Is this a valid medical malpractice case? A story of a medical event got my attention. Colleen Burns took an overdose of medications and was brought to the emergency department of St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. A series of mistakes led to a near catastrophe. Colleen had been in a coma after the overdose, but […]
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The legal nurse consultant (LNC) assists the attorney by providing services to identify the liability, causation and damages associated with a fall case. These are some of the services. LNC Services for a Fall Case A chronology of medical care The LNC goes through the records of the plaintiff from before and after the fall. […]
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Is your legal nurse consulting business stalled? What is really stopping you? Is it the economy? Is it the competition? Is it your inexperience as an LNC? The answer is in the mirror. You are stopping yourself: your doubts, insecurities, fears, and procrastination. Today is a new day. You’ve spent money and time learning how […]
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Bullying behavior is not confined to the United States, I confirmed when I was teaching in Australia in May. Bullying is a global issue. After I presented about bullying at the International Council of Nurses Quadrennial Conference in Melbourne, Australia, several nurses from other countries spoke to me about bullying in their countries. Bullying is […]
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Bed entrapment may be fatal. What factors can lead to a patient being killed by a mattress? I worked on a case involving a man who strangely himself on a side rail. The staff left the facility for a fire drill. The man, who had bilateral wrist restraints, slid off the mattress and got his […]
Read MoreFirst, I am assuming you have a unique LNC website. If you don’t, read why you need one. The drawbacks of not having a unique LNC website Do you have a cookie cutter website? Many LNC websites have identical information on them. The only page that is changed is about the business owner. Plus the […]
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Marketing lessons for legal nurse consultants are often learned the hard way. Let’s assume you are meeting a potential client/prospect in his office. When you are discussing your services and fees, you begin to wonder if the client is being receptive to your presentation. He shows some negative reactions to what you are saying. Can […]
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Are we winning the global fight against AIDS? I remember first reading about AIDS in the early 1980s. Then AIDs was diagnosed in fewer than 20 patients in the U.S. Millions of Africans were infected, but there was no way to detect this. Dr. Michel Kazatchkine was one of the physicians involved in the early […]
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Whenever you sit down to prepare a report, think about your audience. Who is going to read this report? What are his or her needs, level of understanding of medicine, and objectives? Writing a report is based on the needs of your reader – address each of these points. Ask yourself, “What do I want […]
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