CURRICULUM VITAE

Vickie Halstead RN, CVNS, CCRN, CEN, CLNC

Personal Information

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Circle Pines, MN 55014

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abpmhl@r.postjobfree.com

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Academic Preparation

Graduated in March 1973 from St. Barnabas School of Nursing in Minneapolis

Graduated in August 2003 with honors form Kaplan College

45 credit Legal Nurse Consultant Program

Professional Experience

Owner of The Critical Difference (sole proprietorship) 1989 to present

Independent emergency/critical care education

Independent legal nurse consulting

North Memorial Medical Center in Minneapolis 1989 to present

Part time staff nurse/charge nurse Emergency Department

Casual staff nurse ICU and Critical Care Response Team

Level I trauma center with 350 beds

Pediatric and adult patients in ED and ICU

Rischmiller & Knippel June, 2003 to present

Prosecution expert witness and consultant for 3 medical malpractice

cases

Reviewed medical records and rendered opinions

Testified at trial

Anoka County Attorney (Robert Goodell) July, 1999 to July, 2000

Defense expert witness for medical malpractice case

Reviewed medical records, testified at deposition and trial

MacKenzie & Dornik April, 2005

Reviewed medical records to determine merit of case

Fairview Lakes Hospital in Wyoming, MN 2001-2003

Casual staff nurse Emergency Department

RN Preceptor for Genentech, Inc. 1992-2000

Drug company that produces thrombolytics (TPA)

Provided education for hospital nurses in conjunction with sales staff

Favorite Nurses (agency/pool nurses) 1986-1987

Casual staff nurse in ICU s and telemetry floors

Nurse Educator for Baxter Edwards Company 1984-1986

Assisted sales staff in educating ICU nurses on use of a medical device

Life Link III (critical care transport) in St. Paul 1981-1989

Educator (in-house and outreach)

Public relations

Flight nurse: helicopter and fixed-wing

Critical care transport nurse on ground ambulances

Transported adult and pediatric patients

University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis 1979-1981

Staff nurse Surgical ICU and Pediatric ICU

Metropolitan Medical Center in Minneapolis, 1975-1979

ICU 3-11 Shift Nurse Leader

Pediatric and adult patients

Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis 1973-1975

Staff nurse Medical-Surgical floor, ICU, CCU

Professional Organizations

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) since 2002

American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) since 1978

Local chapter board member 1983-1986 and 1993-1994

Certifications

Cardiovascular Nurse Specialist (CVNS)

Completed 6 month full-time course in Houston, Texas, 1975

Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) since 1980

Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) since 1992

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

References

Available upon request

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