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Nursing expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including geriatric nursing, pediatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, oncology nursing, and emergency nursing. Some of the most common specialties among nursing expert witnesses also include critical care nursing, forensic nursing, surgical nursing, obstetric and gynecological nursing, and community health nursing. They have provided opinions on the effects of medication errors, patient safety issues, standards of care, medical malpractice, and patient advocacy.

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Long-term Care Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Long-term Care Nursing Expert Witness

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Missouri

This expert has been a practicing nurse for nearly 20 years. A licensed registered nurse, she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Kansas and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri. This expert has extensive experience in quality control and ensuring proper standards and protocols are being followed and met. A Risk Management Consultant for...

Geriatric Medicine and Nursing Home Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Geriatric Medicine and Nursing Home Care Expert Witness

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California

This expert is an extremely well-qualified internist with additional experience and interest in geriatrics, palliative medicine, and hospice care. She has published more 28 peer-reviewed primary publications, review articles, invited articles, abstracts and book chapters. This expert has also traveled, giving numerous presentations on geriatrics, palliative medicine and hospice care. She...

Long Term Care Administration Expert WitnessView profile

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Long Term Care Administration Expert Witness

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Florida

This expert has been an administrator in every kind of long term senior living community, from independent living through nursing homes. He has actively participated in long term care peer organizations and served on numerous boards and committees in the nursing home/assisted living community field. Formerly, this expert was an administrator at Hampton Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a...

Critical Care Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Critical Care Nursing Expert Witness

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Georgia

This expert has over 42 years of experience as a nurse. She received her B.A. in Communications and Journalism from Georgia State University and her A.S.N. in Nursing from Fairmont State University. Her past positions have included working at Emory University, Piedmont Hospital and Northlake Medical Center. Her experience includes caring for patients in a critical care setting, an open heart...

Emergency & Critical Care Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Emergency & Critical Care Nursing Expert Witness

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Kansas

This highly qualified, certified and published expert earned his bachelor of science in nursing and biology from the University of Kansas, and his masters of sciences degree in nursing from the University of Kansas. He also received his doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree from the University of Kansas. He previously served as a Critical Care Registered Nurse at numerous regional hospital...

Nursing  Neonatal Intensive Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Nursing Neonatal Intensive Care Expert Witness

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California

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years experience in her field. She completed both her BSN and MSN at Loyola University, and earned her DNP at the University of San Francisco. She is certified in Neonatal Intensive Care, and has published several books and numerous articles on this subject. She has previously worked as a Neonatal Intensive Care Staff Nurse at numerous hospitals, as well...

Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Nursing Expert Witness

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California

This expert has worked as a registered nurse for over 42 years. She earned her RN diploma from Massachusetts General Hospital and BSN and Masters in Nursing from California State University. She is a Board Certified Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist for 34 years and Certified Emergency Nurse for 30 years. She has done clinical practice as an RN in ICU, ED, PACU, Telemetry, and Med Surg. She also...

ER Nursing  Trauma  ER Nursing Practice and Management Expert WitnessView profile

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ER Nursing Trauma ER Nursing Practice and Management Expert Witness

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Nebraska

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Texas

This experienced expert earned her BSN and MSN from Nebraska Methodist College, and her CLNC from Kaplan University. She is a certified Trauma Nurse, Emergency Nurse, Emergency Pediatric Nurse, and Trauma Nurse Specialist. She is a member of the the Emergency Nurses Association, and the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She is a recipient nof the Nursing Excellence Award through...

Nursing  Hospice Care  Fall Prevention Expert WitnessView profile

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Nursing Hospice Care Fall Prevention Expert Witness

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Nebraska

This qualified expert received her BSN from Union College in Nebraska and her MS in Forensics from the Nebraska Wesleyan University. This expert is a registered nurse, is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Care and has 15 years of experience in nursing settings. She has received multiple certifications, including: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association, a Sexual Assault...

Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Nursing Expert Witness

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Wisconsin

This expert is Board Certified in Ambulatory Nursing, and has been a registered nurse for over 35 years. She has provided multiple presentations focusing on patient issues, and was awarded the Writer of the Year Award from the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing. In addition, she publishes articles on telehealth and other nursing issues. She has project leading expertise and she has led...

Medical Surgical Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Medical Surgical Nursing Expert Witness

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New York

This expert is a certified Medical-Surgical Nurse. She received her Associate's in Registered Nursing from Erie Community College and Bachelor's in Nursing from the University of Buffalo. She is a member of several reputable nursing societies including the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses, the Association of Peri-Anesthesia Nurses, and the Western New York Professional Nurses Association. She...

Anesthesia and Critical Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Anesthesia and Critical Care Expert Witness

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Oregon

This expert has over twenty five years of experience as a nurse anesthetist (CRNA), as well as 8 years as a critical care registered nurse (RN). Over his career, this CRNA worked as an independent contractor as the sole anesthesia provider for multiple rural critical access hospitals and surgicenters across Oregon and Washington. Much of his work has been as a clinician and Chief Nurse...

Neurosurgery and Critical Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Neurosurgery and Critical Care Expert Witness

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South Carolina

This qualified expert received her BS in nursing from Georgia Southern University and is a certified neuroscience registered nurse. She has almost 10 years of experience at an academic medical center as a preceptor, instructor, and as clinical staff. She is also a certified ELNEC (End of Life Nursing Education Consortium) nurse and co-wrote her intensive care unit's policy on care of the...

Oncology Nursing  Cancer Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Oncology Nursing Cancer Care Expert Witness

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California

This exceedingly qualified expert in Oncology Nurse Specialist is considered a pioneer of Oncology Nursing in the United States and is known internationally as a leader her field. She published the first textbook on Oncology Nursing in the United States and over 300 Peer-Reviewed articles and book chapters. She brings over 40 years experience as an Oncology Nurse in 5 Major Cancer Centers in...

Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Expert Witness

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California

This qualified expert earned her BS in nursing from San Diego State University and went on to earn her MS in nursing at Grand Canyon University. She is nationally certified as a registered nurse certified in neonatal intensive care and is a neonatal resuscitation provider. Formerly, she served as an advanced clinician in the NICU of Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns and as a...

Cardiology  Cardiothoracic Surgery  Critical Care Nursing Expert WitnessView profile

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Cardiology Cardiothoracic Surgery Critical Care Nursing Expert Witness

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Kansas

This highly qualified nursing expert has extensive experience in his field and is skilled in cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and critical care nursing. After earning his BS in nursing from Washburn University, this expert went on to obtain his MS in nursing there as well. He is certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and holds additional certifications in advanced cardiac...

Long term care  Skilled nursing  Medical-Surgical  Telemetry Expert WitnessView profile

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Long term care Skilled nursing Medical-Surgical Telemetry Expert Witness

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Mississippi

This highly qualified nurse has extensive experience in her field. Her areas of expertise include long term care, skilled, medical-surgical, and telemetry nursing. She received her AS in nursing from Meridian Community College, her BS in nursing from the University of Alabama, and her MS in nursing from Loyola University. Formerly, she has served as an occupational health RN at Nursing Corp Inc.,...

Rehabilitation Nursing  Nursing  Wound Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Rehabilitation Nursing Nursing Wound Care Expert Witness

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Alabama

This expert earned her AAS from Jefferson State Community College and her BS from Jacksonville State University in nursing. She is a licensed registered nurse with additional certifications as a rehabilitation registered nurse and wound, ostomy, and continenece nurse. She is active in her field as a member of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses and the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses...

Life Expectancy Calculation  Internal Medicine  Geriatrics  Nursing Home Care Expert WitnessView profile

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Life Expectancy Calculation Internal Medicine Geriatrics Nursing Home Care Expert Witness

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Massachusetts

This well-qualified expert has been in the field of geriatric medicine for over 25 years. After earning his BA from Pitzer College, he went on to earn an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. He earned his MD from The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and went on to complete an Internal Medicine residency at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship...

Nursing Home Care & Internal Medicine Expert WitnessView profile

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Nursing Home Care & Internal Medicine Expert Witness

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Maryland

This highly-qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in internal medicine and nearly 15 years of experience with nursing home care. She received her BS in biology from Xavier University of New Orleans before earning her MD from the University of Maryland and completing her internal medicine residency at Temple University. This expert is board-certified in internal medicine and certified...

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The Average Nursing Expert Witness
Charges $325 / Hour

Based on hourly rates. Compare expert witness rates across thousands of specialties in all 50 states.

  • Review Fee

    $250

    Fee info

    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

  • Deposition Fee

    $325

    Fee info

    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

  • Court Fee

    $400

    Fee info

    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

Nursing Expert Witness FAQs

A nursing expert witness provides insight into standards of care, patient safety, and medical procedures. They can testify on whether these standards were met in a specific case.

Nursing expert witnesses are often needed in medical malpractice cases, personal injury suits, wrongful death claims, and elder abuse cases.

Subspecialties include pediatric nursing, geriatric nursing, oncology nursing, critical care nursing, and more. Each can provide specialized knowledge for specific cases.

A nursing expert can explain proper medication administration protocols and identify if any deviations occurred that may have led to harm or injury.

Certified nurses have demonstrated expertise in their specialty through rigorous exams. Their certification lends credibility to their testimony and insights.

Expert Institute offers a personalized approach to help you find the highest quality experts. We source actively-practicing professionals who match all your requirements for specialty areas, work experience, litigation history, fee range, certifications, location, and more.

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