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SERVICES
Q: WHY CONSULT WITH A
LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT?
A: PRIMARY SERVICES;
LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING.
Legal Nurse
Consulting is a Nursing Practice Specialty and offers support in
Medical-Litigations and other Medical-Legal matters. For over twenty years,
consultants have conducted business as collaborators, liaisons, and
strategists, where injury, illness, and/or health issues are of legal
concerns.
The primary role of the Legal Nurse Consultant is to
evaluate, analyze and render informed opinions on the delivery of Health
Care and the resulting outcomes.
The Legal Nurse Consultant educates
Attorney Clients regarding Medical facts and issues relevant to a case.
The Legal Nurse Consultant has a
background in clinical experiences, which includes interpretation of
medical records, documents, and Medical-Legal issues. The LNC utilizes
nursing background and knowledge of Healthcare Standards to identify strengths
and weaknesses of a case.
The Legal Nurse Consultant has a thorough
understanding of medical issues and trends related to the total litigation
process. This information is custom designed for the attorney client, the
client and the jury.
The Legal Nurse Consultant identifies and
applies multi-disciplinary standards of care and regulatory requirements
related to a case.
The Legal Nurse Consultant identifies
standards of care, causation and damages issues.
The Legal Nurse Consultant investigates,
researches, and suggests potential policy changes.
The Legal Nurse Consultant practice environment may
be Independent, in the Law Firm, in the Insurance Company, in a State
Agency, in Risk Management, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Legal Nurse Consultant is an asset to any
litigation team.
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