Sharon Rennick RN,BSN,CLNC, is the founder of RSMK Medical-Legal Consulting. Ms. Rennick is a Registered Nurse and a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant with 22 years of clinical experience in providing full-range of nursing care to patients and families of all ages from economically and culturally diverse populations. Areas of expertise include Orthopedics, Neurosurgical and Medical-Surgical Nursing. The melding of this broad experience equips Ms. Rennick with a unique ability to provide support for attorneys involved in cases with medical-legal issues. Ms Rennick is a member of the following professional organizations: National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON) Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants (NACLNC) American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC)
Description
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe a general overview of Cauda Equina Syndrome.
2. Recognize documentation that is significant to changes in patient status that are related to Orthopedic Complications.
Ms. Rennick will present case studies of multiple orthopedic complications and discuss how they relate to medical malpractice cases from an expert witness point of view. Participants will learn the important symptoms related to Cauda Equina Syndrome and recognize documentation that is significant to changes in patient status and is related to orthopedic complications.