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Nursine S. Jackson, M.S.N., R.N. 

Licensure

Professional Registered Nurse -  Pennsylvania 

EDUCATION

1980-83     Masters of Science in Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

1973-77     Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Additional Coursework/Credentialing

2000          Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Nursing, American College of Forensic Examiners

1994-99     Certified Specialist in Medical – Surgical Nursing, American Nurses Credentialing Center .

1988-89      Course work, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Family Practice program, Graduate School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

1985            Vascular Technologist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Peripheral Vascular Lab, University Drive, Pittsburgh, PA.

1983            Cardio-thoracic Surgical Intensive Care Staff Nurse, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.

1983-87       Critical Care Registered Nurse (C.C.R.N.), American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

1983           Smoking Facilitator, American Cancer Society “Fresh Start” 

1979-91      Certification - CPR Instructor & Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association, Cambria-Somerset, PA

1978           Critical Care RN, Cambria-Somerset District of PNA, Johnstown, PA

PROFESSIONAL NURSE EXPERIENCE 

1994 - ongoing  - Adjunct Nursing Instructor - University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing.

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Teaches Nurse Practitioner Liability for the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, Graduate School of Nursing

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Developed two Web-based tutorials used in the Forensic Nursing/LNC course:

The Role of the LNC in developing a Medical Negligence case.

LNCing in a Computerized World – hardware and software for your practice

 

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Provided vascular surgery lectures to graduate and undergraduate nursing students through 1995

 

2002 - present  Legal Nurse Consultant - independent contractor

with the Law Offices of Mark R. Bower, P.C., New York, NY

 

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    Screen, evaluate cases for merit, then develop all medical-legal cases for a plaintiff’s law firm

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    Provide case management

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    Identify and work with expert witnesses.

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    Produce, procure medical exhibits and photographic documentation of injuries & damages

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    Develop deposition and trial questions and strategies

 

1987 - 2003 Legal Nurse Consultant - Law Offices of Odermatt & Jackson, Pittsburgh, PA

 

1987 - present  Legal Nurse Consultant - Independent Consulting Practice, Pittsburgh, PA 

1985 - 93    Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center / Veterans Administration Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA   Responsibilities:

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    Clinical Coordinator - vascular surgery service and vascular outpatient clinics.

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    Educator - VAMC nursing personnel and University of Pittsburgh graduate and undergraduate nursing students.

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    Clinician - provided inpatient and outpatient vascular surgery patient care and wound care.

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    Researcher - coordinator of VA Coop Study 141-comparative efficacies of graft materials in lower extremity revascularization; Also involved in: symptomatic stroke study, abdominal aneurysm; prostaglandin inhibitors for wound healing; TcPO2 in predicting wound healing; clinical efficacy of Trental; reliability of preoperative cardiac evaluations

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    Committee Membership: Vascular Multi-disciplinary Committee, Utilization Review, Clinical Practice Committee, Patient Education Committees.

1984 - 85    Critical Care Staff Nurse Open Heart Intensive Care Unit, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. 

1981 - 83    Assistant Professor, Mt. Aloysius Junior College, Cresson, PA. 

1980 - 81    Assistant Professor, Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA

1980    Critical Care Staff Nurse, Head and Neck unit,. Eye and Ear Hospital (currently UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA

1977 - 80    Critical Care Staff Nurse,  Intensive and Coronary Care Units and Emergency Department, Lee Hospital, Johnstown, PA  

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants—Member: 1993- present

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Activities: Chapter President, Past-President, Acting Past-President x 2 years, Director at Large, Chairperson - Past President’s Advisory Committee member, Editor—Pittsburgh Chapter Newsletter LiNC (http://www.pittsburghchapteraalnc.org/the LiNC Newsletter.htm), Web site developer & webmaster (http://www.pittsburghchapteraalnc.org), Nominating Committee—National Office of AALNC.

Sigma Theta Tau – Eta Chapter (Honor Society of Nurses) Member: since 1982
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2003  - 2006 Board Member: Recording Secretary x 2 terms

American Heart Association - Member: since 1982

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1988, Member of Speaker’s Bureau

Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) - Member: 2003 - present

bulletMember, Speaker’s Bureau – Women’s Health Issues

American College of Forensic Examiners - Member: 2000 - present

bullet Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Nursing
bullet 2005 and ongoing - Editorial Board

Society of Peripheral Vascular Nursing Member: since 1988

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1988-92, Member, Education Committee and co-editor of patient education booklet for care of venous disease

American Association of Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America)

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1999 and ongoing, Affiliate Member

 

 

Contact Information

Name

 Nursine S. Jackson

Title

 Legal Nurse Consultant

Company

 Law Office of Mark R. Bower, P.C.

Address

11 Park Place, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10007

E-mail

Nursine@BowerLawPC.com

Phone

(212) 240-0700

Fax

Provided upon request

 

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