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Medical record analysis with multiple computer monitors: tips for efficiency

Attorneys and legal nurse consultants are increasingly performing medical records analysis using multiple monitors and Adobe Acrobat. Advantages of multiple monitors for medical records analysis 1. Multiple monitors make you more efficient. Time is money. Multiple monitors increase your speed which therefore increases the amount of work product that you turn out which therefore increases…

Running a webinar: What can go wrong

Many things can go wrong when you are running a webinar. It is important to practice in a very safe environment before trying it in real life. Here are some lessons I learned. How to avoid mistakes when running a webinar 1. As the moderator, you can lose your internet connection or it may cut…

Common Pitfalls in Report Writing

The inexperienced legal nurse consultant learns in the same way as the new clinical nurse – through on the job training. In nursing school we gain a tremendous amount of “book smarts” in the classroom but the most valuable training is accomplished in the clinical setting. Likewise, a nurse can learn the basics of legal…

Facebook Fan Page Strategy in 3 Easy Steps by Michele Scism

Are you using the right Facebook Fan Page strategy? As an entrepreneur your most important job is to sell your products and services. We have all heard the old saying “Nothing happens till you sell something.” To sell something you need visibility and if possible, massive visibility. Social media in general and Facebook specifically can…

Why doctors should not be testifying to nursing standards of care

Nurses are the right people to testify about nursing standards of care, right? It was not always so self-evident. We can thank the Sullivan case for reinforcing the validity of this approach. The Illinois case called Sullivan V. Edward Hospital, 806 NE 645 (Ill. 2004) involved a man who climbed over side rails and was…

Detecting compartment syndrome

Nurses are expected to know the symptoms of compartment syndrome and identify patients at risk for its development. The assessment of pulses, sensation, and movement of a limb will detect early signs of compartment syndrome. This is a dreaded complication that can cause massive damage to a limb. Compartment syndrome can develop in an arm,…

Six Tips: Building a Successful Legal Nurse Consulting Practice Part 1

I taught a program at the National Nurses in Business Association on the factors that lead to a successful business. Here are some strategies you can implement to create a strong legal nurse consulting business. Read part 2 and part 3. 1. If at all possible, create your business launch so that you are not…

Branding – risks of going cheap by Guest Author Jena Rodriquez

So many people are getting laid off from their jobs these days, yet instead of getting a new job, they are starting their own business and developing their own branding. THIS is exciting! I love when the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and kicking. The thing about start ups is that they are “young” and ideal…

Medical malpractice: It only takes a moment

Accidents can happen in a moment, forever altering your life. Medical malpractice only takes a moment. One night last month, my husband and I were driving separately down a dark road to our house. I was ahead of him. I heard a screech of brakes, and a bang and crash of metal hitting metal. I…

8 Tips for How to Build Confidence as an LNC

There are two ways to build confidence as an LNC. One is unintentionally and one is intentionally. Whether or not it’s intentional, the end result is the same. You end with a confidence level that really cannot be rattled by a negative outcome or an outcome that was less than favorable or by other people’s…