Writing Handbook For Legal Nurse Consultants

With the Writing Handbook for Legal Nurse Consultants you will have the tools you need to improve your communication skills, write more effective reports, and expand your writing skills as a legal nurse consultant. Earn 30 CEU credits with this course.

"This is a quick, and easy handbook providing the 'how-tos' for writing medical-legal expert reports, geared for the beginning Legal Nurse Consultant. Several samples of both Defense and Plaintiff actual reports are included, with other report related samples. . ."--Page 4 of cover

Designed to meet the needs of both novice and advanced practitioners, the first edition of Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice established standards and defined the core curriculum of legal nurse consulting. It also guided the development of the certification examination administered by the American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board. The extensive revisions and additions in Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition make this bestselling reference even more indispensable. The most significant change is the inclusion of 15 new chapters, each of which highlights an important aspect of legal nurse consulting practice: Entry into the Specialty Certification Nursing Theory: Applications to Legal Nurse Consulting Elements of Triage for Medical Malpractice Evaluating Nursing Home Cases Principles of Evaluating Personal Injury Cases Common Mechanisms of Injury in Personal Injury Cases ERISA and HMO Litigation The LNC as Case Manager Report Preparation Locating and Working with Expert Witnesses The Role of the LNC in Preparation of Technical Demonstrative Evidence Marketing Growing a Business Business Ethics Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition presents up-to-date, practical information on consulting in a variety of practice environments and legal areas. Whether you are an in-house LNC or you work independently, this book is your definitive guide to legal nurse consulting.

An authoritative guide to the legal and ethical issues faced daily by nurses, this handbook includes real-life examples and information from hundreds of court cases. It covers the full range of contemporary concerns, including computer documentation, workplace violence and harassment, needlesticks, telephone triage, pain management, prescribing, privacy, and confidentiality. An entire chapter explains step-by-step what to expect in a malpractice lawsuit.

Over the past generation, the practice of legal nurse consulting has grown to include areas such as life care planning, risk management, and administrative law, as well as taking on a more diversified role in both criminal and civil law and courtroom proceedings. First published in 1997, Legal Nurse Consulting, Principles and Practices provided pro

Being a Legal Nurse Consultant is your calling. You love what you do. You are ready to go into practice for yourself. You have the education, the drive, and the ability - but is that really enough to succeed? Business Principles for Legal Nurse Consultants is an invaluable resource developed under the auspices of the American Association of

ON-LINE RESOURCE- On-line Resource for this text includes an electronic study guide available for students for free at www.west legalstudies.com with relevant problems, cases, vocabulary questions and on-line assignment; here you will be able to find a true malpractice case from actual court documents and hypothetical scenarios one might face as a legal nurse consultant- also includes assignments, examples, writing samples, and Internet activities

There are many legal nurse consultants vying for the business of attorneys. With so many legal nurse consultants to pick from, how do you assure you are the one selected? The short answer is to hone your skills to the point of excellence. The long answer is that there are many aspects of your skills as a legal nurse consulting that you can change. This text looks at some of them, and shares insider information from Patricia Iyer MSN RN LNCC, an experienced and successful legal nurse consultant with 25 years of experience in the field. In Honing Your Legal Nurse Consulting Skills, you will learn how to put your best foot forward with a polished resume or CV that accurately and professionally presents your credentials. You will learn tips and tricks for organizing printed medical records - both handwritten and computer generated. You will find out how to efficiently organize records that come to you on a disk. The chapter on preparing medical summaries and chronologies shares several techniques for effective report writing. Your work product is the primary way you get and retain clients. Additional chapters will help you determine if a law firm position is right for you, and how to capture the details of a fat paced independent medical examination. The last part of the book explores how to master the challenging role of being an expert witness, with three chapters that cover case intake and analysis, report writing and testifying. Honing Your Legal Nurse Consulting Skills is part of a series by Patricia Iyer MSN RN LNCC. Building Blocks of a Successful Legal Nurse Consulting Practice covers how to start an independent LNC business: how to get the tools you need for a sure foundation. Secrets of Expanding a Legal Nurse Consulting Business focuses on the critical role of using your expertise to market your business. It shares a new twist on how to stand out in a crowded field.