Legal Nurse Consulting

Over the past generation, the practice of legal nurse consulting has grown to include areas such as life care planning, risk management, and administrative law, as well as taking on a more diversified role in both criminal and civil law and courtroom proceedings. First published in 1997, Legal Nurse Consulting, Principles and Practices provided pro

Over the past generation, the practice of legal nurse consulting has grown to include areas such as life care planning, risk management, and administrative law, as well as taking on a more diversified role in both criminal and civil law and courtroom proceedings. First published in 1997, Legal Nurse Consulting, Principles and Practices provided pro

Being a Legal Nurse Consultant is your calling. You love what you do. You are ready to go into practice for yourself. You have the education, the drive, and the ability - but is that really enough to succeed? Business Principles for Legal Nurse Consultants is an invaluable resource developed under the auspices of the American Association of

Do you want to grow your legal nurse consulting business? Develop a group of raving fans who will recommend you to their attorney colleagues? How do you build a strong legal nurse consulting business that will pay your bills and give you security? One of the essential components of creating a strong business is establishing a loyal customer base. This book is directed to legal nurse consultants to help them do just that. The principles here will help you to establish and maintain successful relationships with attorneys to build a solid business. There is an abundance of opportunity for legal nurse consultants. I will show how you to tap into it. Running a business is a challenge for most legal nurse consultants. Self-doubt and lack of confidence holds LNCs back from taking the risks associated with starting a business. The new business owner wonders: what if I fail? Conquering your mindset is a necessary step in getting a business started. Developing a polished professional appearance is also essential. Understanding the fears of attorneys will help you determine the needs of the ideal client. Discover how motivation affects your ability to reach ideal clients. Some legal nurse consultants may have to contact many potential customers to land a case. In this book you'll learn about cold calls, warm calls and hot leads. Use your networks to get referrals to attorneys, using a structured script that works. I will teach you exactly where to find attorneys and how to ask for referrals to your ideal client. But the book goes beyond outbound marketing -reaching out to attorneys- and also focuses on inbound marketing - attracting attorneys so they find you. It is natural for an attorney to check out your website before speaking to you about your services. What will the attorney find? Do you have a site? Is it professional in appearance and well optimized for search engine optimization? Are you blogging about topics of interest to an attorney? Are you building a list of prospects by offering them an enticing special report on your website? I will show you how you can develop these tools to build a list of attorneys to stay connected with. In this book I share specific strategies to overcome the overwhelmed feeling and how to learn when to say yes or no to opportunities or specific client requests. You'll recognize three roles people play to manipulate people, particularly inexperienced legal nurse consultants. And you'll discover how to remove yourself from the game. Goals strengthen any business development plan. Specific goal setting techniques will give you a sense of progress and a reason to celebrate. I will show you how to set SMART goals to which you can hold yourself accountable and track your results. Get concrete information about having a sound operating plan and mastery over your finances. This book shares tips on how to organize your finances, track income and expenses using calendars, budges, logs and accounting software. Well-established and respected legal nurse consultants may find they have more work than they can handle. Would you like to be in that situation? This book is geared to the legal nurse consultant who is searching for tips to jumpstart a consulting business. My nursing education taught me how to take care of patients but not how to run a successful business. In this book, I will share with you many lessons learned from running a successful LNC business for 25 years. The principles and tips in this book will help you gain success in your legal nurse consulting practice. Chapters: 1.Checking Your Mindset 2.Avoiding Business Struggles 3.Developing Your Business 4.Getting Your First Case 5.Creating Your Professional Image 6.Attracting Your Prospects 7.Reaching Out to Attorneys 8.Asking for Referrals 9.Managing Your Business 10.Organizing Your Finances

***Includes Practice Test Questions*** LNCC Exam Secrets helps you ace the Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Exam, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive LNCC Exam Secrets study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test. Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined. LNCC Exam Secrets includes: The 5 Secret Keys to LNCC & CLNC test Success: Time is Your Greatest Enemy, Guessing is Not Guesswork, Practice Smarter, Not Harder, Prepare, Don't Procrastinate, Test Yourself; A comprehensive review including: Basic Discovery Tools, Focus Groups, Deposition, National Practitioner Data Bank, Federal Register, National Vaccine Injury Act, Prelitigation Panel, Toxic Tort, Collaboration, HMO Litigation, Nursing Practice, Breach of Warranty, Postwriting, Carcinogenicity, Americans with Disabilities Act, Risk Management, Trial Testimony, Case Law, Nurse's Bill of Rights, Diagnosis Related Group, ASCII, Civil Code, Antitrust Laws, Court System, Code of Federal Regulations, Appellate Jurisdiction, Artificial Nutrition, Informed Consent, Patient Privacy, CMS 1500, SOAP Format, Medical Documentation, Workers' Compensation Manager, IDLH, Class Action Suit, Medical Records, Classes for Medical Devices, Summons, Code of Ethics, Third-Party Complaints, Malpractice Claims, Quasi Contract, Good Samaritan Laws, Hearsay Evidence, Personal Injury, Loss of Consortium, and much more...

An authoritative guide to the legal and ethical issues faced daily by nurses, this handbook includes real-life examples and information from hundreds of court cases. It covers the full range of contemporary concerns, including computer documentation, workplace violence and harassment, needlesticks, telephone triage, pain management, prescribing, privacy, and confidentiality. An entire chapter explains step-by-step what to expect in a malpractice lawsuit.

Nurses: Have you been dreaming of ditching your scrubs for good? Do you fantasize about doing work that you love, from anywhere in the world, while setting your own hours, making great money, and designing a lifestyle that makes you excited to wake up every morning? Legal Nurse Consulting can offer all of this and more. However, switching from working in a hospital to becoming a full-time entrepreneur in a competitive industry is an accomplishment that requires mentorship, a solid plan, and tremendous hard work and dedication. Janice Dolnick, President and CEO of one of North America's most successful Legal Nurse Consulting firms, offers you the blueprint that you have been waiting for. Crush It! covers everything from training and organization, to finding and securing clients, and properly launching a sustainable business and an online presence. Crush It! delivers invaluable information and essential tips to making your entrepreneurial dreams a reality. ABOUT JANICE DOLNICK Janice Dolnick is the President and CEO of National Nurse Consulting. Prior to launching the business in 2009, Janice gained tremendous experience working in hospitals and as a travel nurse throughout the United States and Haiti. After spending a majority of her career in a variety of geographical locations and medical settings, she decided to lend her vast experience in nursing and her business acumen to the legal community. Janice's background includes critical care and emergency room nursing, home health, hospice and geriatric care, neonatal, and pediatric care. Janice's 15+ years of experience in the medical profession, along with her broad range of knowledge in medicine, makes her one of Southern California's leading experts in medical record review and consulting. Attorneys, contact Janice by visiting www.ntnlnurseconsulting.com. Registered nurses interested in starting their own home based business may reach Janice by visiting www.nnc-members.com.

Designed to meet the needs of both novice and advanced practitioners, the first edition of Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice established standards and defined the core curriculum of legal nurse consulting. It also guided the development of the certification examination administered by the American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board. The extensive revisions and additions in Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition make this bestselling reference even more indispensable. The most significant change is the inclusion of 15 new chapters, each of which highlights an important aspect of legal nurse consulting practice: Entry into the Specialty Certification Nursing Theory: Applications to Legal Nurse Consulting Elements of Triage for Medical Malpractice Evaluating Nursing Home Cases Principles of Evaluating Personal Injury Cases Common Mechanisms of Injury in Personal Injury Cases ERISA and HMO Litigation The LNC as Case Manager Report Preparation Locating and Working with Expert Witnesses The Role of the LNC in Preparation of Technical Demonstrative Evidence Marketing Growing a Business Business Ethics Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition presents up-to-date, practical information on consulting in a variety of practice environments and legal areas. Whether you are an in-house LNC or you work independently, this book is your definitive guide to legal nurse consulting.