Posts Tagged ‘testifying as an expert witness’
Getting My First Expert Witness Case
I had my first case thirty days after not knowing anything about being an expert witness. A seminar titled Career Alternatives for Nurses caught my attention. In the fall of 1987, I sat in a conference room listening to a nurse talk about jobs in home care, utilization review, and risk management. The speaker also…
Read MoreIntroverted Expert Witnesses Can be Stars in the Courtroom
It is possible to be a successful introverted expert witness. I did it for 25 years. Introverts typically do not like to be caught off-guard. And being an expert witness is all about being prepared, whether you are extroverted or introverted. In part 1, I shared descriptions of how introverts see the world, and what…
Read MoreThe Importance of a Degree in Raising the Credibility of a Nursing Expert Witness
Expert witnesses have higher credibility with a degree[/caption]Legal nurse consultants are in demand today, not just for their research and interpretation skills, but also because of their credibility as nursing expert witnesses. LNCs are not required to hold a degree – an RN license and several years of experience should be enough to open up…
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