Book Title:

Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition (Hardcover)
by Patricia W. Iyer (Editor), American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants

Editorial Reviews:

Book Info

(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.

Book Description

Edited by a seasoned Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) and eight associate editors, 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 Practices, Second Edition focuses on the skills, processes, and information requisite to quality LNC practice. All chapters have been updated and new topics added, including 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.

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 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 Ethics

Legal 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. It is the core reference text for any nurse interested in legal nurse consulting and for members of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.