Registered Nurse Medical

CAROL J. RHODES RN, LNC

LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT

Curriculum Vitae [pages 2-3]

Medical-Legal Remedies, Inc.

*****-** ***** ****. # ***

Jacksonville, FL 32250

Phone: 904-***-****

Fax: 904-***-****

mailto:abps8d@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.jaxlegalnurse.com/

CAROL J. RHODES RN, LNC

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

MEDICAL-LEGAL REMEDIES, Inc. (2004-PRESENT)

LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT

Carol J. Rhodes RN, LNC is President/Owner of Medical-Legal Remedies, Inc. offering professional legal nurse

consulting services for legal professionals. Ms. Rhodes has over23 years experience as a professional registered nurse

and has been practicing as a legal nurse consultant [LNC] since 2004. As a nurse and LNC, Ms. Rhodes evaluates,

analyzes, and renders informed opinions concerning healthcare facts and resulting outcomes, assimilates medical

literature with related guidelines, standards of care, and professional regulations concerning medical issues involved

in litigation. Ms. Rhodes provides medical summary reviews, chronologies, evaluates pre-suit cases and case merit

reviews with a primary focus in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, and Nursing Home Litigation. As an adept

graphic artist, Carol J. Rhodes RN, LNC produces custom timelines, medical pictures, graphs, and x-rays. MLR clients

include Florida Attorneys and Claims Management Services. Professional memberships include Associate Member of

the American Bar Association [ABA]. American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants [AALNC]. Northeast Florida

Paralegal Association [NEFPA]. American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses [ASPAN].

PLAZA SURGERY CENTER (1996 - 2006)

PREOPERATIVE/PACU RN [RECOVERY ROOM RN]

PACU RN: Screened and admitted preoperative patients, initiated IV access, assisted anesthesia with pre-surgical

blocks, recovered surgical patients, assisted Pain Clinic MD s, provided pre-op and post-op teaching. Surgical

Procedures: Orthopedic, Pediatric, ENT, GYN, Ophthalmologic, Podiatry, Plastic, GI, Urology, Chronic Pain Management

Procedures, Nerve Ablations, Endoscopies, and General Surgery. Assisted Pain Clinic and OR for Nerve Ablation

procedures. Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support [ACLS], Pediatric Advanced Life Support [PALS]. Basic

Life Support for Healthcare Provider [BLS]. Professional memberships: American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses

[ASPAN], Association of periOperative Registered Nurses [AORN].

HOSPICE OF NE FLORIDA (1991-1996)

CASE MANAGER/HIGH TECH RN

RN Case Manager: Performed high tech procedures [Insertion of intravenous lines, pain management, wound care,

palliative chemotherapy and other complex medical procedures] for terminally ill patients in home settings and nursing

homes. Evaluated and admitted prospective patients, trained new employees, provided in-services to community,

physicians and employees concerning pain management and palliative care, resource for field RN s and Certified

Nursing Assistants [CNA]. Provided on-call services for after hour emergencies. Member of Intravenous Nurses Society

[INS]. BLS and ACLS Certified.

JACKSONVILLE SURGERY CENTER (1989-1991)

PACU RN [RECOVERY ROOM RN]

PACU Charge RN: Freestanding Outpatient Surgical Center: Recovery Room RN. Medication RN [Ordered all

Medications for center & OR]. Cross-trained for Pre-op RN and OR as RN Circulator. Certifications: Advanced

Cardiovascular Life Support [ACLS]. Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider [BLS]. Critical Care Certificate [10/1990].

FIRST COAST MEDICAL CENTER (1988-1989)

PACU RN [RECOVERY ROOM RN]

PACU Charge RN: Hospital Recovery Room [inpatient and outpatient]. Cross-trained as OR Circulator and Emergency

Room RN. Quality Assurance Representative for PACU. On call for surgical emergencies 3-4 days/nights per week.

Obtained Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support [ACLS] in conjunction with mandatory Basic Life Support for

Healthcare Provider [BLS].

CAROL J. RHODES RN, LNC

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Professional Experience:

ST. LUKES HOSPITAL (1984-1988)

STAFF/TELEMETRY RN

RN, QA Rep: Oncology, Surgical, Urology, Coronary, and Post Open Heart Patients. 1986: promoted to Charge RN for

Cardiac Telemetry Unit & managed 20-bed Coronary Telemetry Unit on weekends [Baylor Shift] - responsible for

staffing, evaluations, employee training and MD rounds. Cross-trained as Emergency Room staff nurse. Quality

Assurance Representative and Preceptor for new RN s. Certifications: Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider [BLS].

Certifications: Telemetry. Intravenous [IV] Administration.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Associate of Science in Nursing (ADN 1984) GPA: 3.15

Florida Community College of Jacksonville, Florida

Professional Registered Nurse Licensure (1984-Present)

Professional Registered Nurse (RN), State of Florida

Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate (2003-2004)

Kaplan College, Boca Raton, Florida

Legal Nurse Externship (12/2004-3/2005)

Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy, Graham & Ford, P.A., Jacksonville, Florida

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

ABA Associate Member of the American Bar Association [abanet.org]

AALNC American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants [aalnc.org]

ASPAN American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses [aspan.org]

NEFPA Northeast Florida Paralegal Association [nefpa.org]

Updated September 2008

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