RESUME

Michael B. Bechard, BSN, BSES, RN, CLNC, PE
P.O. Box 1282
Tarpon Springs, FL 34688-1282
Business Phone: (727) 741-3350
Fax: 727-937-4597
Email: mike@ehelps.net

QUALIFICATIONS

Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC) - Consulting Expert for plaintiff and defense attorneys. Services include but are not limited to: screen/investigate cases for merit, define applicable standards of care and deviations and adherences to the applicable standards of care. Assess alleged damages and/or injuries, identify factors that cause or contribute to allege damages and/or injuries identify and recommend potential defendants, conduct literature research, analyze and compare expert witness reports and other work products. Prepare deposition and trial examination questions, and assist in exhibit preparation.

Emergency Department as both Staff and Charge Nurse. Care for patients with acute stroke (CVA), hemorrhagic bleeds, acute heart attacks (MI) dissecting aortic aneurysms, pulmonary emboli, respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), GI Bleeds, Gunshot Wounds, and Cardiac Arrest. Care of patients requiring management of critical drips, intubation, and mechanical ventilation to acquire stability prior to being transferred to Critical Care Unit. Also, care for numerous non-emergent patients.

Travel Nurse Assignment in a 16-bed Critical Care Unit (CCU). Responsible for delivery of care to critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation, titration of critical drips, hemodynamic monitoring and computer charting. Also floated to Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) caring for open-heart patients on critical drips, mechanical ventilators and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP). Travel Nurse Assignment in Emergency Department.