These answers describe the making of a legal nurse consultant. 1. What motivated you to start a business as a legal nurse consultant? How did the idea come about? In 1987 when I was investigating ideas about how I could use my nursing expertise to become self-employed, I attended a one day program about career […]
Read MoreDo healthcare organization leaders really mean it when they say they have zero tolerance of disruptive behavior? Legal nurse consultants working on medical malpractice cases may hear nurse defendants describe situations of disruptive physicians. Can you relate to this situation? Let’s say you’re working in an acute care setting at 2:00 in the morning. You’re […]
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What are the benefits to an attorney in working with an LNC? How do you make yourself invaluable to an attorney handling cases with medical issues? Here are 3 benefits you can discuss with potential clients. Make yourself invaluable by teaching Although attorneys who have a lot of experience handling certain types of cases become […]
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One of the most frequent questions I receive is how legal nurse consultants can get more attorney clients. Nurses who have completed their LNC training as well as LNCs are various stages in their business development ask me about how to build their client base. I asked Wayne Schoeneberg, a seasoned trial attorney, about his […]
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Ever think about the reason for medical errors as related to team development? Anyone who reads depositions of nurses and doctors understands the way that team dynamics can affect patient safety. There are four stages of team dynamics or team development. A dysfunctional team can directly affect communication and lead to patient injury. Forming The […]
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When you are confronted by an angry attorney, are you really listening? Active listening with an angry attorney When you can be present and curious (and not immediately defensive) while listening to an angry attorney, you actually are there for the experience. The benefit of that is it reduces your judgments and you do a […]
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You have an opportunity to speak to an attorney audience. You want to make a great presentation. The surest way to add value to the attorney’s understanding of medical issues is to identify how you can use your expertise to help your attorney audience. Check out these tips: Speak to the needs of your audience. […]
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Want to deliver a fabulous presentation for attorneys? Follow these 3 tips for a flawless presentation. Start your presentation for attorneys with a bang Spend a lot of time on how you’re going to start by thinking of ideas to catch people’s attention. Start with a bang. Grab people’s attention with your opening. For example, […]
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It is possible to be a successful introverted expert witness. I did it for 25 years. Introverts typically do not like to be caught off-guard. And being an expert witness is all about being prepared, whether you are extroverted or introverted. In part 1, I shared descriptions of how introverts see the world, and what […]
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My boss was the Vice President of Nursing who hired me in the last job that I had as an employee in 1986. Not knowing I was one of the introverts, she would observe me sitting in staff meetings with the upper management of the nursing department. After a while she said, “You know Pat, […]
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