Report writing
Streamlining Communication with Attorney Clients with SBAR
Do you know how to have great communication with attorney clients? Consider this situation: Your client asks you to review a case for merit and to prepare an analysis report. Legal nurse consultants come from the medical world where targeted communication is prized. You see concerning changes in your patient’s condition. You pick up the…
Read More6 Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block
Do you ever find you need help overcoming writer’s block? What does this look like? You need to create a legal nurse consulting report but you are stuck. How do you begin? Here are 6 tips to getting started overcoming writer’s block. 1. Get the basics right. Look at what is holding you back. Are…
Read More3 Ways to Avoid Common Writing Traps for LNCs
I often get asked to help legal nurse consultants and nurse writers with reports, journal submissions, theses, dissertations, or book chapters. These are some of my favorite hints to help them engage their readers with clarity and precision and avoid common writing traps for LNCs. Legal nurse consultants: take note. These tips will help you…
Read More6 Proofreading Tips for Legal Nurse Consultants
Learn 6 tips for proofreading your material so you can prepare polished reports and articles. Get details about the book at this link
Read MoreNursing Expert Witness Reports: 10 Tips for Presenting Facts and Opinions
I have written or read thousands of nursing expert witness reports over the last 26 years. Your nursing expert witness report will be read by the attorneys on both sides, claims adjusters, the risk manager, the judge, and opposing experts. You must be able to craft a powerful nursing expert witness report in order to…
Read MoreLegal nurse consultants and PDFs
Are you effectively using software to create Portable Document Format files when you write legal nurse consultant reports? Legal nurse consultants and PDFs go together for medical record review. Adobe Acrobat is probably the most recognized application for use in viewing PDFs. Another application is eCopy PDF Pro Office. Features available within these applications offer…
Read MoreTechnology Can Be the Legal Nurse Consultant’s Friend
You are a legal nurse consultant who has just received a call from a new attorney client. You’re so excited. The attorney shares the major facts of the case and gives you the due date. He says there are hundreds of pages of records. Can technology be the legal nurse consultant’s friend? While you ask…
Read MorePolish Your Legal Nurse Consulting Reports part 3
Interested in how to polish your legal nurse consulting reports? Learn how legal nurse consultants write persuasive reports. Polish your legal nurse consulting reports. Carry out these tips to convince your clients you can help them with their cases. Tips to Polish Your Legal Nurse Consulting Reports I always include links to websites in reports.…
Read MorePolish Your Legal Nurse Consulting Reports part 2
Your goal as a legal nurse consultant is to persuade your attorney client – of your analysis, your opinion, or how to present the medical facts. Here are tips for writing persuasive and polished legal nurse consulting reports. See part 1 for more tips and part 3 for the conclusion of this series. Tips for…
Read MorePolish Your Legal Nurse Consulting Reports part 1
Highlighting key facts helps you persuade in your report. An articulate and organized legal nurse consultant is better prepared to create a persuasive report for a client. Barbara Boschert from St. Louis, MO shares her tip for creating polished legal nurse consulting reports. Use key points Barbara said: When possible, I keep specific key points…
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