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Critical Care Nursing – High Risk Practice
Critical care nurses take care of some of our sickest patients. They practice in a high risk environment – both clinically and in terms of litigation. We take critical care nursing for granted, but they were not always among us. Critical care nursing in the United States began with the recognition that specialty nursing was…
Read MoreHow to respond to “I already have a legal nurse consultant I work with.”
You are marketing to an attorney you meet at a social event or while you are exhibiting at an attorney conference. When you identify yourself as a legal nurse consultant, he says, “”I already have a legal nurse consultant.” How do you respond to this resistance statement? I already have a legal nurse consultant If…
Read MoreNursing Standard of Care: Just following orders? Part 2
In part 1 of this blog, I shared facts to analyze the standard of care. I described a case of a man seen in the ER. The patient had a significant change in his condition on discharge, yet was sent home anyway and subsequently died. Did the ER nurse meet the nursing standard of care?…
Read MoreNursing Standard of Care: Just following orders? Part 1
I have had the questioned posed to me by an attorney in a deposition (on more than one occasion), “So you think you know more than the doctor”? The nurses’ responsibility does not end with blindly following a physician’s order. I have personally testified at 3 depositions and was asked this question at 2 of…
Read MoreFour Steps to Create an LNC Sample Work Product Part 2
You have an interview with an attorney to discuss your services as a legal nurse consultant. The attorney asks you to bring sample work product. You say, “Help! I’ve never done a case.” In part 1, I explained how to use a case from your clinical experience to create a fictitious work product. In this…
Read MoreFour Steps to Create an LNC Sample Work Product Part 1
As a Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC), it’s important that you show potential clients or employers samples of your work product. LNC sample work product includes medical chronologies, medical summaries, timelines, calendars, and other written reports. Work product samples are particularly important for new LNCs, because attorneys want to know if you’re capable of analyzing medical…
Read MoreTop 5 Legal Nurse Consulting Billing Mistakes
Avoid financial landmines that will cost your legal nurse consulting business. You will gain both income and clients if you follow these practices. All of these lessons I learned the hard way to avoid legal nurse consulting billing mistakes. 1. Don’t set unreasonably low legal nurse consulting fees. Some inexperienced legal nurse consultants believe that…
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions about Nursing Expert Review
Nursing expert witnesses play a crucial role in resolving nursing malpractice cases. Here are some common questions. My nursing expert review records are a mess I got the records directly from the law firm. They are a mess. What should I do? It is difficult to review records that are not organized. Make every effort…
Read MoreAvoiding the Borderline Personality Disorder Client
What can you do as a legal nurse consultant to avoid the borderline personality disorder client from hell? In part 1, I shared tips for detecting the borderline personality disorder client. The first rule of dealing with this kind of client is not to take cases from him or her in the first place. When…
Read MoreDetecting the Personality Disorder Client from Hell
10-12% of the US population suffers from a diagnosable personality disorder. Do you have a personality disorder client? An attorney with a personality disorder may one day be your client. Recently, Pat described a frustrating interaction with a “nightmare client” and alluded to the red flags that flew early in the relationship. Often, we only…
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