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7 Signs You Are a Motivated Legal Nurse Consultant
It is easy to lose perspective when you work alone, as most independent LNCs do. It is easy to not be a motivated legal nurse consultant and to slip into bad habits and mindsets. How do you stand up to the test? Signs of a Motivated Legal Nurse Consultant 1. You have written goals which…
Read MoreFull Time LNC Business or 5 Signs it’s Time to Leave Your Job
You want to be have a full-time LNC business but you are working full or part-time in a clinical role. You wonder if you have fallen out of love with your clinical job or in love with being an LNC. Here are 5 signs it is time to leave your clinical job. You dread going…
Read MoreMedical Errors and Patient Centered Care
As a legal nurse consultant, you see medical errors from the perspective of what has already happened. Not listening to the concerns of staff nurses may have played a part in the events leading up to the medical error. Medical Errors and Patient Centered Care “That will never work”, the staff nurse says to her…
Read MoreTips for How to Stay Motivated as an LNC
Do you ever feel like you are surrounded by negativity? As legal nurse consultants, we deal with a lot of negative things. Sometimes it is a challenge to stay motivated as an LNC. We may be working at home, alone, and isolated from other people. How do we keep motivated? Try on the tips I…
Read MoreIs Risk Taking Rewarded?
Is risk taking rewarded? I did not think of myself as a risk taker until I found myself standing in front of the Dean of University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing asking for money. I learned about the difficult area of pregnancy and diabetes when I was in graduate school. I completed a paper describing…
Read MoreMedical and Dental Expenses Deductions
With the Affordable Care Act being frequently discussed in the news, we’re paying a lot of attention to medical and dental expenses. What kind of deductions can you take for these expenses? You can take itemized deductions on your Form 1040, Schedule A from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for yourself, your spouse and your…
Read MoreHow to Save on Your Taxes When You Work From Home
Many legal nurse consultants start their businesses working out of their homes. It makes sense and it is affordable. You may be wondering how to save on your taxes when you work from home. If you work from home full-time, you may be eligible for a range of tax deductions not available to traditionally employed…
Read MoreAvoid Deadly Driving Distractions
LNC who work on personal injury cases may be handling a case caused by deadly driving distractions. Here’s how it works. You are sitting behind the driver’s wheel in your car at a red light. The light turns green, and you start to accelerate. Out of the corner of your eye, you see a car…
Read MoreTop Tips for a Successful Life Care Planning Business Part 2
Running a successful Life Care Planning business, or a legal nurse consulting business requires skills in 5 areas: expertise, marketing (which I covered in part 1), client management, finances and business development. In this post I share tips about the last 3 pillars. Client Management Maintaining sound relationships with clients is the third pillar of…
Read MoreTop Tips for a Successful Life Care Planning Business Part 1
What does it take to run a successful life care planning business? You have mastered the fundamentals of Life Care Planning, and you have gotten some cases, but you know you could be doing more to build your business or improve cash flow. Successful Life Care Planners pay attention to five pillars: expertise, marketing, client…
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