Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice

Edited by a seasoned Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC), this reference is for nurses who provide consultative services, both in-house and independently, to attorneys, insurance companies, risk management departments, government agencies, and others. It examines the roles of LNCs in a variety of practice environments and legal areas. Designed to meet the needs of both novices and advanced practitioners, Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice focuses on the skills, processes, and information requisite to quality LNC practice. Written and reviewed by experienced, practicing LNCs, chapters include topics such as: the LNC's role in professional negligence, product liability, toxic tort, and criminal litigation life care planning and damages assessment the nurse as expert witness working with experts preparing and evaluating deposition and trial testimony principles of legal writing legal theory medical record and case analysis medical literature research client interviews and communications independent medical examinations discovery/disclosure alternative dispute resolution and medication trial preparation and trial the LNC's role in the insurance industry and in risk management business principles for the LNC ethics, professionalism, and standards of practice for LNCs
ASIN: 157444123X
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