Book Title:
Introduction to Legal Nurse Consulting (Paralegal Series) (Paperback)
by Cynthia Weishapple
Editorial Reviews:
Book Description
This comprehensive book is a valuable reference tool for registered nurses who are engaged in-or considering-the challenging new career of legal nurse consulting. Ethical considerations, practice tips, and sample documents aid nurses in understanding their roles as legal nurse consultants. Helpful insights into making the transition from traditional nursing to this contemporary profession are featured. The book equips nurses with information and strategies to use their medical background and experience to assist a legal team in the resolution of medical-legal claims.
From Book News, Inc.
A text for experienced registered nurses, addressing the unique learning concerns of legal nurse consulting students. Overviews the legal nurse consulting field, the American legal system, and legal reasoning and analysis, then covers legal research and citation, personal injury law, medical-legal research and writing, and ethics. Features profiles of those in the field, advice on entering this specialty, information on certification, and marketing strategies. Weishapple is affiliated with Chippewa Valley Technical College. – Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Info
Provides registered nurses with the information necessary to launch a career in legal services. Topics include the development of legal nurse consulting, introduction to the American legal system, legal reasoning and research, personal injury law, medical-legal research and writing, and ethics. Softcover.