Book Description
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 basic 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 Practice, 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 SpecialtyCertificationNursing Theory: Applications to Legal Nurse ConsultingElements of Triage for Medical MalpracticeEvaluating Nursing Home CasesPrinciples of Evaluating Personal Injury CasesCommon Mechanisms of Injury in Personal Injury CasesERISA and HMO LitigationThe LNC as Case ManagerReport PreparationLocating and Working with Expert WitnessesThe Role of the LNC in Preparation of Technical Demonstrative EvidenceMarketingGrowing a BusinessBusiness EthicsLegal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice, 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.
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(American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants) Text includes 15 new chapters highlighting entry into specialty practice, certification, nursing theory, elements of triage, litigation, report preparation, marketing, growing a business, and more. Previous edition: c1998.
Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices ANNOTATION
Edited by a seasoned Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC), this second edition of a bestselling reference 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, Second Edition focuses on the skills, processes, and information requisite to quality LNC practice. New topics include certification, evaluating personal injury cases, the LNC as a case manager, evaluating HMO liability, medical malpractice claims, report preparation, working with expert witnesses, and marketing. It is the core reference text for the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.
SYNOPSIS
The 1998 edition had been instrumental in establishing standards in, and defining the core curriculum of, the legal nurse consulting (LNC) field. In this update, 46 contributed chapters—of which 15 are new—comprehensively encompass relevant legal theory; the evolution, standards, certification, and practice of the profession; specific practice areas; LNC roles and responsibilities, including serving as an expert witness; mediation, settlement, and trial options and processes of dispute resolution; and business practices and ethics. Includes chapter test questions with an answer key, and a glossary of nursing, business, legal, and computer terms. Iyer is a New Jersey- based LNC. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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