Report writing
Tips for Natural Sounding Writing
You have just finished reviewing a set of medical records. The client asked you to describe the injuries the plaintiff sustained in the crash. You want your report to contain natural-sounding writing. Do you ever wonder if you are setting the right tone with your writing? When it comes to that, many LNCs freeze in…
Read MoreHow to Proofread Your LNC Work Product
Have you ever made a cringe-worthy typo? I have. Embarrassing typos reflect on your expertise for creating detailed oriented reports and other work product for attorneys. Knowing how to proofread your work product makes the difference between something that makes you ashamed and something that makes you proud. Sound harsh? There are a lot of…
Read MoreIncrease the Attorney’s Comprehension of Your LNC Reports
Comprehension is affected by the many design elements that you put in your documents. You can increase the attorney’s comprehension of your LNC reports by following some sophisticated techniques based on research of readers’ preferences. Use of justification to increase the attorney’s comprehension of your LNC report Research about justification shows that people understand left…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultant Reports: How to be Persuasive
Your attorney client asked you to prepare a report to explain your opinions about a case. You could be screening a case for merit, writing an expert witness report, or offering consulting (behind the scenes) consulting services for a variety of cases. Follow these tips to write a persuasive legal nurse consultant report. 1. Everything…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultant Reports: What Attorneys Want video
Watch this short video to determine what attorneys want from legal nurse consultant reports. Tailor your reports to meet your client’s expectations. Join Pat Iyer for a free webinar on to discover how to get more clients with your top notch writing skills. Get details here. Pat Iyer MSN RN LNCC is president of The…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultant Report Writing: Delivering Bad News
Your plaintiff attorney client asked you to screen a nursing malpractice case for merit. You write a report that gives the facts, provides your opinions as to why the case lacks merit, and concludes by saying, “This case is a loser.” Your client receives the report, decides not to pursue the claim, and mails the…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultant Reports: 6 Video Tips
Discover how to polish your legal nurse consultant reports with the tips in this quick video by Pat Iyer MSN RN LNCC. Get even more tips by attending a free webinar: Get More Clients with Your Top Notch Writing Skills. Sign up for this program here.
Read More5 Grammatical Mistakes in LNC Reports
After proofreading thousands of LNC reports, I prepared this list of 5 grammatical mistakes in LNC reports. This is a list of common offenders. Do you want to present yourself a well-qualified communicator, one who understands how attorneys scrutinize every word in a report? Here is what NOT to do. 1. Don’t confuse possessive and…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consulting Reports: Are you Being Redundant?
Like the twins in this picture, redundancy can be eye catching. You don’t want your client to stumble over cliched, redundant phrases in your legal nurse consulting reports. Don’t pair nouns, verbs or adjectives that express the same concept in your legal nurse consulting reports Don’t include redundant ideas: Few and far between Conclusive proof…
Read More7 Tips for Top Notch LNC Reports
You labor over your legal nurse consulting report because you want to do the best job possible for your attorney client. You want to produce a top notch LNC report. I understand. I’ve written or proofread thousands of reports. Here are commonly occurring errors I find when proofreading LNC reports. Don’t get tripped up by…
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