Kathi L Waite, RN, MS, CCRN, CNRN, SCRN, CLNC

Littleton , CO
Phone: (303) 919-13-55
Website: http://kwaitelegalnurseconsulting.com/


Forty (42) two years of professional experience in critical care nursing that includes 17 years of leadership and management responsibility in a variety of specialties including Surgical/Trauma ICU, Burn Trauma ICU, MICU/CCU, CVICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, and Neuro ICU – affiliated with
major university teaching and research hospitals.
As a former nurse manager, for 10 years, I had responsibility for program development, strategic planning, fiscal resources and budget allocation, personnel management, and care-delivery outcomes for the Neurosurgical ICU. Currently, practice as a level IV Clinical Nurse in the New UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital ICU.
Since starting my legal nurse consulting business in 2017, I have reviewed and provided opinions on cases, both plaintiff and defense, in 15 states.

Clinical Experience
Clinical Charge nurse in an 18-bed ICU, level 3 trauma and primary stroke center. Caring for patient's post-op brain & spine, head & neck, oncology, ortho, thoracic, GI, and general surgery. Caring for Stroke/TPA patients as well as Heart Failure Sepsis, and Trauma patients.
Support post-cardiac Cath lab and Interventional patients ( Impella & IABP). Promote progressive mobility and safe patient handling and fall prevention in conjunction with PT, OT, and SLP therapies. Work with CRRT (dialysis) therapy, targeted temperature management for hypothermia post-cardiac arrest, as well as end-of-life, and organ donation procedures. Trained in Non-violent Crisis Prevention Interventions.

UCHealth Critical Care Nurse Practice Council 2018 to present
TCAR -Trauma Care after Resuscitation -2019
CLNC Certified Legal Nurse Consultant 2017 to present
CCRN Certified Critical Care RN (July 1984 to present)
NE-BC ANCC Nursing Executive Board Certification (2006 to 2016)
CNRN Certified Neuro RN 2011 to present (Neuroscience RN)
SCRN Stroke Certified RN 2013 to present

Specialties

  • Critical Care Surgery
  • Critical Care Medicine

Subpecialties

  • Nurse
  • critical care
  • brain injury
  • spine
  • stroke
  • sepsis
  • wrongful death
  • fall injury
  • critical care medicine
  • medical records review
  • standards of care
  • Nurse quality indicators
  • neurosurgery
  • post-op care
  • trauma
  • Post cardiac cath lab
  • pressure injury

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