Self-Study – Legal Nurse Consultant
Training Program

Description

Self-Study LNC Training Program

The Self-Study LNC Training Program equips you with a robust foundation in Legal Nurse Consulting, including:

• LNC Training Program (comprehensive course with 3-Days of online videos by Nurse Attorney and Nurse Expert Witness)
• LNC Resources Notebook (over 320 pages of forms, sample letters, resumes, timelines, chronologies, nurse reports, business forms, and marketing materials) Click here for the index.
• Read LNC textbook and answer quiz questions
• Earn 60 nurse continuing education (CE) units and LNC Certificate
• Receive a 10% discount on all other LNC Courses

Get started today with our Self-Study LNC Training Program!

 

3-Day Video Course Schedule

Day 1:

1. Essentials of Legal Nurse Consulting
2. The Law and Negligence

Day 2:

a. The Nurse Expert Witness and How to Analyze Nursing Negligence Cases
b. Case Analysis in Select Nursing Practice Areas
c. Case Analysis in Personal Injury, Product Liability, Toxic Torts, ERISA/HMO
d. The Litigation Process: Discovery, Mediation/Arbitration, and Trial

Day 3:

1. Medical Record Organization and Other Legal Nurse Consultant Skills
2. Other Legal Nurse Consultant Practice Areas
3. Report Writing, Business Concepts, and Marketing

Earn 60 CE Hours for this Course:

Earn 25 CE contact hours by completing the live portion of the course. (You will be given your certificate on the last day of class.) Receive an additional 35 credits for reading the text, answering test questions, and completing the writing assignment.

A certificate will be sent to you upon review of your answers and writing assignment. Altogether, you will receive a total of 60 CE contact hours for this course.

Course Topics and Materials

• Introduction to Legal Nurse Consulting
  • History, the Profession, Certification, Ethics, Independent Practice
• Different Roles of the LNC
• The Legal System
• Legal Liability
  • Negligence, medical malpractice, personal injury, worker’s comp, etc.
• Standards of Care
• The Litigation Process:
  • Discovery
  • Depositions
  • Pleadings and Motions
  • Settlement, Arbitration, Mediation
  • Pre-trial and Trial
  • Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure
• Responsibilities and Tasks of the LNC
  • Medical Records: collection and analysis
  • Medical and Nursing Literature Research
  • Independent Medical Exams
  • Preparing Reports: summaries, timelines, chronologies, etc.
  • Preparation of Exhibits
  • Locating Experts
• Expert Witness
  • How to Become an Expert Witness
  • How to Write an Expert Report
• Over 10 Case Studies Analyzing Negligence Issues in Different Practice Areas
• Over 10 Sample Reports

PLUS

• Marketing – letter of introduction, business cards, who and how to market*
• Business Concepts*
• What you need to get started*
• Practice your introduction and interview skills during the class*
• Access to private Facebook LNC group

*These topics are not covered in the AALNC textbook, but will be covered in our live course. You will also be given written materials on these topics.

This is an important part of our course because marketing is a key part of starting your consulting business!