Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice

Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice

Edited by a seasoned Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC), this reference is for nurses who provide consultative services, both in-house and independently, to attorneys, insurance companies, risk management departments, government agencies, and others. It examines the roles of LNCs in a variety of practice environments and legal areas. Designed to meet the needs of both novices and advanced practitioners, Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice focuses on the skills, processes, and information requisite to quality LNC practice.<BR><BR>Written and reviewed by experienced, practicing LNCs, chapters include topics such as:<BR><BR><li>the LNC's role in professional negligence, product liability, toxic tort, and criminal litigation<BR></li><li>life care planning and damages assessment <BR></li><li>the nurse as expert witness<BR></li><li>working with experts<BR></li><li>preparing and evaluating deposition and trial testimony<BR></li><li>principles of legal writing<BR></li><li>legal theory<BR></li><li>medical record and case analysis<BR></li><li>medical literature research<BR></li><li>client interviews and communications<BR></li><li>independent medical examinations<BR></li><li>discovery/disclosure<BR></li><li>alternative dispute resolution and medication<BR></li><li>trial preparation and trial<BR></li><li>the LNC's role in the insurance industry and in risk management<BR></li><li>business principles for the LNC<BR></li><li>ethics, professionalism, and standards of practice for LNCs</li>