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.

Valerie K. Harwood, RN, PLNC
Company: Apex Professional Legal Nurse Consulting
Title: Owner, Registered Nurse
1227 Weston Pass #102
Germantown, TN 38138
Office Phone: 901.515.8701
Alternative Phone: 901.827.0509
Website:
Email: apexplnc@gmail.com
Years RN: 13
Years Consultant: 1
Experience:
I am a Registered Nurse with over 12 years in multi-specialty areas of nursing.  I also have a Bachelor's Degree in Corporate Communications and use a successful systematic approach to evaluating, analyzing, research and writing.  As an experienced healthcare professional, I can bridge the gap between law and medicine.
Specialties:
My specialties include Post Anesthesia Care, Intensive Care, Cardiology and Neurology.
Other Pertinent Information:
As a member of the litigation team, I will bring specialized healthcare education and clinical experience to the medically related issues of the litigation process.

Penny Lamascus
Company: Penny Lamascus Legal Nurse Consulting
Title: RN MBA CNOR LNC
6675 Jones Lane
Murfreesboro, TN 37127
Alternative Phone: 615.971.9806
Website:
Email: pnlamascus@gmail.com
Years RN: 25
Years Consultant: 4
Experience:
Majority of experience has been in the PeriOperative environment. Pre-Op, Endoscopy, Surgery, and Post-op care both inpatients and ambulatory.
Specialties:
Past certification in ambulatory perianesthesia (CAPA) and now certified in OR nursing (CNOR).
Other Pertinent Information:
Will graduate as Women's Health/Adult Nurse Practitioner with MSN from Vanderbilt in Dec 2012.

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.