DIANE BROSCATO, RN, BSN

**** * ******** **, ****** Junction, AZ. Cell: 602-***-****.

EDUCATION

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE, AZ

BSN in Nursing. Minor-Biology.

Honors: High Honor Roll, Dean’s List 1980-1987

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Core science classes for nursing. GPA 4.0 1983-1984

Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ elective

Areas of concentration: sociology, communication.

NURSING LICENSE

Arizona RN 063494, Active. 1987-current

California RN-inactive 2017 (requires CEU’s)

NURSING/LEGAL CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

Sonoran Spine, RN consultant, 12/20---present

Joe Ori, Esq consulting 7/18---12/19

2701 E. Camelback Rd, Ste. 130

Phoenix, AZ 85012

Crawford and Kline law

Tempe, AZ 9/18—11/2020

Psychcheck, L.L.P.

Assisting with interviewing patients with disability claims, TBI, concussion and post concussive 2015-2/2018

syndrome and cognitive decline in MVA’s or dementia. Assisting a neuropsychologist in

implementing various cognitive and behavioral tests.

Contract nurse consultant (various firms), OB triage 2012-2015

Legal Nurse Consultant

Kendhammer and Partners, Phoenix, AZ (Ridenour, Swenson et al) 1995-2014

Review of medical records, P&P’s of facilities, medical research, prepare medical chronologies, medical reports, obtain healthcare experts, assess standard of care, deposition summaries, committee meetings, works with risk management, interview pertinent witnesses, experts.

Mercy Care Plan/RN OB Case Manager 1994-1995

Clinical management of patient’s care, care map, outcome analysis. Community referrals, work with social services, mental health, and physicians. Also, assessment of clinical path, discharge planning, education, home and work adaptations. Performed collaborative care with prior authorization, utilization management, and home health care.

John C. Lincoln Hospital/RN Labor and Delivery/OB 1987-1993

A staff nurse in L&D, couplet care, post partum, and float to Med Surg/ED. Duties included antenatal monitoring, assessment, labor patient care, post partum and newborn care. Occasional duties in surgery with c/s circulating nurse, assisting physicians with laboring patients.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Tokos Medical Corp.- High Risk OB nurse

Performed high risk OB monitoring of preterm labor patients, education, and home visits of same. 1992-1995

Worked in coordination with Phoenix Perinatal Associates at Good Samaritan Medical Center.

Phoenix Memorial Hospital-Graduate Nurse

Worked in L&D, Antenatal, post-partum, and med-surg, CCU, ICU. 1986-1987

CONTINUED EDUCATION AND LECTURES

-John C. Lincoln Hosp.

1994-AZ School of Real Estate course

1994-High Risk OB, monitoring, PCA, Phoenix, AZ.

1994-Child Protective Services-Domestic Violence and related issues.

1994-Chronic Disease Management/Cost containment-Quantum Health Resources.

1995-Ethical Nursing Issues-AALNC, Phoenix Country Club, AZ

1995-Trial Preparation-Hyatt, Phoenix, AZ

1996-Medical Legal Consulting course

12/96-Paralegal/consulting issues in Medical Malpractice

5/97-Medicine made Easy, Emergency Medicine/Legal issues.

6/97-Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Therapy, University Pharmacology Assoc.

9/97-Pediatric Infectious Disease/Pharmacology.

3/98-Annual Conference on Legal Medicine, Las Vegas, NV.

4/98-Pfizer intro.: Zyrtec, Diflucan, and Viagra.

2/98-“Take your time to do it right or litigate at your leisure!” -Tucson, AZ

2/99-Trial Net conference/med. legal research, Tucson, AZ.

4/00-AALNC-National Conference on Medical Legal Issues-St. Louis, MO.

2/00 and 2/99-Med. /Legal presentation/mock trial, Tucson, Az-SJH med/legal issues, presenter.

4/01-Obstetrical Conference-Phoenix Perinatal group-Paradise Valley, AZ

5/01-Medical legal presenter for residents at UMC, Tucson, AZ

2001-AALNC annual conference

9/02-Gyn Pain-MEDCEU, Phx, AZ

11/7/02- Medical Malpractice in Physical Therapy settings, Leadership Dev. Ctr, Phoenix, presenter.

2004 AANLC annual conference in Chicago, IL

2006-PMT, MMC, JCL, Tempe Fire Dept. “shadowing” of nurses/physicians for education of current clinical presentations.

2006 AHA ACLS Provider Course, Basic EKG, and Basic Pharmacology-LBW, LLC

Presentations: Medical Legal conference, UMC, Tucson, AZ, 9/97, presenter.

2008-CEU Breast feeding Women May have less Postpartum Weight Retention

2008-CEU 20-year-old soldier with 3-day history of dark, burning rash

2010-Scientific Assembly, Las Vegas (ACEP)

2012-EMS, nursing emergency transfer of patients/charting, Eagle Air Med in partnership with Dr. Jackimczyk

2013-Being in a med mal lawsuit, nursing charting, St. Luke’s Medical Center, presenter.

2013-CEU AALNC-The Changing Picture of Pharmacists’ Liability

2016-Concussions and Sports injuries, Barrow’s Neurological

2017-Mild Traumatic Brain Injury co-presenter with John T. Beck, Ph.D., AALNC.

VOLUNTEER/HOBBIESa

Volunteer for dog and charity events.

Interests in hiking, volunteering, biking, travel, snowshoeing, skiing, kayaking, reading, and travel.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS-

ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANTS

BLS certified 2023; (p)

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