Fall-risk assessment and prevention
  • Pressure injury prevention
  • Escalation of abnormal vital signs and labs

What the review examines

  • Vital sign trends and early warning scores against the frequency ordered and unit policy
  • Nursing assessments and reassessments after abnormal findings
  • Each escalation: who was called, when, what was said and what was ordered
  • Chain of command and rapid response activation criteria
  • Opioid and sedation monitoring, including capnography and pulse oximetry
  • Handoffs between shifts and transfers between units
  • Staffing and assignment on the shifts in question

Proposals come from license-verified medical-surgical nursing nurses, with their fee and turnaround.

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Records to request

  • Vital sign flowsheets and monitor or telemetry data, with timestamps
  • Nursing notes, including late entries and their audit trail
  • Physician orders and call or page logs
  • Rapid response and code records
  • MAR, especially opioids and sedatives
  • Facility policies on vital signs, escalation and rapid response
  • Staffing records and assignment sheets
  • Intraoperative nursing record and count sheets

What you get

  • Consultants who state they testify, with their testimony rates
  • Clinical specialty, years of practice and certifications on every profile
  • License verification before any consultant can propose
  • Record review, report and testimony arranged directly with the expert you hire

Medical-surgical nursing consultant profiles

Christina M. Example profile

Med-surg RN, 24 years

12 yrs consulting · TN

CLNC Medical chronologyRecord summaryStandard of care review +1 more
Med-surg
$135/hr Testifies Plaintiff & Defense

Evelyn P. Example profile

Long-term care RN, 24 years

12 yrs consulting · OH

LNCC Medical chronologyMerit screeningStandard of care review
Long-term care / SNFMed-surg
$135/hr Plaintiff & Defense

Zachary W. Example profile

Pediatric RN, 16 years

11 yrs consulting · TN

CLNC Medical chronologyRecord summaryStandard of care review +1 more
PediatricsMed-surgNICU
$150/hr Testifies Plaintiff

Sean P. Example profile

Orthopedic RN, 19 years

10 yrs consulting · TN

CLNC Medical chronologyRecord summaryStandard of care review +1 more
Orthopedics / rehabPerioperative / ORMed-surg
$125/hr Testifies Defense

Jose B. Example profile

ICU RN, 19 years

8 yrs consulting · FL

Medical chronologyMerit screeningStandard of care review
ICU / Critical careNICUMed-surg
$150/hr Plaintiff & Defense

Paul T. Example profile

Med-surg RN, 14 years

8 yrs consulting · AZ

Medical chronologyMerit screeningStandard of care review
Med-surg
$135/hr Plaintiff & Defense
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Describe the case without names. License-verified nurses in the right specialty send proposals with their experience and rate. Records are shared only after you hire, in an encrypted workspace.

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