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Publications

"How Facilities Can Address Legal Risk Of Wandering Patients," Law360, 2024. 

"Legal Nurse Consulting." Specialty Spotlight, American Journal of Nursing, 2023. 

"When Words Wound: Stigmatizing Language in the EHR," The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, 2023. 

“Treating by the Numbers: A Look into Triage Assessment and the Use of the Emergency Severity Index (ESI),” The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, 2023.

“When Nurses Go Criminal,” The Bar Journal, 2022.

“Stroke Management in the Emergency Room: The Legal Nurse Consultant’s Role,” The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, 2022.

“Fall Risk Prevention: A Comprehensive Endeavor,” The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, 2022.

“Legal Nurse Consultant Role in Independent Medical Examinations,” The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, 2021.

Speaking Engagements

  • "Blame It on the Heat: How Climate Change is Affecting Healthcare," Continuing Education: Nursing Topics in Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Emergency Care. July 6, 2025. Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas, Alaska.

  • "Disaster Nursing: Responding When Chaos Strikes," Continuing Education: Nursing Topics in Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Emergency Care. July 6, 2025. Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas, Alaska.

  • "Lights Out or Just Dimmed? RSI vs Conscious Sedation," Continuing Education: Nursing Topics in Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Emergency Care. July 5, 2025. Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas, Alaska.

  • "The Floor is Lava: How to Keep Patients on Their Feet," Continuing Education: Nursing Topics in Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Emergency Care. July 5, 2025. Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas, Alaska.

  • "Sepsis SOS: Spot It, Optimize Care, Save Lives," Continuing Education: Nursing Topics in Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Emergency Care. July 1, 2025. Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas, Alaska.

  • "You Wrote What? A Deep Dive into Medical Charting," Continuing Education: Nursing Topics in Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Emergency Care. July 1, 2025. Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas, Alaska.

  • “Defensive Documentation,” CritCareCon 2025. June 21, 2025. Emergency Nurses Association: San Francisco Chapter’s Annual Meeting. Burlingame, California.

  • “Bias in Healthcare Documentation,” American Association of Legal Nurse Consultant’s Annual Forum 2025. April 27, 2025. Santa Rosa, California. (Live Online Format).

  • “From Sirens to Signatures: The Crucial Role of Documentation in EMS,” Guest Lecturer, Three Rivers Ambulance Authority Continuing Education Week. April 2025. Fort Wayne, Indiana (Virtual Presentation).

  • “Bias in the Medical Record,” Guest Lecturer, 2024 Kaiser Permanente Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Education Days. December 5, 2024. San Diego, California (Live Online Format).

  • “Mitigating Bias in Nursing Documentation,” Guest Lecturer, Lake Superior State University School of Nursing. November 4, 2024. Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan (Live Online Format).

  • "Bias in the Medical Record," Destination Education. October 23, 2024. Disney's Grand Californian Hotel and Spa, Anaheim, CA.

  • "Defensive Documentation," Destination Education. October 22, 2024. Disney's Grand Californian Hotel and Spa, Anaheim, CA.

  • "The ABCs of ED Documentation and Discerning the Bias Within," Bar Association of San Francisco's 2024 Paralegal Conference. October 18, 2024. Bar Association of San Francisco’s Conference Center, San Francisco.

  • “NCAL ED ESI In-Person Training 2024,” Emergency Department Nurse Training. Multiple dates. Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa, CA.

  • “Pearls of ED Documentation for Plaintiff and Defense,” The Attorney’s Resource. August 2, 2024. Treetops Resort, Gaylord, MI.

  • “Defensive Documentation,” Intradepartmental Elective Learning for CEUs. Multiple dates. Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa, CA.

  • “What You Have Always Wanted to Know about Publishing a Peer-Reviewed Article but Have Been Too Afraid to Ask,” American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants Annual Forum. April 29, 2023. Omni Hotel, Louisville, KY.

Professional Recognition

2022 Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting Article of the Year. "Fall Risk Prevention: A Comprehensive Endeavor," Vol. 33, No. 4, Winter 2022. 

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© 2025 McCullum Legal Nurse Consulting | Marilyn E. McCullum, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN | California & New Zealand Licensed | mccullumlegal@gmail.com

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