Barbara St. Lawrence-Carson

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Experience: Legal Nurse Consultant/Team Leader

January, 2010 to present. Medical Research Consultants, Houston, Tx.

Review, summarization and analysis of medical records (including, but not limited to nursing records, operative records, Doctor’s office and hospital records, insurance records, lab values and radiology results/records, workman’s compensation records), prepare numerous work products, including triage reports, time lines, chronologies and, as team leader, performed quality review of same.

Staff Nurse- Operating Room

January-December, 2009 Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Houston, TX

Circulating OR nurse in various services, including ophthalmic, vascular, orthopedic, cystologic, gynecologic and general surgeries. Responsible for preoperative assessment, direct patient care in surgery, patient advocate, act as liaison between surgeons and family members, assist anesthesia services before, during and after surgery, assist surgeons as needed.

Act as patient advocate before, during and after surgery. Assure that JCHO and AORN standards and guidelines are met/followed, especially pertaining to patient care and safety.

Legal Nurse Consultant – contract

June, 2003 to December, 2009

Contract services provided to personal injury law firms and medical malpractice firms.

Review, summarization and analysis of medical records (including, but not limited to nursing records, operative records, Doctor’s office and hospital records, insurance records, lab values and radiology results/records, workman’s compensation records), prepare time lines, chronologies; obtain MD referral/consultation/expert opinion as requested; healthcare provider interviews.

Staff Nurse – Operating Room

September, 2006 to 2008. Christus St. John Hospital, Houston, TX

Circulating OR nurse in various services, including ophthalmic, vascular, orthopedic, cystologic, gynecologic and general surgeries. Responsible for preoperative assessment, direct patient care in surgery, patient advocate, act as liaison between surgeons and family members, assist anesthesia services before, during and after surgery, assist surgeons as needed.

Act as patient advocate before, during and after surgery. Assure that JCHO and AORN standards and guidelines are met/followed, especially pertaining to patient care and safety.

Staff Nurse – Operating Room

April 4, 2005 to September, 2006. Spring Branch Medical Center, Houston, TX

Reason for leaving: marriage and geographical move.

Circulating OR nurse in various services, including cardiovascular, vascular, orthopedic, cystologic, ENT, gynecologic and general surgeries. Responsible for preoperative assessment, direct patient care in surgery, act as liaison between surgeons and family members, assist anesthesia services before, during and after surgery, assist surgeons as needed.

Act as patient advocate before, during and after surgery. Assure that JCHO and AORN standards and guidelines are met/followed, especially pertaining to patient care and safety.

Staff Nurse - Labor and Delivery (Travel Contract)

July, 2004-December, 2004 Alta Bates Medical Center, Berkeley, CA

Staff nurse in high risk, high volume labor and delivery – responsible for primary patient care, including labor assessment and management, antepartum assessment and management, postpartum assessment and management, infant assessment and management, education, assistance with anesthesia placement and administration of multiple labor/delivery specific meds, assist physician with procedures and prepare patient for surgery as required.

Staff Nurse – Labor and Delivery (Travel Contract)

December 2003-June, 2004 Christus St. Joseph, Houston, TX

Staff nurse in high risk, high volume labor and delivery – responsible for primary patient care, including labor management, antepartum care and management, postpartum care and management, infant care and management, education, assistance with anesthesia placement and administration of multiple labor/delivery specific meds. Also, responsible for circulating and recovering labor/delivery patients requiring surgery.

Charge Nurse – Labor and Delivery

July, 2003-December, 2003 Houston Northwest Medical Center, Houston, TX

Responsible for staffing labor and delivery, triage unit and antepartum. Directly responsible for patient care in all areas. Served as liaison between physicians and nurses, physicians and patients as needed; acted as resource for staff, as needed; responsible for scheduling of procedures, assisting with direct patient care as needed, which included

primary patient care, including labor management, antepartum care and management, postpartum care and management, education, assistance with anesthesia placement and administration of multiple labor/delivery specific meds.

Legal Nurse Consultant

September, 1998-June, 2003 Hilburn, Shores, & Sherer, Houston,, TX

Review and summarization of legal and medical documents; healthcare

provider interviews; attend and assist at trial; contact of experts for

review and trial assistance, organization of records prior to and during trial;

filing of various legal documents; preparation for trial, preparation for

depositions, assist in client, and expert interviews.

Clinical Manager

February, 1997-September, 1998 Matria Healthcare, Houston, TX

Responsible for the placement and home visits of homecare nurses;

responsible for the staffing, supervision of “inside” nurses”, responsible for

clinical evaluations of staff; responsible for weekly required homecare nursing

meeting; responsible for Quality Improvement and monthly

reports; responsible for coordinating insurance and provider care; responsible

for staff education; assisted in marketing of services

Relief House Supervisor

Relief Charge Nurse

May, 1994-February, 1997 Woman’s Hospital of Texas

As House Supervisor, responsible for nurse staffing in hospital (including\

agency scheduling); responsible for Patient satisfaction; served as liaison

between physicians, administration, staff and patient; responsible for

assessment of treatment room patients; responsible for any patient transfers

to/from hospital; responsible for calling in personnel for

emergencies/procedures (nursing, and ancillary staff); provide additional

patient care as needed.

As Relief Charge Nurse – both charge and staff responsibilities previously

mentioned.

Staff Nurse – Labor and Delivery

December, 1993-May, 1994 Lutheran Hospital, Denver, CO

Staff nurse in labor and delivery – responsible for

primary patient care, including labor assessment and management,

antepartum assessment and management, postpartum assessment and

management, infant assessment and management, education, assistance

with anesthesia placement and administration of multiple labor/delivery

specific meds, assist physician with procedures and prepare patient for

surgery as required. Also responsible for baby care – floated to postpartum

unit and nursery.

Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse – Labor and Delivery

1990-1993 & 1981-1988 Woman’s Hospital of Texas, Houston, TX

Staff nurse in high risk, high volume labor and delivery – responsible for

primary patient care, including labor assessment and management,

antepartum assessment and management, postpartum assessment and

management, infant assessment and management, education, assistance

with anesthesia placement and administration of multiple labor/delivery

specific meds, assist physician with procedures and prepare patient for

surgery as required.

Office Nurse

January, 1992-August, 1993 Dr. Ivor Safro, Houston, TX

Responsible for patient chart maintenance, review and communication of lab

values; responsible for prescriptions; assisted with office procedures;

performed various procedures; served as liaison between MD and patients –

received patient calls; made hospital rounds on patients; responsible for

vendor meetings and obtaining medication samples, etc. for office.

Responsible for pre-op education.

Childbirth Educator

1980-1990 Christus St. Joseph, Houston, TX

Served as childbirth educator – full Lamaze classes (7 weeks), including

didactic presentations, exercise/massage education and physical tours of

facility.

Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery

1979-1981; 1977-1970 Christus St. Joseph, Houston, TX

Staff nurse in high risk, high volume labor and delivery – responsible for

primary patient care, including labor assessment and management,

antepartum assessment and management, postpartum assessment and

management, infant assessment and management, education, assistance

with anesthesia placement and administration of multiple labor/delivery

specific meds, assist physician with procedures and prepare patient for

surgery as required.

Staff Nurse, Gyn Oncology

Sept, 1979-Nov., 1979 – M.D. Anderson, Houston, TX

Responsible for direct patient care; participated as medication nurse; (team

nursing format); provided patient education.

Education

University of Texas, Austin and Houston, TX

1973-1977

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Multiple seminars pertaining to legal issues in nursing and medical care

References

References are available on request.

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