Christine Dorman
Christine Dorman, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CCRN
Owner & Lead Consultant | Vantage Point Legal Nurse Consulting (VPLNC)
With over 30 years in nursing experience and twenty years as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Christine brings specialized expertise in translating complex medical-legal cases. Her background encompasses adult critical care, trauma, pulmonary medicine, advanced practice, and academia roles across multiple health systems.
Christine began her nursing journey in 1991 as a Licensed Practical Nurse before advancing to Registered Nurse in 1995. She earned her BSN from Florida International University (1999), her MSN with specialization as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from Barry University (2005), and her Doctor of Nursing Practice in Health Systems Executive Leadership from the University of Pittsburgh (2021).
As a Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC), Christine provides litigation support and serves as a testifying expert by assisting attorneys in clarifying complex medical cases into clear and credible insights. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, where she educates and mentors future nurse practitioners.
An accomplished medical-legal and healthcare writer, Christine has contributed chapters to Pat Iyer’s Medical Record Analysis: A Guide for Attorneys by Expert LNCs, addressing topics such as:
- “The Impact of Medication Errors due to Communication Failures in the Critical Care Setting (2022)”
- “The Challenges of Copying and Pasting (2023)”
- “Common Liability Claims Against Nurse Practitioners (2024)” and
- “Delayed Stroke Recognition: The Nurse Practitioner’s Legal Exposure (2025).”
She has also authored a newsletter for the Greater Orlando AALNC Chapter and has appeared on leading industry podcasts such as The Legal Nurse Podcast and The Nurse Shark Academy, sharing insights on catastrophic medication errors, documentation pitfalls, and the intersection of nursing practice and the law.
Christine maintains active memberships with the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC), Greater Orlando AALNC (GOAALNC), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
VPLNC's knowledge, expertise, and inner workings of the healthcare system
Allow us to provide medical record review in the following practice areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Mass Torts
CLIMBING THE NURSING LADDER
The Legal Nurse Consultant with Years of Experience
Diploma in Practical Nursing (LPN), 1991.
Associate of Science (ASN) degree as a Registered Nurse (RN), 1995.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), 1999.
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Specialty (ACNP), 2005.
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Health Systems Executive Leadership, University of Pittsburgh, 2021.
