Simplifying complex clinical scenarios to educate, advocate, and highlight the role of a legal nurse consultant.
With over eight years of experience as a Legal Nurse Consultant, I’ve witnessed firsthand how powerful collaboration between medicine and law can be—and where it sometimes fails patients. Through these blogs, I share real insights, clinical-to-legal connections, and advocacy lessons to help nurses and attorneys strengthen their approach. I’m ready to share my expertise and contribute to transforming patient care and patient outcomes through education and collaboration.
Medical spas—also known as med spas—have exploded in popularity over the last decade. With promises of quick results, minimal downtime, and a luxurious experience, millions of patients seek treatments like Botox, fillers, laser hair removal, and skin resurfacing every year. But behind the relaxing atmosphere and glossy marketing, med spas still perform medical procedures—and with that […]
By FAQ By Nurse Jessi Jessica Tonia, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC Registered Nurse | Family Nurse Practitioner | Legal Nurse Consultant I am a Registered Nurse and a Family Nurse Practitioner.My professional life is grounded in protecting life, preventing harm, and speaking up when systems fail. But my understanding of what happens when people stay silent didn’t come […]
By FAQ BY Nurse Jessi Consulting, LLC. Jessica — Family Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care As a primary care provider, the heart of my work is built on trust — trust with patients, trust with families, and trust in evidence-based practice. Lately, however, one of the biggest challenges I face isn’t just diagnosing a cough or […]
If you’ve been on social media lately, you may have seen posts mocking a so-called “RFK food pyramid.” Memes fly fast, certainty flies faster, and nuance is usually the first casualty. Here’s the problem: there is no such thing as a “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. food pyramid.”And that misunderstanding itself feels like something straight out of South Park. Let’s […]
By Jessica Tonia, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner | Legal Nurse Consultant In public health, few things are as well-studied—or as unforgiving—as vaccination policy. When immunization rates fall, disease follows. Not hypothetically. Not eventually. Predictably. Recent federal actions associated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s influence on vaccine policy are not simply political shifts. They represent […]
For much of the early 20th century, polio was one of the most feared diseases in the United States. Each summer, outbreaks swept through communities, paralyzing or killing thousands of children. Then, in 1955, physician-scientist Dr. Jonas Salk changed history with the first widely used polio vaccine (Oshinsky, 2005). Polio is a highly contagious viral infection that […]