Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices
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...
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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 EthicsLegal 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.
Sect. ILegal Theory1The Law, Standards of Care, and Liability Issues32Access to Medical Records353Discovery and Disclosure594Informed Consent915Treatment Decisions105Sect. IIProfession of Legal Nurse Consulting6The History and Evolution of Legal Nurse Consulting1457Entry into Specialty Practice of Legal Nurse Consulting1658Professionalism, Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional Performance1819Certification20510Ethical Theory and the Practice of the Legal Nurse Consultant22111Nursing Theory: Applications to Legal Nurse Consulting239Sect. IIILegal Practice Areas12Evaluating Professional Negligence Cases25913Elements of Triage: Effective Case Screening of Medical Malpractice Claims27714Nursing Home Litigation29315Principles of Evaluating Personal Injury Cases34516Common Mechanisms of Injury in Personal Injury Cases37117Evaluating Product Liability Cases40118Case Analysis: Evaluating Toxic Tort Cases43719Evaluating Forensics Cases45720ERISA and HMO Litigation47921Complex Litigation49522The Legal Nurse Consultant as a Case Manager509Sect. IVRoles of the Legal Nurse Consultant23Legal Nurse Consultant Practice within a Law Firm52924Communication with Plaintiff Clients55525Interacting with Defense Clients58326The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in the Insurance Industry59927The Legal Nurse Consultant's Role in Health Care Risk Management62128Health Care Claims Analysis63929Defense Medical Examinations659Sect. VResponsibilities of the Legal Nurse Consultant30Legal Writing67731Medical Record Analysis68732Literature Research74933Report Preparation78534Locating and Working with Expert Witnesses795Sect. VIThe Legal Nurse Consultant as Expert Witness35The Liability Nurse Expert Witness82336The Expert Fact Witness: Noneconomic Damages Testimony85137The Life Care Planning Expert86738Business Principles for the Nurse Expert Witness895Sect. VIIMediation, Settlement, and Trial39Alternative Dispute Resolution: Settlement, Arbitration, and Mediation91740The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in Preparation of Technical Demonstrative Evidence93941Trial Preparation95342The Trial Process969Sect. VIIIBusiness Principles43Starting a Business: Legal and Business Principles98744Successful Marketing for the Legal Nurse Consultant102745Growing a Business104546Business Practices and Ethics1059Glossary1075Index1101
