Medical Nurse

Linda Shea Alley

*** **** ****** **: 207-***-****

BSN, RNC, CLNC

PMB #372 Fax: 207-***-****

Ellsworth, ME 04605 *******@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Ellsworth, Maine

Med/Surg Night Charge RNC May 1993 – Present

• Experience in Med/Surg, ICU/Tele, OPSU/PACU, OB/Nursery, House Supervisor.

• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.

• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.

• Record patients' medical information and vital signs.

• Interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.

• Record patients' medical information and vital signs.

• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.

• Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.

• Refer patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.

• Implement medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related

therapeutic procedures as prescribed by physician.

• Implement infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.

• Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS),

and other condition stabilizing interventions.

• Document data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or

treatment changes.

• Observe nurses, ancillary staff and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.

• Manage patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non pharmacologic interventions, monitoring

patients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.

• Administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.

• Administer medications (including educating patient and family about purpose and possible side effects) appropriately

as ordered by physician.

• Assess urgent and emergent health conditions using both physiologically and technologically derived data.

• Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests and screening procedures based on assessment results,

differential diagnoses, and knowledge about age, gender and health status of clients.

• Prepare rooms, with equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.

• Interpret information obtained from electrocardiograms (EKGs) or radiographs (x rays).

• Set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices such as colostomy or tracheotomy equipment, mechanical

ventilators, catheters, gastrointestinal tubes, and central lines.

• Assess the needs of patients, & their families, including assessment to identify potential health or safety problems.

• Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life threatening instability.

• Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.

• Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members.

• Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care teams to plan, manage, or assess patient treatments.

• Obtain specimens or samples for laboratory work.

• Collaborate with patients to plan for future health care needs or to coordinate transitions and referrals.

• Assist patients in organizing their health care system activities.

• Analyze the indications, contraindications, risk complications, and cost benefit tradeoffs of therapeutic interventions.

• Assess the impact of illnesses or injuries on patients' health, function, growth, development, nutrition, sleep, rest, quality

of life, or family, social and educational relationships.

• Treat wounds or superficial lacerations.

• Distinguish between normal and abnormal developmental and age related physiological and behavioral changes in

acute, critical, and chronic illness.

• Assess the needs of patients' family members or caregivers.

• Provide formal and informal education to other staff members.

• Perform administrative duties that facilitate admission, transfer, or discharge of patients.

Shea Alley Legal Nurse Consulting Ellsworth, Maine

Certified Legal Nurse Consultant March 2013 – Present

• Identify, locate, review and interpret relevant medical records, hospital policies and procedures, other essential

documents and tangible items.

• Organize, tab and paginate medical records for easy reference.

• Prepare chronologies of the medical events involved in a case.

• Summarize, translate and interpret medical records.

• Screen cases for merit.

• Identify, locate, summarize and interpret applicable standards of care.

• Identify adherences to and deviations from the applicable standards of care.

• Identify causation issues, assess damages/injuries and identify contributing factors.

• Identify and recommend potential defendants.

• Identify issues of tampering with the medical records.

• Develop written reports for the attorney’s use as study tools.

• Search and summarize medical and nursing literature and integrate results of the search into case analysis.

• Analyze the validity of research studies relied on by all parties.

• Coordinate and attend independent medical examinations.

• Develop life care plans.

• Expand the attorney’s medical library

• Interview plaintiff and defense clients, key witnesses and experts.

• Consult with healthcare providers.

• Meet with other consultants and service providers on the attorney’s behalf.

• Identify, locate and interface with testifying experts needed for the case.

• Communicate with appropriate expert witnesses for deposition and trial.

• Analyze and compare testifying experts’ reports and other work product.

• Help prepare witnesses and experts for deposition and trial.

• Serve as an expert witness and testify to the nursing standard of care.

• Prepare questions for deposition or trial examination (direct or cross).

• Prepare interrogatories and requests for production.

• Review and draft responses to various legal documents and correspondence for the attorney’s signature.

• Analyze and summarize depositions and past testimony.

• Assist with exhibit preparation and other demonstrative evidence.

• Attend courtroom proceedings when relevant.

• Coordinate and assist in facilitating focus groups and mock trials.

• Assist in resolution of cases through alternative dispute resolution, such as arbitration and mediation.

Yesterday’s Children Inc. Ellsworth, Maine

Per diem Charge Nurse at Birchwood Living Center August 2009 – August 2012

Maine Veterans Homes Bangor, Maine

Per diem Night Staff RN August 2009 – August 2010

Ellsworth Adult Education Ellsworth, Maine

CNA, CNA M & CPR Instructor January 1999 – April 2003

St. Joseph’s Hospital Bangor, Maine

Per diem Nursing Supervisor August 1999 – August 2001

Olsten Health Services Ellsworth, Maine

Per diem CPR Instructor March 1997 – December 1997

Summit House Health Facility Ellsworth, Maine

Per diem Charge Nurse October 1993 – May 1994

Yesterday’s Children Inc. Ellsworth, Maine

Residential Staff at Surry Road Residence September 1992 – November 1993

First Step Care Center Ellsworth, Maine

Director of Infant/Toddler & Preschool Facility March 1988 – May 1990

Yesterday’s Children Inc. Ellsworth, Maine

Director of Surry Road Residence and Activity Coordinator for Agape House March 1987 – April 1988

Ellsworth Developmental Center Ellsworth, Maine

Supervisor of Fundamental Program for Living Skills December 1984– May 1986

EDUCATION

Ellsworth High School Ellsworth, Maine

High School Diploma, Jun 1980

Mount Ida Junior College Newton Centre, Massachusetts

Human Services AA, Jun 1982

University of Maine Orono, Maine

Nursing BS, May 1993

Credentials and Licenses

• Maine State Board of Nursing Licensed Registered Professional Nurse #R036727, 1993

• ANCC Certification in Medical Surgical Nursing, 1993

• Vickie Milazzo Institute Certification as Legal Nurse Consultant, 2013

Affiliations

• ANA, American Nursing Association

• MSNA/NNU, Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses United

• AMSN, Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses

• ANCC, American Nurses Credentialing Center

• NACLNC, National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants

• AALNC, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants

• JERKLNC, Juris Educational Resource Knowledge for Legal Nurse Consulting

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