A legal nurse consultant (LNC) is a registered nurse who
uses expertise as a health care provider and specialized training to consult on
medical-related legal cases.
A legal nurse consultant bridges gaps in an attorney's
knowledge. While the attorney is an expert on legal issues, the LNC is an
expert on nursing and the health care system.
LNCs screen cases for merit
Assist with discovery
Conduct the existing literature and medical
research
Review medical records
Identify standards of care;
Prepare reports and summaries on the extent of
injury or illness
Create demonstrative evidence
And locate or act as expert witnesses
Legal education is not necessarily a prerequisite.
Aside from within law firms, LNCs may also be found working
for
Government agencies,
Insurance companies and HMOs
In hospitals as part of the risk management
department
And may also be in independent practice.
The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC)
The Association promulgates a Code of Ethics for the Legal
Nurse Consultant practitioner.
As of 2001, the Association had approximately 4,000 members,
the majority of whom had joined after 1994.
There are a number of training courses and certifications
available for LNCs. The American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board
offers an online examination which is the only LNC certification exam credited
by the American Board
of Nursing Specialties
Other training and certification programs are available from
both commercial and non-commercial organizations As of 2001, the American Bar Association
sanctioned 28 LNC programs across the United States .
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Advice:
Be Unique - Stress a specialty in resume and website.
Add a Benefit Statement to your resume and website. Why you are special?
Find target audience - use social media.
Join groups.
Make comments on popular blogs and forums.
Make videos - for website and youtube.
Offer lectures to organizations.
