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MARIANN F. COSBY, DNP, MPA, RN, PHN, CEN, NE-BC, LNCC, CCM, CLCP, MSCC, CSN, FAEN
PO Box 601862, Sacramento, CA 95860
Mobile: (916) 505-0446 Alternate Phone: (916) 974-1222
E-mail: [email protected] Website:www.jurispro.com/MariannCosby/
Expert Profile:
RN for 45 years; Certified: Life Care Planner, Legal Nurse Consultant, Emergency Nurse, Case Manager, Medicare Set-aside, & Nursing
Administration. Over 32 years of experience as a nurse consultant and expert witness. Services include: medical record analysis and case
evaluation regarding adherence to or deviation from the standard of care; provide evaluations and litigation support including literature research,
comprehensive medical record chronologies, and written affidavits/declarations. Case management, Life Care Planning and Medicare Set Asides
services include care coordination, estimating lifetime medical costs for catastrophic events and chronic conditions, medical/future cost projections,
and past bill analysis for reasonable value. Acute care expertise includes 32 years: emergency, trauma, critical care, pediatrics, medical-surgical, and
geriatric nursing providing direct patient care as a staff nurse, supervisor, and clinical nursing instructor. Public health expertise includes school
nursing, special needs and disabilities, and chronic disease. Correctional healthcare expertise includes 10 years of clinical investigation and litigation
risk management.
Professional Experience:
1991 - Present. MFC Consulting, Sacramento, CA, Legal Nurse Consultant
2015 - 2018. California State University - Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. GraduateNursing,AssistantProfessor
2008 - 2018. California Correctional Health Care Services, Sacramento, CA. NursingConsultantProgramReview
2000 - 2008. California Department of Health Services/Public Health, Sacramento, CA. NurseConsultantII;NurseConsultantIllSpecialist
1997 - 2018. Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, CA. Nursing,AssistantProfessor
1997 - 2000. Roseville City School District, Roseville, CA. SchoolNurse
1990 - 2011. CHW: Mercy General Hospital, Sacramento, CA. StaffNurse;Assistant Manager,Emergency
1988 - 1990. NorthBay Medical Center, Fairfield, CA. DirectorofEmergencyServices
1987 - 1988. Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA. Supervisor, Emergency Department
1985 - 1987. Methodist Hospital, Sacramento, CA. AdministrativeSupervisor,NursingDepartment
1980 - 1985. Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sacramento, CA. ChargeNurseandStaffNurse,CriticalCareandEmergency
Education:
2013 - 2015. Capella University, Minneapolis, MN DoctorofNursingPractice
1998 - 2005. California State University, Sacramento, CA MasterofScience,Nursing
2002 - 2003. University of Florida LifeCarePlanningCertificate Program
2002 -2003. California State University, Sacramento, CA CaseManagementCertificateProgram
1985 - 1987. University of San Francisco, CA MasterofPublicAdministration,HealthServicesAdministration
1978 - 1980. California State University, Sacramento, CA BachelorofScience,Nursing MEDICAL RESUMES
1973 - 1977. University of California, Davis, CA BachelorofScience,Zoology
Licensure/Credentials
Licensed Registered Nurse, State of California, 1980 - Present
California Public Health Nursing Certificate, 1980 - Present
California Credentialed School Nurse (CSN), 1997 – Present
California Community College Instructor Credential: Multiple; Health Service Credential: Nurse 1997- Lifetime
Certifications
Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), 1986 - Present
Nursing Executive - Board Certified (NE-BC), 1987 - Present
Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC), 1998 - Present
Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP), 2003 - Present
Certified Case Manager (CCM), 2005 - Present
Medicare Set-aside Consultant Certified (MSCC) 2005 – Present
ProfessionalAffiliations:
Academy of Emergency Nursing (Fellow: FAEN) 2020 - Lifetime
American Nurses Association 2012 - Present
Academy of Correctional Health Professionals, 2011 - Present
American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners, 2005 - Present
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals, 2003 - Present
Case Management Society of America, 2002 - Present
National Association of School Nurses, 1997 - Present
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC), 1991 - Present
Emergency Nurses Association, 1986 - Lifetime
Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society of Nursing, 1980 - Present
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1980 – Lifetime
Publications:
Cosby, M. F. & West, T. (2020). The legal nurse consultant as expert witness. In J. Dickinson & A. Meyer (Eds.), Legal nurse consulting: Principles
and practices (4th ed. pp. 737 - 774). Routledge.
Albee, T., Cosby, M. F. & Beach, M. H. (2020). The life care planning expert. In J. Dickinson & A. Meyer (Eds.), Legal nurse consulting:
Principles and practices (4th ed. pp. 551 - 582). Routledge.
Eckenrode , J. T., Maag, C. A., & Cosby, M. F. (2020). Correctional healthcare and civil rights. In J. Dickinson & A. Meyer (Eds.), Legal nurse
consulting: Principles and practices (4th ed. pp.401 - 432). Routledge.
Cosby, M. F. & Jackson, P. D. (2019). Pediatric case evaluation. Principles and Practices Clinical Specialty Ebook Series. AALNC
Cosby, M. F. (2019). Emergency department care. Principles and Practices Clinical Specialty Ebook Series. AALNC
Cosby, M. F., Lyons, E., & Prestidge, L. (2019). Students with acute illness and injury. In J. Selekman, R. A. Shannon, & C. F. Yonkaitis (Eds.),
School nursing: A comprehensive text (3rd ed., pp. 417 - 456). F. A. Davis.
Cosby, M. F. (2017). Life threatening emergencies: Anaphylaxis , asthma, and allergies. In C. A. Resha & V. L. Taliaferro (Eds.), Legal resource for
school health services (pp. 359 - 370). SchoolNurse.com
Cosby, M. F. & Cosby, S. M. (2013). Pediatric life care plan development: An overview of IDEA and Section 504. Journal of Nurse Life Care
Planning, 13 (1), 29- 46.

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