Tennessee Legal Nurse Consultants

Debbie Fernando, RN, BS, CLNC
Company: Legal Nurse Consultants of the Tri-Cities
Title: CEO
1008 Whittling Wood Drive
Johnson City, TN 37601
Office Phone: 423.737.8941
Alternative Phone: 423.282.2906
Website: www.legalnurseconsultants-tri-cities.com
Email: DebFernandoCLNC@aol.com
Years RN: 27
Years Consultant: 1
Experience:
27 years of working as a RN in different hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in the Tri-Cities.  The surgical positions included preparing the patient for surgery, caring for them post-operatively, and caring for them until discharged home or to the floor.  Endoscopy experience was mainly administration of conscious sedation.
Specialties:
Post Anesthesia Care; Ambulatory Surgery; Endoscopy (Gastrointestinal and Pulmonary); Administering Conscious Sedation; ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) instructor.
Other Pertinent Information:
Certified in Legal Nurse Consulting; Software includes Case Soft and Smart draw where I can reproduce anatomical events and also criminal scenes and vehicle accidents.

Linda S. Pruitt, RN, LNC
Company: Pruitt & Associates Legal Nurse Consultants, LLC
Title: CEO
102 Fentress Court
Rockvale, TN 37153
Office Phone: 615.631.3871
Alternative Phone: 615.417.4724
Website: www.legalnurses4healthandjustice.com
Email: RN4health@comcast.net
Years RN: 25
Years Consultant: 1
Experience:
D.O.N, Long term care, MDS, Infection Control, Risk management, Critical Care, Cardiology, Infusion, GI, Wound care, and Medical-Surgical.
Specialties:
Critical care/Trauma, Medical-Surgical, Geriatric/Nursing Home, Cardiac Care, GI/Endoscopy, Wound Care, Personal Injury, Home Health, IV Infusion.
Other Pertinent Information:
Services include case review for merit, chronologies, research, expert witness location, evaluation of standards of care.  Identify case strength and weaknesses and establish important areas of focus.