Nursing Expert Witnesses

Hospitals & Medical Services Expert Witness Listings

Nursing expert witnesses may be found here. On this page you will find nursing experts in every subspecialty of nursing such as nurse practitioners, nursing administrators, and nursing supervisors. These experts may testify on coronary care units(CCU), medical ICU, intravenous care, midwifery, obstetrics, triage, bariatrics, surgical ICU, neurological nursing, surgical nursing, operating room nursing, pain management nursing, pediatric nursing, hospital nurses, recovery room nursing, and radiology nursing as well as medication errors, failure to alert attending physicians as to change of a patient’s status, failure to monitor patients properly, and fall precautions, among other topics.

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Vera Juris - Provider of Nurse Expert Witnesses and Legal Nurse Consultants
Vera Juris is a national medical-legal consulting firm that provides nurse expert witnesses to medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys. We help both plaintiff and defense lawyers develop an informed understanding on whether nurses met the standard... Learn More ›

LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT Donna S. Jones (DSJ & Associates, LLC)
Donna has over 45 years of experience in the medical field including; Critical Care, Coronary Care, Respiratory Critical Care, Neurological Critical Care, and, Progressive Care. Her expertise includes nursing negligence and malpractice, personal injury,... Learn More ›

Nursing Experts
Elite Medical Experts is a physician-based firm that identifies and aligns practicing, top-tier Board Certified nurses as expert witnesses with legal professionals. Our Nursing experts can address a vast number of situations in medical malpractice litigation. Learn More ›

Krista Dillon (Tennoh Legal Nurse Consulting)
Ms. Krista Dillon is an active practicing Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience. She has vast experience including Medical/ Surgical, Critical Care, and currently Emergency Room and Nursing Supervision. Ms. Dillon's focus over her career has... Learn More ›

Mariann F. Cosby DNP, MPA, RN, PHN, CEN, NE-BC, LNCC, CLCP, CCM, MSCC, CSN, FAEN (MFC Consulting)
MFC Consulting provides an array of independent consulting services to attorneys and insurance carriers. Services include development and /or review of Life Care Plans, Medical Cost Projections, Medical Bill Reviews, Medicare Set-Aside Allocations, Catastrophic... Learn More ›
Michael D McMunn NP CCHP-MH, CCHP-A (Nurse and Nurse Practitioner Standard of Care)
Location: Georgia
Areas of Expertise: Providing professional services in correctional healthcare legal proceedings. Specializing in nurse and nurse practitioner standard of care determination. Experience testifying: NP, CNS, PA, RN,...
Susan Thibeault (CRNA)
Location: Connecticut
Areas of Expertise: Yale-trained nurse anesthetist leader in active clinical practice with 19+ years of experience. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) experience includes both operating room and non-operating...
Monica B Mount (MGMLNC, LLC)
Location: Massachusetts
Areas of Expertise: As a doctorally prepared, board certified Emergency Room nurse practicing in a level 1 trauma center I have extensive expertise, precise critical thinking skills and strict attention to detail. I am the...
Georgia J Persky (Georgia Persky Consulting LLC)
Location: New York
Areas of Expertise: Georgia J. Persky RN, MBA, PhD, CLNC, is a Columbia University trained nurse researcher, educator and executive with over 40 years of broad Clinical Nursing experience (inpatient and surgical) including...
Eleanor Kenney (Kenney & Associates)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Kenney has been a practicing registered nurse for over 58 years, a nursing and EMS educator for 40 years and a legal consultant since 1980. She has experience in deposition, trial, government hearings...
Nancy Nielsen BSN, RN (Nancy Nielsen RN Consulting )
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Nancy is a Registered Nurse with 40 years experience in neonatal intensive care (NICU) nursing in large level III & IV county and academic institutions. She has decades of experience in attending high-risk...
Darlene Parks (Parks & Associates Medical-Legal Consultants, LLC)
Location: Connecticut
Areas of Expertise: Darlene Parks, RN, BSN, Legal Nurse Consultant, has practiced in the field of nursing for 30+ years of which 21 years were served in nursing administration as a Director of Nursing/Nursing Director. Her...
Medical Advisors, Inc./Technical Network Consulting Service
Location: Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise: Your Link To Americas Most Qualified Experts! Get the right Expert and the right Service! Medical Advisors, Inc. provides top ranked Board Certified physicians and academicians in all medical specialties....
Christina A Sanders, MSN, RN, ANP-BC (Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Christina Sanders is a board certified Nurse Practitioner with bachelors and masters degrees from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She serves as a nurse practitioner expert witness for both plaintiff...
Peter-Brian Andersson (Board Certified Neurologist)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Andersson, a Board Certified Neurologist and Associate Professor at UCLA, specializes in traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, complex regional pain syndrome, capacity, headaches, memory disorders,...
Karen Lynn Lefler, MSN/Ed, APRN, NNP-BC (ACP Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC               Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Expert Witness)
Location: North Carolina
Areas of Expertise: 38 years of experience in the field of Neonatology/Newborn Care of which the past 29 years as a Board-Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, primarily functioning in the maximum level of Neonatal Intensive...
Elite Medical Experts
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Elite Medical Experts is a physician-based firm specializing exclusively in medical litigation. Our one goal is to align top-tier university professors with the legal community. We secure experts for medical litigation from every medical and surgical speciality.
Julie A. Armstrong, PsyD, RNCS
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Licensed Psychologist (CA Psy 16001, and IA Psy 105064; AZ 4952 - inactive) and Clinical Nurse Specialist/RN with more than 30 years of experience provides Psychological Evaluation and Assessment, and...
Martha Heath Beach, DNP, MS/Ed, RN, CNS, ARNP, CRC, CCM, CDMS, CNOR, CLCP, CNLCP, CCRN, CNRN, CCNS, ACNP-BC, LNCC (Law Nurse, LLC)
Location: Florida
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Martha Beach DNP, MS/Ed, RN, CNS, ARNP, CRC, CCM, CDMS, CNOR, CLCP, CNLCP, CCRN, CNRN, CCNS, ACNP-BC, LNCC Neurocritical Care Nurse Practitioner Critical Care Trauma Clinical Nurse Specialist Certified...
DJS Associates, Inc.
Location: Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise:
Yolanda Anderson (Colorado Care Consultants)
Location: Colorado
Areas of Expertise: Yolanda Anderson is a Registered Nurse and has been working in the Emergency Department for more than 25 years. A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant with a detail-oriented approach. She is knowledgeable...
April Johnston, LNHA, RN (Expert Consulting Services)
Location: Massachusetts
Areas of Expertise: April Johnston is a seasoned clinical director and licensed nursing home administrator with a robust background in managing personnel, finances, facility operations, and admissions. With 14 years of nursing...
Doreen R Casuto (Rehabilitation Care Coordination)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Rehabilitation Care Coordination was founded in 1989 by Doreen Casuto. Today we are an office of nearly 20 nurses, social workers, therapists and more. We are a Nurse Life Care Planning and Case Management...
Gordon Varuska III, RN (HealthAdvise, LLC)
Location: South Carolina
Areas of Expertise:
Linda L. Davis (Expert Consulting Services)
Location: Massachusetts
Areas of Expertise: Linda L. Davis, RN, WCC, is a seasoned registered nurse with over two decades of experience, specializing in wound care, long-term care (LTC), and skilled nursing facility (SNF) operations. She has held...
Mary E. Dellefield (self-employed)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am an experienced expert witness for nursing practice in a skilled nursing facility with 29 years experience in this role. For the past 38 years, I have worked, almost exclusively, as a registered nurse...
Claire M. Young, BSN, RN, PHN, CEN (YLNC Young Legal Nurse Consultant, LLC)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Claire Young has 25 years of experience in Nursing, over 22 years in the Emergency (ED, Trauma, Critical Care) setting, and continues to work in the Emergency Department. She is a member of the Emergency...
Kristen Rawlett, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, CNE (KER Healthcare Consulting)
Location: Maryland
Areas of Expertise: Professor Rawlett is a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP), a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) and Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) with an active clinical...
Stacy L. Donnelly (DJS Associates, Inc.)
Location: Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise: Stacy Donnelly is a licensed Registered Nurse with 20+ years’ experience working in Nursing Homes, Skilled Rehabilitation Facilities, Personal Care Units, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities. As...
Erik C Lyons (MSN, NP-C, RN, CCRN, CLNC)
Location: New York
Areas of Expertise: Mr. Erik C. Lyons, MSN, NP-C, RN, CCRN, CLNC is a board certified, Adult Health Nurse Practitioner with over 8+ years of of inpatient and outpatient Nurse Practitioner / Nursing experience, which includes:...
Rebekah R Herrmann (Legal Med Experts)
Location: Minnesota
Areas of Expertise: Hello! My name is Rebekah Herrmann. I have been a nurse for over 23 years but more recently I became a Skilled Nursing Facility leader with over 6 years of experience as a Director of Nursing, Assistant...
Rebekah Price, MSN, APRN, FNP-C (Robson Forensic Inc.)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Rebekah Price MSN, APRN, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner & Health Care Expert Rebekah Price is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C), Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), and is licensed...
Teresa L Matthews (Advanced Healing, Inc)
Location: Ohio
Areas of Expertise: Teresa Matthews is a Family Nurse Practitioner licensed in multiple states. Her independent practice has been devoted to Wound Care Management as it pertains to long term care, home care, assisted living,...
Medilex Inc.
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: MEDICAL EXPERTS IN 180 SPECIALTIES, FREE INITIAL TELEPHONE ANALYSIS BY OUR DIRECTOR, A COST-CONTROL GUARANTEE...AND NO EXPERT SEARCH FEES–ALL MONIES ARE APPLIED TO THE EXPERT'S ACTUAL WORK. Medilex...
Patricia Gleason-Wynn, PhD, LCSW, CSW-G, BSN, RN-BC (Park Dietz & Associates, Inc., a nationwide, interdisciplinary forensic expert firm)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Patricia Gleason-Wynn, PhD, LCSW, CSW-G, BSN, RN-BC has over 40 years of experience working with older adults and caregivers in various settings including hospitals, nursing homes, palliative care, geriatric...
Ashley Leak Bryant PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN (Bryant Healthcare Consulting, PLLC)
Location: North Carolina
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Ashley Leak Bryant is an actively practicing registered nurse. She is an expert clinician, educator, and researcher with more than 20 years of clinical experience and is a Distinguished Professor in...
Ashley R. Didonna, CRNA
Location: Massachusetts
Areas of Expertise: Ashley Didonna is a licensed Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist qualified to consult, examine, and testify on topics related to the conduct of anesthesia performed by CRNAs. She holds over 15 years...
Karen Doyle (Expert Medical Review)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Karen Doyle is an actively working Certified Advanced Life Support Neonatal Nurse with 38 years in-hospital Nursing & has served as a Neonatal/Pediatric Nurse Expert for 27 years with extensive experience...
Susan Minter (SUSAN MINTER DNP APRN LLC)
Location: Florida
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Minter is a double board certified AANP nurse practitioner, in both family and adult specialties. She has over 35 years experience in healthcare, and currently is a primary care provider in one of...
Janet G Attard (The Legal Nurse Consultant Group)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: The Legal Nurse Consultant Group under the direction of Jan Attard provides comprehensive, timely, and thorough opinion for Attorneys, Insurance Companies, and Medical Groups for the purpose to evaluate...
American Medical Forensic Specialists
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: MEDICAL EXPERTS FOR MALPRACTICE & PERSONAL INJURY CASES AMFS is America's premier medical expert witness and consulting company. We are a trusted partner with the legal community and provide a superior method of retaining medical experts.
John B Caputo (J & L Anesthesia Service, LLC)
Location: West Virginia
Areas of Expertise: CRNA leader. Clinical experience includes all types of anesthesia techniques: inhalation, total IV anesthesia and balanced techniques (adult and pediatric), epidural & spinal anesthesia as well as peripheral...
Linda L Morris, Ph.D., APN, CCNS, FCCM
Location: Illinois
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Linda L. Morris has unique experience in critical care, education, research, and rehabilitation nursing. She has over 18 years’ experience as a tracheostomy specialist, and is the co-editor and author...
ForensisGroup, Inc. (The Expert of Experts)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: For over 30 years, ForensisGroup has provided the nation’s top law firms, businesses, insurance companies, government entities with highly qualified expert witnesses and consultants. Experts referred by...
Maryann Eissler, LNHA, RN (Expert Consulting Services)
Location: Massachusetts
Areas of Expertise: Maryann Eissler is a highly regarded nursing home administrator and registered nurse specializing in healthcare management and patient care. Maryann holds licenses as both a Nursing Home Administrator...
Jeffrey G Nicholson, PhD, PA-C (PA EXPERTS NETWORK (PROVIDING PA, NP and RN EXPERTS NATIONWIDE))
Location: Wisconsin
Areas of Expertise: Contact Jeffrey Nicholson, PA-C, PhD for any case involving physician assistants or nurse practitioners. He will either help you personally or coordinate an expert from his NETWORK OF QUALIFIED PA AND...
Kristen McQuillan, RN (HealthAdvise, LLC)
Location: Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise:
Carol A Ingalls BSN, RN, PHN, CEN, CCRN
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Carol is an active practicing Registered Nurse with 37+years of experience in emergency nursing. She has extensive experience and expertise in adult and pediatric nursing in various Emergency Department...
Kathy Richard (Expert Consulting Services)
Location: New Hampshire
Areas of Expertise: Kathy Richard is a seasoned leader in healthcare and nursing administration, with a wealth of experience spanning multiple decades in hospital operations and healthcare systems. Throughout her career,...
Suzanne E Arragg (SEA & Associates Medical Legal Consulting Inc)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Ms. Arragg is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant with over 40 years of nursing experience. Since 1985, she has held a wide variety of nursing positions within various healthcare institutions. Her nursing...
Jason Goodwin (Jason C. Goodwin, RN, MSN, MPH, CNOR)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am an accomplished senior healthcare executive with experience within academic medical centers, integrated healthcare organizations, multi-hospital/multi-site systems, and free-standing fee for service...
Elizabeth Cook, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, CPM, CNL, RN, FACNM
Location: Iowa
Areas of Expertise: I am a Doctor of Nursing Practice. I have 6 degrees in nursing and midwifery. I am a Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Leader, and...
Tiffanie L. Bova, NHA, RN, WCC, DWC, RAC-CT (Robson Forensic)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Tiffanie Bova is a nationally licensed Nursing Home Administrator, Registered Nurse, Wound Care Specialist, Diabetic Wound Care Specialist, and an expert in Resident Assessment Coordination. She applies...
Rebecca McCarthy, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CDONA (NURSING HOME EXPERT, Nursing standards of practice for patients with Pressure Ulcer, Falls or any Nursing Standards of Practice issues.  )
Location: New Jersey
Areas of Expertise: Rebecca is a board-certified geriatric nurse with over 23 years experience working in NURSING HOMES/Skilled Rehabilitation/Long Term Care Facilities. Rebecca served in positions as Vice President of Nursing,...
Tammy Starion (Expert Consulting Services)
Location: Massachusetts
Areas of Expertise: Tammy Starion is an accomplished healthcare professional with over a decade of dedicated service as a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and registered nurse. With a proven track record of success in...
Kathleen Martin, RN, MSN, MPA, LNHA, CPHQ, WCC, HACP (Kathleen Martin   (sole))
Location: Arizona
Areas of Expertise: Ms. Kathleen Martin, is an experienced Health Care Administrator/past Director of Nursing with 25+ years of nursing experience; Lic NH Admin; Wound Care certified; specialties include General Nursing,...
ESTHER W BRANT, DNP, RN, LNC (E Brant Consulting )
Location: Maryland
Areas of Expertise: Esther Brant is a doctoral prepared healthcare professional with an extensive diverse experience. She has over 35 years of nursing, in acute-care hospital, Long-term care, assisted living, home health,...
Tammy Dalton (Expert Consulting Services)
Location: Massachusetts
Areas of Expertise: Tammy Dalton, DON, is a distinguished expert in nursing and healthcare services, with a focus on nursing standards, patient care, and healthcare ethics. With extensive experience spanning both bedside...
Michael E Mayfield (Tripoint Consulting)
Location: Florida
Areas of Expertise: Michael Mayfield has been a critical care nurse for over 10 years specializing in primarily neurology and neurosurgery. He now uses that expertise as a costing expert in creating and examining Life Care...
Nursing FAQs

What is a nursing expert witness?

A nursing expert witness is a hospital nurse, emergency nurse, emergency medicine nurse, emergency room nurse, or emergency department nurse who provides testimony regarding the standard of care for a particular patient population or type of nursing intervention.

What is the role of a nursing expert witness?

Nursing expert witness provides testimony on nursing practices, standards of care, and patient outcomes.

How much can a person make as a nursing expert witness?

Nursing expert witnesses can earn anywhere from $200 to $450 or more per hour, based on the particulars of the case, and the type of expert work needed.

What are the qualifications of a nursing expert witness?

To qualify as an expert witness in nursing, the individual should have an active clinical practice, a current nursing license, and experience in the relevant nursing specialty.

In legal proceedings, how is evidence gathered by a nursing expert witness?

A nursing expert witness gathers evidence through reviewing medical records, conducting interviews with patients and healthcare providers, and providing their professional opinion on the standard of care provided.

What type of cases typically involve the testimony of a nursing expert witness?

Cases involving medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, personal injury, and wrongful death often require the testimony of a nursing expert witness to provide insight and professional opinions on the standard of care.