CURRICULUM VITAE
LORRAINE E. BUCHANAN (BURMAN) RN, MSN, CRRN
Certified
Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
LEGAL
NURSE CONSULTANT SPECIALIZING IN LIFECARE PLANNING FOR PERSONS WITH CATASTROPHIC INJURIES
Address:
214
Winged Foot Drive, Blue Bell, PA 19422
Telephone:
#610-275-5700
or #800-848-9776
Fax:
#(610) 275-2053
Tax ID #:
23-2830477
Birthdate:
May 3,
1951
Licensure: Pennsylvania #RN-19027-L
New
Jersey #NR83818
1/96
-
President
Independent Allied Health Consultants, Inc.
214 Winged Foot Drive, Blue Bell, PA 19422
2/91 - 12/95 Executive Director (sole proprietor)
Independent
Allied Health Consultants
3420
Midvale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129
2/91 -1998
Consultant
Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of
Delaware Valley
9/90 - 2/91
SCI
Coordinator of Special Projects
Regional
SCI Center of Delaware Valley
1/79 - 9/90
SCI
Project Coordinator
Regional
SCI Center of Delaware Valley
Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia,
PA
8/78 - 1/79
Rehabilitation
Clinical Specialist
Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia,
PA
1/74 - 8/77
Advanced
Staff Nurse
Rehabilitation
Unit, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
1977 - 1978
Masters
of Science in Nursing
Boston
University School of Nursing, Boston,
Massachusetts
Field Work: New England Regional SCI Center
University Medical Center, Boston, MA
Massachusetts
Rehabilitation Commission
Quincy
Area Office, Quincy, MA
1974 - 1976
Bachelor's
of Science in Nursing (BSN)
1972 - 1973
Associate's
of Science in Nursing (ADN)
Gwynedd-Mercy
College, Gwynedd
Valley, Pennsylvania
1969 - 1972
Albright
College
Reading,
Pennsylvania
9/78 - 1998
Lecturer --
Outreach & Emergency Care of SCI
Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of Delaware Valley
9/88 - 6/90
Clinical
Instructor
Department
of Nursing, College of Allied Health Sciences
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
9/81 - 9/82
Adjunct Assistant
Professor of Nursing
Graduate
Division, Widener University School of Nursing
Chester,
Pennsylvania
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American
Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
Philadelphia
Chapter Treasurer 1995-96
Association
of Rehabilitation Nurses
Certified
Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
Textbook:
Buchanan,
LE & Nawoczenski, DA: Spinal Cord Injury: Concepts and Management Approaches,
Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, January 1987
Textbook
Contributions:
Wetther,
KL & Buchanan, LE: “Defense Medical Examinations” in Legal
Nurse Consulting Principles and Practice, (2nd Edition), edited by P.W.
Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC, CRC Press, NY, 2003
Buchanan
LE: "Body Mechanics" in Procedures, The Nurse's Reference Library,
Intermed Communications, Inc., Springhouse, 1983, pp. 99-100
Buchanan
LE: "Patient Transfer from Bed to Stretcher"
in Procedures, The Nurse's Reference
Library, Intermed Communications, Inc., Springhouse, 1983, pp. 100-102
Buchanan
LE: "Patient Transfer from Bed to
Wheelchair" in Procedures, The
Nurse's Reference Library, Intermed Communications, Inc., Springhouse, 1983, pp. 102-104
Buchanan
LE: "Patient Transfer With A Hydraulic
Lift" in Procedures, The
Nurse's Reference Library, Intermed Communications, Inc., Springhouse, 1983, pp. 104-106
Buchanan
LE: "Patient Repositioning With A Turning
Sheet" in Procedures, The
Nurse's Reference Library, Intermed Communications, Inc., Springhouse, 1983, pp. 106
Buchanan
LE: "Patient Positioning And Alignment"
in Procedures, The Nurse's Reference
Library, Intermed Communications, Inc., Springhouse, 1983, pp. 106-109
Buchanan
LE: "Devices To Maintain Alignment and Reduce
Pressure" in Procedures, The
Nurse's Reference Library, Intermed Communications, Inc., Springhouse, 1983, pp. 109-110
Journal
Articles:
Buchanan,
LE: "LifeCare Planning,” feature
article, Verdict, publication of the
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Volume XII, Issue 10, June 1994
Buchanan,
LE, Ditunno, JF, Osterholm, JL, Cotler, JM, & Staas, WE: "Spinal Cord Injury: A Ten-Year Report,"
medical feature article, Pennsylvania Medicine,
Vol 93, June 1990, pp. 36-39.
Buchanan,
LE: "Overview of the Regional Spinal Cord
Injury Center of Delaware Valley," ASIA
Bulletin, publication of the American Spinal Injury Association, Fall, 1986
Buchanan,
LE: "Acute Care of Spinal Cord Injury,"
feature article, Facets, publication of
the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of Delaware Valley,
Thomas Jefferson University, 1983
Buchanan,
LE: "Emergency-- First Aid for Spinal Cord
Injury," feature article, Nursing '82,
August 1982
Buchanan,
LE & Ditunno, JF: "Integration of Acute And
Rehabilitation Care of Spinal Cord Injured Patients," feature article, SCI Digest, Spring, 1982
Rich,
J & Buchanan, LE: "One Center's Approach to
Spinal Cord Injury Retrieval," feature article, SCI Digest, Fall, 1981
Buchanan,
LE: "Community Relations: Developing a Total
System of SCI Care,” feature article, SCI
Digest, Summer, 1980
REFERENCES
Available on request
 
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