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“If you didn’t chart it you didn’t do it.” Part 1
In the medical legal world, “if you didn’t chart it, you didn’t do it” engenders more fear in nurses than almost any other phrase as it is used to reiterate the importance of documentation. The phrase is also used to accuse nurses whose documentation is not complete. Incomplete documentation can dramatically affect a malpractice case.…
Read More7 Musts for Your Email Signature File
Is your email signature line working for you? My good friend David Newman made me rethink and redo ours after reading what he had to say. Consider these dos and donts when you write your legal nurse consultant email signature line. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ My marketing coaching client was redoing his website. (Can you FEEL his exhilaration?)…
Read MoreThe Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Using WordPress
Why should you be using WordPress for your LNC website? 1. WordPress is Easy to Use Every LNC business needs to have a website today; that is a known fact. An important part of having a website is being able to easily add, change, and delete content that is on the site. WordPress allows all…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultants: Ask for the Case the Right Way
Ask for the case the right way! You are talking to an attorney who has a case that needs to be reviewed. You want the work. There are three key components to remember. The first key comes directly from Radical Leadership and is the most powerful concept that I have ever learned and employed in…
Read MoreExpert Witness Evaluation of Liability for Healthcare Fall
Injurious healthcare falls are one of the most common reasons why providers are sued. Spinal cord injuries, head injuries, and fractures make these serious cases for attorneys and nursing expert witnesses. Many states have regulations that govern who is qualified to act as a liability expert. These factors make a strong expert witness: a combination…
Read MoreAnalyzing liability for a healthcare fall
You’re a legal nurse consultant asked to be involved in analyzing liability for a healthcare fall. When injurious falls occur in a healthcare facility, a lawsuit may result. Here are some of the common deviations from the standard of care that may lead to a fall. The plaintiff’s expert witness may allege any of these…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultants: Let Your Prospect Explain
You are a legal nurse consultant who is having a conversation with a prospect. Do you let your prospect explain? Get Curious, ASK QUESTIONS! In a sales conversation, if you are doing most of the talking… STOP! Trying to sell your product or service to someone without having a conversation to discover what it is…
Read MoreDead woman awakens in OR: medical malpractice case?
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…
Read More3 Faces of Bullying in Health Care
Bullying in health care shows up in many forms. Here are some examples. Bullying by a patient An angry young male is admitted to the hospital after he was shot by police during a drug deal. He becomes demanding and treats the nurses like they are his personal servants. One of the nurses finds a…
Read MoreHow the Legal Nurse Consultant Can Assist an Attorney with a Fall Case
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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