Meghan Collins

Meghan Collins testified for the Commonwealth on Day 5 about caring for Lindsay Clancy in the ICU. She described intentional sedation, respiratory monitoring, and treatment of multiple injuries. After she identified two neck-injury photographs to the best of her memory, the court admitted them as exhibits 142 and 143. Collins said those wounds required dressing changes rather than constant attention, while more significant injuries required stabilization.

Collins described confusion, agitation, and interference with lines and drains after extubation, requiring restraints. She identified ICU delirium and said it improved with treatment. She also explained that a smaller care team protected patient privacy and that checking with nursing leadership and hospital legal staff about nonmedical visitors was standard protocol.

Her testimony distinguished nursing observations from psychiatric decisions. Collins attended consultations about Clancy's capacity to change her healthcare proxy, describing her role as patient advocacy and monitoring mental-status changes, but she reported no capacity determination. On cross-examination, she confirmed that Clancy was changing her proxy from Patrick to her parents and had full-code status during her care. When Kevin Reddington suggested repeated DNR requests, Collins said she was not privy to that information and did not confirm that the records contained such requests. The Commonwealth declined further questioning, and she was excused.