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NURSING ASSESSMENTS: FILL-IN-THE-BLANK, NARRATIVE, ACCURACY

The nursing assessment is an important tool not only for the nurse performing the assessment but as I tool to determine progress or lack of progress of a patient.  As a Legal Nurse Consultant reviewing the nursing record of a patient you also need to determine the accuracy of the assessments.  One might suggest that […]

Code of Ethics and Conduct for the Legal Nurse Consultant

As a professional, a registered nurse and Legal Nurse Consultant, I have strong feelings that those that have taken on a career as a registered nurse or Legal Nurse Consultant, demonstrate and own a strong ethical value system in both their professional and personal lives.  Ones’ behavior, professional and personally, impacts the reputation of the […]

So You Want to Subcontract for another LNC?

I belatedly decided to do some research on what to look for in a LNC when looking for subcontracting work. Interestingly I found quite a few links regarding what a LNC should look for in finding nurses to use as subcontractors, but I found nothing on the characteristics of an LNC one would want to […]

MEASURING SUCCESS AS A LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT

Success is measured very differently by each individual.  I have had quite a few people approach me recently asking for advice and guidance in the world of Legal Nurse Consulting.  Questions range from is this a realistic field to pursue; is there enough work out there; in what areas can a legal nurse work.  I […]

CERTIFICATION OR CERTIFICATE: WHAT INITIALS WOULD YOU PUT AFTER YOUR NAME?

There are many different types of educations available for nurses that are interested in pursuing a career as a Legal Nurse Consultant.  You have the online courses, the University based courses, the courses made available by different organizations, and then the courses advertised by the big marketing companies.  The focus of these different courses is […]