Credentials and Clinical Experience
CORE MedLegal Consulting is led by Sandy Harman, DNP, AGACNP-BC, ENP-BC, FNP-BC, LNC, a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner with extensive experience across emergency, trauma, critical care, acute care, and family medicine settings.
Her education, board certifications, and clinical practice provide the foundation for medical record review, standard-of-care analysis, litigation consulting, and expert witness services.
Education and Experience to Support Your Legal Cases
Education
Sandy’s nursing and advanced practice education includes:
- Associate Degree in Nursing (RN)
- State Fair Comminity College - 1993
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- University of Central Missouri - 1998
- Master of Science in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner)
- University of Missouri Kansas City -1999
- Post-master’s advanced practice education in Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP
- University of Pennsylvania - 2020
- Post-master's advanced practice education in Emergency Trauma NP
- University of Texas Health Sciences Center Houston Cizik School of Nursing - 2020
- Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
- University of Missouri Kansas City - 2010
- Legal nurse consulting education
- University of Texas at Arlington - 2025
Board Certifications
Sandy is triple board-certified as a:
- Family Nurse Practitioner — FNP-BC
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner — AGACNP-BC
- Emergency Nurse Practitioner — ENP-BC
These credentials reflect advanced education and certification across outpatient, inpatient, and emergency care environments.
Clinical Practice Experience
Her clinical background includes:
Emergency Medicine
- Emergency department assessment and management
- Triage and acuity
- Diagnostic evaluation
- Trauma care
- Recognition of time-sensitive emergencies
- Stabilization, consultation, transfer, and disposition
- Discharge planning and return precautions
Acute and Critical Care
- Management of acutely and critically ill adults
- Recognition of clinical deterioration
- Sepsis and shock
- Respiratory failure
- Cardiac and neurologic conditions
- Fluid and electrolyte management
- Postoperative complications
- Escalation and ICU transfer
Family Medicine and Ambulatory Care
- Acute and chronic illness management
- Preventive care
- Medication prescribing and monitoring
- Diagnostic testing
- Specialist referral
- Follow-up of abnormal results
- Patient education
- Continuity and coordination of care
Registered Nursing Practice
Sandy’s nursing background includes emergency and critical care experience in hospital settings, including work in intensive care and emergency departments.
This experience supports evaluation of nursing issues involving:
- Assessment and reassessment
- Monitoring
- Medication administration
- Recognition and reporting of abnormal findings
- Response to patient deterioration
- Provider notification
- Chain-of-command escalation
- Patient safety
- Handoff communication
- Discharge education
- Nursing documentation
Relevance to Medical-Legal Review
Medical-legal cases frequently span more than one clinical setting or provider role. A patient may receive care from emergency nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, consultants, inpatient nurses, and outpatient clinicians during the same episode.
Sandy’s multidisciplinary clinical background supports evaluation of the sequence of care and the interaction among these roles.
Opinions are limited to matters that fall within her education, training, certification, clinical experience, and the facts available for review.
Curriculum Vitae
A current curriculum vitae is available to attorneys upon request.
Contact CORE MedLegal Consulting for credential review, retention inquiries, or additional information regarding clinical qualifications.