Irma A. Groot, RN, CNOR(E), DABFN, fellow ACFEI
forensic nurse examiner & consultant
Areas of Expertise

Forensic Nursing                                       Operating Room Nursing                    General Nursing (Ward & Nursing Home)
Intensive Care Nursing                           Flight Nurse (fixed wing)                   

Experience

Operating Room Nursing (Scrub & Circulate)
            In-patient, Out-patient, Scopes, Pain Clinic, Radiology & Special Procedures, including Conscious Sedation.
            Correct Site, Correct Patient, Correct Consent, Correct Marking, Correct Time-Out(s) prior to incision.
            Correct intra-operative counts.   Operating room injuries - positional & equipment.
            Charting.   Sterile techniques.  Instruments - handling and types.  Standards of Care.
Critical Care Nursing.  All aspects.  Ventilators, Medications, Codes, Bed-side procedures, Sterile vs. clean. 
           Standards of Care.
Flight Nursing.  Stressors of Flight.  Safety.  Military aircraft and in-flight care,
          pre-flight preparations & precautions.  Standards of Care, Compliance.
Forensic Nursing.  Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Elder Abuse, Homicide.  Examinations, Evidence Collection,
         Handling and Disposition,  Reports and Documentation, Expert Testimony, Forensic Photography, Colposcope,
         Standards of Care, Compliance, Text Book Reviewer, Abstract Reviewer.
Nurse Manager - Medical Surgical.  
Geriatric Nursing.
Telemetry Nursing.  
Medical-Surgical Nursing. 
Infection Control
Pulmonary Nursing.
IV  & Chemotherapy Nursing.   
Nursing Home.
Computerized & Hard Copy (Paper) Records
                  Charting - Operating Room, Intensive Care,  Ward
                  Medication Administration & other documents
Charting - a comprehensive look, omissions and admissions, errors and contradictions
Care of the patient - Ethical Issues with
                  Medical Power of Attorneys, Living Wills  and Patients Rights, Wishes, Requests
Standards of Care vs. Actual care received & Gaps in care.
In-house Nursing Education (Civilian & Military).  
Nursing preceptor
                 Operating Room (Scrub & Circulate)
                 Intensive Care
                 Forensic Examiner. 
Instructor:  CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation)
                       TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum)
Presenter - "Our Boys are Coming Home - Forensic Implications of War"
                     "Forensic Awareness " (Hospitals, Associations, Corporations)
                     "Domestic Violence & Rape in Russia - Is it a problem in your community?"
Program Creator & Director - R.N. Intensive Care Unit Orientation
                                                         New Grads, Transition (Ward), and Returning to Work Force R.N.s
                                                         Preceptor Program in the Intensive Care Unit
Forensic Consultant - Research & Nurse Consultation -
                                                            Private Client - Los Angeles, CA
                                                            Private Client(s) - Loma Linda, CA , Apple Valley, CA
                                               Research, Chart Review and/or Expert Witness -  Defense
                                                            Alaska
                                                            Riverside  County
                                                            San Diego County Federal (USMC)
                                                            Texas (Federal/USAF)
                                                            Tulare County
                                               Clinical Instructor - Forensic Nurse Course & Symposium Palm Springs
                                               Text Book Reviewer - Elsevier/Mosby   Forensic Nursing Science, 2nd ed
                                               Research and/or  Expert Witness - District Attorney/Prosecution
                                                           Riverside County
                                                           San Diego County - multiple Cases
                                                           San Diego (Federal/USN)
                                               V.A. Medical Center - Phoenix, Arizona
                                               Undersecretary of Health, Veterans Administration, Washington DC
                                               Novgorod, Russia (region of 300,000 people)
                                                            Domestic Violence Program Development
                                                            Speaker/Presenter - Women's Congress
                                                            Forensic Education - Medical Examiner's Office Staff
                                              International Health Management    http://www.ihminc.com/our_people.htm

           
                          

 

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