Dorothy A. Pollock, RN, BS, CNOR, LNCC

EDUCATION:
1994 Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration (BSHCA), St. Joseph’s College, Windham Maine
1968 Diploma Registered Nurse, Roosevelt Hospital School of Nursing, New York, New York

SPECIALTY TRAINING/ CERTIFICATION:
1999-Present Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC)
One of only 600+ LNCCs in the US Nationally Board Certified by the professional nursing organization and credentialing body of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC), Chicago, IL; LNCC eligibility criteria and exam is administered by the national AALNC Certification Board reflective of the current spectrum of LNC practice/ expertise in the adjudication process focusing on issues of medical/ nursing negligence and/ or malpractice, standards of care, and/ or damages; personal injury; workers’ compensation; product liability/ toxic tort; risk management; criminal/ forensic practice; & administrative health law.
 Participated in the 1st pilot program testing for the AALNC National Board Certification process of Legal Nurse Consultants, Dallas, Texas (April 1998).
 Compiled over 600 didactic educational hours focusing on adjudication process and the role of legal nurse consultants as an evolving advanced practice nursing specialty.

1997-Present Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR)

1997-Present Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider

1994-Present Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider

MED-LINK Legal Nurse Consulting Services, Hacienda Heights, CA., is a professional nurse-managed service-oriented business. Professional services specializing in consultative health care investigation; expert case review and analysis; medical/ nursing research; procurement of, and consulting with, experts for deposition or trial testimony; and providing legal support services to attorneys regarding the health care issues of litigation. Current and prospective clientele include both plaintiff and defense counsel who practice in the field of medical malpractice and negligence, personal injury, and workers’ compensation. LNC market niche services include:
 Extensive testifying experience with both plaintiff and defense counsel including arbitration, and Federal
Courtroom testimony.
 Extensive DME experience and acute assessment skills providing defense medical examination
(DME/IME) accompaniment.
 Developed Standards of Care regarding “The Obstetrical Patient Undergoing Non-Obstetrical Surgery”

PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXPERIENCE/ EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
2003-Present Adjunct Assistant Professor Mt. San Antonio College; Walnut, CA. Clinical Instructor
Peri-operative Nursing and Medical Surgical, part time, RN Program.
1984-2014 Surgical OR Nurse; Circulating and Scrubbing; at Citrus Valley Health Care Partners: Queen of the Valley Hospital Campus, West Covina, CA
1982-1984 Charge Nurse Medical-Surgical Unit/ Relief House Supervisor, Park Avenue Hospital, Pomona, CA
1976-1982 Surgical OR Staff Nurse, Whittier Hospital Medical Center, Whittier, CA
1974-1976 Surgical Staff Nurse/ Relief Supervisor, Huntington Hospital, Huntington, N.Y.
1971-1974 Private Duty Nurse, North Shore Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y.
1969-1971 Charge Nurse, Middletown State Mental Hospital, N.Y.
1968-1971 Staff Nurse, Coronary Care Unit (CCU), Dialysis, Operating Room, Medical Surgical Floor, Horton Memorial Hospital, Middletown, N.Y.