Who am I?

2. Who am I? • Nancy Gonzalez, ARNP-BC, CLNC • I am a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. I am currently licensed as an Advance Registered Nurse Practitioner, nationally board certified in pediatrics. • Nursing experience in: • Adult neurosurgery • Adult critical care • Pediatric critical care • Burns • Nursing Education • Finance (Auditing/Cost recovery) • Case management/Clinical pathways

3. “Cost effectively furnishing you with the medical information you require for confidence and success.” • I will do this by utilizing: • my medical and nursing knowledge combined with clinical experience as a nurse and nurse practitioner • my experience creating concise, informative summations of pertinent medical information. • the Nursing Process in reviewing the medical record: • Assessment • Diagnosis • Planning • Implementation • Evaluation

4. Assess • Identification of injuries, history, and current medical conditions • Advanced medical research • Organize, interpret, and analyze the medical record, including: • Medical language and abbreviations • Diagnostics • Laboratory testing • Standards of care (Adherences to and Deviations from) • Legalities such as the Nurse Practice Act, informed consent, and HIPPA • Theories such as nonmaleficence, beneficence, autonomy • Plan of care • Hospital policy, procedure, and other applicable issues • Costs of services rendered

5. Diagnose • Ensure the medical record is complete, accurate, and identify any tampering • Network with other LNC affiliates as needed Plan • Assist in coordinating a case plan • Assist in preparing and interpreting interrogatory and deposition data for witnesses

6. Implement • Locate, screen, and interview expert witnesses • Assist in deposition and preparation of expert witnesses • Attending independent medical examinations • Assist in exhibit preparation Evaluate • Translate and summarize the medical record and relevant findings • Create a written or audible report of findings • Assess case for merit

7. Areas of practice including: • Personal Injury • Product Liability • Medical Negligence • Nurse Practitioner Issues • Toxic Torts • Worker’s Compensation • Risk Management • Medical Licensure Investigation • Fraud and Abuse • Criminal Law • Elder Law • Other Applicable Cases

8. Benefits • Increase your efficiency and improve case outcomes • Make your medically related cases more winnable • In most cases, work is done behind the scenes, and not discoverable • Medical records in a format to meet your needs, including: • Chronological summation • Narrative report • Time-line of the issues • Listing of client’s medically related costs • Medical research to support your strategy • Appropriate experts determined and located

9. Nancy Gonzalez, P.A. ARNP-BC, CLNC • Telephone:954-439-2643 • Website: www.nurse-consultant.com • Email: Nancy@nurse-consultant.com Please contact me for further information, brochure, or to set up a meeting. Thank you.