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Legal Nurse ConsultantsMADELINE GOOD, R.N., M.S.N., L.N.C.C. is a Legal Nurse Consultant. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Barry University and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Miami. She has over 20 years of clinical nursing experience in the areas of critical care, cardiovascular nursing, and emergency room nursing. She also has significant medical-managerial experience including Quality Assurance and Risk Management. She is an active member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants for which she holds a Director position on a national level. In addition, she is an active member of the American Heart Association and provides training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to the lay public as well as medical personnel. CECILE N. KAPLAN, R.N., B.S.N. is a legal nurse consultant. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the College of New Jersey in 1984. She has over 20 years of nursing experience with a concentration in surgical nursing, including vascular, thoracic, open heart, general, gynecology, plastic, pediatric, trauma and ophthalmic surgery. In addition, she has extensive experience in presenting in-service education to colleagues and medical students in her areas of expertise. She is a Certified Nurse in the Operating Room (CNOR) and a Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA). Ms. Kaplan is an active member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. (AALNC) and a member of the Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN). MAUREEN LANCELLOT, RN. MSN. MBA. is a Registered Nurse with over twenty-eight years of experience in a wide variety of clinical, educational, managerial and legal positions (Legal Nurse Consultant, Claims Analyst, Nursing Professor, Director of Nursing, Nurse Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager, Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Staff Nurse). Prior workplace settings include for profit, not for profit, teaching and public healthcare hospitals and third party administrator/law firm setting. Her scope of practice covers critical care, telemetry, medical/surgical, outpatient clinic, emergency department, dialysis, nursing education and wound care. Ms. Lancellot is actively involved as Nursing Professor/Area Chairperson with University of Phoenix, where she received the South Florida Faculty of the Year Award, 2006, and the Nursing Faculty of the Year Award, 2005. Ms. Lancellot holds a Masters Degree in Nursing and an MBA Degree in Health Care Administration from the University of Miami. She is a graduate of the Florida Risk Management Institute Legal Nurse Consultant Program. Ms. Lancellot is a member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants and Sigma Theta Tau International/Omicron Delta Chapter. PATTI A. MEEKS, JD, BSN, RN, LHRM is a nurse attorney. She earned her BSN from University of Florida College of Nursing in 1979 and became licensed as a Registered Nurse in Florida in 1980. She subsequently practiced nursing for over ten years at a large local hospital in the medical intensive care unit, psychiatric unit, and operating room. She then attended Florida State University College of Law, where she was a member of the Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, published a journal article, earned two book awards, and graduated with high honors in 1993. She has since practiced in the areas of medical malpractice defense and health law in South Florida at a private law firm and an academic institution, where she also gained experience in healthcare risk management and claims administration. KARLA MELE, RN. is a Registered Nurse. She graduated
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