Nancy Barham concentrates in the area of medical malpractice defense litigation where she assists the attorneys in medical record review, medical research, witness preparation, and trial. Ms. Barham also works in the areas of personal injury litigation, general liability defense, and products liability. Before joining Smith Anderson, Ms. Barham worked as a nurse in various capacities, including assistant clinical manager in the Emergency Department at Rex Healthcare, Head Nurse at North Carolina State University Student Health Service, EMT instructor through Wake Technical Community College, and Staff Nurse in area Emergency Departments. Ms. Barham is a past MICN, an ACLS instructor, PALS instructor, and Certified Emergency Room Nurse. She is currently a basic cardiac life support instructor and an automatic external defibrillator instructor. Ms. Barham has served as a faculty member for seminar presentations in the areas of risk management, documentation, and legal aspects of nursing for healthcare providers. Ms. Barham is currently an active member of the ERT [Emergency Response Team] with Rex Healthcare performing emergency nurse duties in a clinical setting. |