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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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What is a Legal Nurse Consultant?
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Legal nurse consultants are collaborators, strategists, and educators by offering
support in medically related litigation and other medical-legal matters
The field of Legal Nurse Consulting emerged over the past 20 years as a specialty
of professional nursing practice. It is a recognized field where nurses bring their
health science education and clinical expertise to medical or health care-related
issues in the litigation process.
Unlike a paralegal or a legal assistant, th primary role of a legal nurse consultant is
to evaluate, analyze, and render informed opinions on the delivery of health care and
its outcomes.
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What are the Benefits of utilizing a Legal Nurse Consultant?
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The Legal Nurse Consultant is a unique and valuable member of the litigation team
and is an attorney’s number one secret weapon for winning medical related cases.
The LNC will save you time, money and resources, while assisting you in
presenting your best case. This is possible when utilizing the expertise of a
Professional Legal Nurse Consultant, who knows the inner workings of the health
care environment.
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Who does a Legal Nurse Consultant work for?
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- Attorneys (plaintiff and defense)
- Health care facilities
- Other medical-legal consultants (plaintiff and defense)
- Government agencies
- Private corporations (e.g., for developing corporate strategies for quality assurance,
risk identification and management, evaluation and control of loss exposure)
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What medical -legal areas does the Legal Nurse Consultant practice?
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- Medical and Nursing Malpractice Cases
- Personal Injury Cases
- Products Liability
- Environmental
- Toxic Torts
- Workers' Compensation medical issues in their cases
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