How a Nurse Became the Voice for Vulnerable Patients
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What inspired Maranda Kearse to become a legal nurse consultant?
A lot of injustices happen in the healthcare system, and attorneys that are trying to litigate that don't always know how to interpret the medical records.
And so... Miranda Kearse is a dedicated, purpose-driven legal nurse consultant and the founder of Equitas Consulting, LLC. Through her work, she helps legal professionals navigate complex medical cases while advocating for accountability, justice, and patient care.
I've been a nurse since 2004 and I've spent the majority of my career in long-term care. So I've seen it. So it made me understand what these people need and made me appreciate the care that I was giving. So if I expected a certain amount of care for my own grandmother, I shouldn't give any less to somebody else's grandmother.
What would you say to yourself or someone like you a few years earlier? What advice would you give backwards?
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Joining me today is Miranda and she's trying to really revolutionize and disrupt the elderly healthcare system. Something that needs a lot of attention in today's world and something she's very passionate about. So I'm excited to dive into her journey, her legacy in this episode. Welcome to the show.
Thank you.
So tell us, let's kick off. What are you trying to change there? What's the problem? You know, obviously, most people probably do know if they've ever had, you know, a grandma or grandparent go through it. But what's the problem and what are you trying to fix?
The problem is that a lot of injustices happen in the health care system and attorneys that are trying to litigate that don't always know how to interpret the medical records. or know exactly what happened or that more happened than they believe. And so legal nurse consultants step in to help them review the medical records and let them know exactly what happened.
What challenges do legal nurse consultants face in healthcare litigation?
So when they litigate it, everything is caught.
So you're, you know, you're the kind of middle ground expert, right? That says, you know, this is the actual problem, what's happening. What are some of the problems you're helping battle or face?
A lot of things that happen in long-term care specifically, since that's my specialty, is wounds, falls, infections. Those are the highlights of the problems in health care.
And is that, what causes that? Is it negligence often or is it just?
Sometimes it's negligence. Sometimes it's staffing. Sometimes it has to do with the facility doesn't have the supplies or the education on how to care for those people with specific needs.
And how did you get, why did you get into all this?
I've been a nurse since 2004, and I've spent the majority of my career in long-term care, so I've seen it. And there was an allegation of abuse in a facility I worked in in 2014 that was not reported the way it was supposed to, so I reported it. And I ended up testifying for the state against the nurses, and it was founded, and we won.
and i hear that a lot that there's it's you know almost just like a business model now in some places right obviously there's some great care homes and nursing homes just like any industry there's great people but then sadly there's people that just see it as a profit center and you know they really don't care about the patient so what why do you think that i think that's incredible i hear more stories about that now from people that put their parents or grandparents in a home why do you think that's happening
I think a lot of it has to do with the level of compassion that people have when they go into the field. They see it more as a paycheck.
There's two routes, right? There's one where they do it because they care, like dog sanctuaries and dog places too. One where they do it because they care and then one because it's just a business model.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What inspired Maranda Kearse to become a legal nurse consultant?
0:00–2:36
2
What challenges do legal nurse consultants face in healthcare litigation?
2:36–5:38
3
How did caring for her grandmother influence Maranda's perspective on patient care?
5:38–7:38
4
What are common issues in long-term care that Maranda addresses?
7:38–9:41
5
How does Maranda's experience shape her advocacy for elderly patients?
9:41–11:53
6
What business challenges did Maranda encounter transitioning from nursing?
11:53–13:21
7
What advice does Maranda offer families seeking elder care?
13:21–13:29