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Spinal Cord Injuries: Nursing Liability
Spinal cord injuries cause devastating injuries. Lawsuits may result with the injuries occurred as the result of someone’s negligence: falls on someone’s icy sidewalk, injury from speed motor vehicle crashes, or falls in a healthcare facility, for example. Paralysis from a spinal cord injury causes major emotional, physical, and financial damages. Spinal cord injury has…
Read MoreTop 10 Hints for Medical Records Management
Legal nurse consultants are often involved in medical records management. Here are some tips to make the job of organizing medical records go more smoothly. 1. Let the attorney know if you need a certified medical record or an abstract. A medical malpractice case involving a specific admission would be difficult to evaluate without a…
Read MoreIdeas for Legal Nurse Consulting Newsletters
Many legal nurse consultants use a legal nurse consulting newsletter (paper or electronic) or a blog as a way to develop a relationship with the attorneys who they want to attract to their website or services. I will use the terms of newsletter or blog interchangeably in this blog post. Goals of creating a legal…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultant: How do You Find Attorney Clients?
Legal nurse consultants wonder, “How do you get attorney clients when you are starting or growing your legal nurse consulting business?” This is one of the most commonly asked questions I hear. Here is what I say. Tell everyone you know that you have started a legal nurse consulting business. Define your ideal client and…
Read More11 Top Reasons Why it is Great to be a Legal Nurse Consultant
Legal nurse consulting has been a rewarding choice of a career for me. Here are some of the top reasons why it is great to be a legal nurse consultant. 1. Your efforts may result in getting money to victims or the chance to defend the innocent. 2. You help the attorney assist his client…
Read MoreLessons Learned While Exhibiting
Here’s one of the painful lessons learned while exhibiting. Literally. The legal nurse consultant who worked in my business at the time, Marianne (name changed) and I made plans to exhibit at an American Association for Justice annual meeting in San Diego. The trip did not start off well. I missed the exit to the…
Read MoreDo you have a card?
Do you have a business card? I could feel my face flush as the three people stared at me. I was searching in my purse for a little piece of paper. If you learn from my mistake you will never feel embarrassed like I was. A prominent attorney asked me to come to his office…
Read MoreHow to Keep Attorney Clients – 3 Tips
Do you want to keep attorney clients? Here are three surprising things you MUST focus on to keep attorney clients. 1. How you make their life easier Don’t give them hoops to jump through to get what they need to be successful. Make the attorney’s life easier. Stress the benefits of working with you. 2.…
Read More12 Presentation Tips for Teaching Attorneys
Interested in presentation tips for teaching attorneys? I had the opportunity to present a session on medical records as part of a New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education program. As a professional speaker and member of the National Speakers Association, I have learned several techniques which I incorporated that you can use the next…
Read MoreA Painful Lesson Learned from a Plaintiff
I learned a painful lesson which started with an email which was subtly worded: “I have been asked to locate an expert witness to review a case involving a woman who suffered from a sudden air embolism. I am helping the attorney who is handling the case. I would like to discuss retaining a nursing…
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