EDUCATION

1981 Bachelor of Science, Nursing Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas

1985 Master of Arts, Business Management Webster University St. Louis, Missouri

CETIFICATIONS

• Certified Case Manager exam, December 1997
• Certified Nurse Administrator, Advanced Level, 1996
• Certified Legal Nurse Consultant, Medical-Legal Institute, Houston, Texas

Registered Nurse/Case Manager

NURSING EXPERIENCE

Owner, Medical-Legal Case Strategies

Coordinated and facilitated the medical care of Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation claimants for attorneys and insurance companies, including:

• Life Care Planning for long-term & catastrophic illnesses/injuries
• Nursing Assessments
• Nursing Plans for Care
• Coordinating treatment plans between physicians, physical therapists and clients
• Ongoing assessments/evaluations to facilitate return to work
• Cost Analysis Reports to detail savings

Co-Owner/President, Diverse Strategies, Inc.

Corporation presents educational seminars for Registered Nurses

1995-1997 Nurse Case Manager/Supervisor (Home Health) Part-time

1992-1997 Shift Supervisor, Kaiser Hospital Part-time

• Coordinated staffing on weekends
• Acute problem solving for medical & nursing staff, patients & family members
• Interprettation of Policies and Procedure for staff and patients
• Coordinated transfer of patients from other hospitals
• Coordinated patient care from admission to discharge

1994-1997 Special Procedures Nurse, Diagnostic Imaging Department (MRI, CT Scan, Nuclear Medicine and Angiography), Part-time

• Assessed, monitored, sedated and scheduled critical adults/children, (in-patients & out-patients) for the above imaging procedures
• Administered more than 25 I.V. contrast media/day
• Assessed patients for Contrast Reactions

1992-1994 Nurse Manager, Telemetry Unit, St Francis Medical Center, Honolulu, HA (1992-1994)

Night Supervisor/Staff Nurse, ICU/Burn Unit, Chico Community Hospital, Chico, CA (1990-1992); Oroville Medical Center, Oroville, CA (1988-1990); Southeast Alabama Medical Center, Dothan, Alabama (1987-1988); St. Francis Medical Center, Alexandria, LA, ICU/Open Heart Unit (1992-1984

• ICU
• Medical-Surgical Unit
• Psychiatric Unit
• Neurological Rehabilitation Unit
• Pharmacy
• Central Supply

1984-1987 Vice-President of Patient Care, Catahoula Memorial Hospital, Jonesville, LA

1981-1982 Charge Nurse, Hadley Regional Medical Center, Hays, KA , Medical-Surgical Unit (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Case Management Society of America
• Association of Medical Management Nurses, (Chairman of Education Committee)
• Hawaii State Nurses Association
• American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
• Professional Women's Network

PUBLICATIONS

• "Nursing Notes" (Quarterly Newsletter for attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants)
• "Case Notes" (Semi-monthly Newsletter for Workers' Compensation Claims Adjusters & Insurance Carriers
• "Nursing Strategies" (Crossword/Cognitive book of puzzles for medical personnel)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Consumer Lawyers Association, Honolulu, HA
• University of Hawaii (Paralegal classes)
• Diverse Strategies, Inc. (Nursing Education Seminars: EKG Basics/Intermediate and Entrepreneurial classes for women in business)
• University of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama (Guest Speaker)

You may contact Lisa Morgan, RN, President of Legal Nurses OnLine®,
MedXperts.com™ and LegalNurses.com at the following E-mail address:
MorganRN@legalnurses.com