Fear holds many legal nurse consultants back from taking risks in their businesses. If you experience fear, what can you find do to help you with your legal nurse consulting fears? You’ve got to find something to help you get over this emotion. Let’s examine what this fear means. The ability to fight it is […]
Read MoreLegal nurse consultants seeking to refer a nursing expert witness for a nursing malpractice case should look for a nursing expert witness who is well-educated, poised and experienced. The expert should have no skeletons in her closet. Pat Iyer MSN LNCC is the former owner of Med League Support Services. She describes a case involving […]
Read MoreAn expert witness destroyed his credibility in a deposition. Here is what happened. A woman suffered a stroke and had a cardiac arrest. The plaintiff contended that the treating doctor should have done diagnostic testing when the woman was first disoriented and been transferred to ICU where she could have been more closely monitored. Expert […]
Read MoreYou are either an expert witness or an independent legal nurse consultant. Do you run an expert witness referral business? These are critical performance elements that will endear you to an attorney. 1.Calls with attorney: be responsive The expert calls the attorney’s office to acknowledge she got the materials that were sent either through email […]
Read MoreWhat does it take to do well as a nursing expert witness? Does the expert really have the right qualifications in the form of education, training and experience? Sometimes an attorney asks nursing expert witnesses in a very confrontational way during a deposition, “What makes you think you’re an expert?” The expert has to be […]
Read MoreRead these quick tips for legal nurse consultant success. • Most law offices are not like the ones depicted on shows like Boston Legal, Harry’s Law, or Ally McBeal. • Most attorneys are not going to look or act like William Shatner, Calista Flockhart or Kathy Bates. • Do not assume; always verify the facts. […]
Read MoreNetwork to get legal nurse consultant cases Networking is essential for any nurse entrepreneur. To me, networking is important in order to meet professionals with similar interests, develop relationships that are not only important and fulfilling in their own right but can be helpful when advice is needed and, of course, for referrals. One of […]
Read MoreI asked authors of chapters in my newly revised Path to Legal Nurse Consulting, Second Edition, to share advice for starting up a legal nurse consulting business. Here is what they had to say. There are a few lessons from my business I think are important to share. 1. Be ready when opportunity knocks. I […]
Read MoreWhat advice would an experienced legal nurse consultant give a person starting up a business? Setting up your legal nurse consulting business hours Set your schedule. What hours you will work? Make sure your family (whether residing with you or not) is aware. Be accountable to your “job”. Would you take every morning off from […]
Read MoreYour attorney client asked you to prepare a report to explain your opinions about a case. You could be screening a case for merit, writing an expert witness report, or offering consulting (behind the scenes) consulting services for a variety of cases. Follow these tips to write a persuasive legal nurse consultant report. 1. Everything […]
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