Expertise
The Medical Records Arrived: What Do You Really Have?
The medical records arrived and it is time to evaluate what type of files you actually received. Electronic medical records or EMRs describe anything from paper records being scanned into a PDF format to an actual EMR. The records can also be a combination of scanned records and computer generated EMR information. True EMRs are…
Read MoreThe Importance of a Degree in Raising the Credibility of a Nursing Expert Witness
Expert witnesses have higher credibility with a degree[/caption]Legal nurse consultants are in demand today, not just for their research and interpretation skills, but also because of their credibility as nursing expert witnesses. LNCs are not required to hold a degree – an RN license and several years of experience should be enough to open up…
Read More3 Tips for Persuasive Legal Nurse Consulting Writing Part 4
If you are a legal nurse consultants, you’ll benefit from being able to write persuasive and analytical reports. Attorneys count on you to be able to clear express your opinion. Follow these tips for persuasive legal nurse consulting writing. Part 3 of this blog post series described ways to break up content. This concluding blog…
Read MoreTips for Persuasive Legal Nurse Consulting Writing Part 3
Legal nurse consultants: do you want to know how to write better advertising and marketing copy for your legal nurse consulting business, whether you are writing a letter, email, blog post, website content, or brochure? How can you create persuasive legal nurse writing? Part 2 of this blog post series covered 3 tips: Split long…
Read More3 Tips for Persuasive Legal Nurse Consulting Writing Part 2
Learn how to keep your legal nurse consulting reports interesting and persuasive. To find out how to improve your copywriting skills, follow these tips. Part 1 covered 3 tips: Vary sentence length, cut out the fluff and eliminate prepositions. Here are the next 3 tips. Split Long Sentences If you find yourself writing extremely long…
Read More3 Tips for Persuasive Legal Nurse Consulting Writing Part 1
Whether this is new material or simply a refresher, you’ll be able to write better advertising and marketing copy for your legal nurse consulting business, no matter whether you are writing a letter, email, blog post, website content, or brochure. As a side benefit, if you get really good at this skill, you might consider…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultants: 4 Medical Record Analysis Barriers
What are the 4 most common medical record analysis barriers you will encounter as a legal nurse consultant? Disorganized medical records The records come into your possession in no particular order. They were scanned and saved to a disk before they were organized, which requires you to sift through them to rearrange pages. You may…
Read MorePatient falls: what went wrong?
Legal nurse consultants who handled medical malpractice cases often make decisions about liability for patient falls. A review of nursing malpractice claims dealing with many different types of claims revealed that the allegations fit into one of these six categories: failure to follow standards of care; failure to use equipment in a responsible manner; failure…
Read MoreSurprising Verdict: Fractured Wrist
Right now I have been reading recent medical malpractice verdicts to find great examples to include in a new book. The one below got my attention. It was a surprising verdict. Surprising verdict in a fractured wrist case The fifty-three year old plaintiff went through cervical surgery. When she awoke, her left wrist was swollen…
Read MoreNursing Liability for Spinal Cord Injury
A patient arrives in the emergency department with a possible spinal cord injury. Or a patient falls in the hospital. One of the first things, which nurses must do, is to assess the patient and determine if there are any changes from the baseline assessment. Recognition of changes in assessment and changes from the baseline…
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