Medical Legal Aspects of Pain and Suffering
As a legal nurse consultant, your job is vital in personal injury and medical malpractice cases. To help you excel in this field, renowned author and expert Pat Iyer has created a comprehensive book, Medical Legal Aspects of Pain and Suffering.
Welcome to an essential guide that simplifies complex damage cases. This book brings together the wisdom of experienced clinicians and lawyers.
What You'll Find:
- Insights from nurses, physicians, and legal experts.
- Practical information, medical illustrations, figures, and tables.
- Pain assessment forms, samples, and questions for direct examination of witnesses.
Why It Matters:
By merging clinical knowledge with legal strategies, Medical Legal Aspects of Pain and Suffering is a must-read for any legal nurse consultant involved in litigating medical, nursing, or nursing home negligence cases. Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the field, this book equips you with the tools and knowledge to navigate pain and suffering cases confidently.
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What You'll Discover in this Book
Organization and Analysis of Medical Records:
Gain insights into effectively organizing and analyzing medical records to uncover critical information for your cases.
Pain Assessment and Management:
Explore different pain assessment tools and learn strategies for effective pain management.
Understanding Suffering:
Delve into the multidimensional concept of suffering and its impact on patients' lives.
Pain and Suffering in Special Populations:
Examine the unique challenges and considerations for high-risk populations, children, elderly patients, and those with spinal cord injuries, wounds, burns, cancer, and more.
Life Care Planning and Chronic Pain:
Understand the complexities of life care planning in cases involving chronic pain and its long-term implications.
The Role of Expert Fact Witnesses:
Discover the invaluable contributions of expert fact witnesses in pain and suffering cases.
Trial Exhibits:
Learn about the legal and strategic considerations for presenting compelling trial exhibits that effectively convey pain and suffering.
Perspectives from Defense and Plaintiffs' Attorneys:
Gain insights from seasoned defense and plaintiffs' attorneys on approaching pain and suffering cases from different angles.
After completing a diploma school of nursing, Pat Iyer MSN RN LNCC earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. She has extensive clinical experience as a medical surgical nurse and entered the legal nurse consulting field in 1987 as a liability nursing expert witness. Over the past 35 + years, she has crafted her skill as an LNC.
She took her first case as a medical surgical expert witness in October 1987, and to her surprise, was testifying at a trial in January 1988. She testified in cases for the next 20 years as a liability expert and for 25 years as expert fact witness. Using what she learned in the demanding role of being an expert witness, she trained over 200 expert witnesses to provide services for her company. Pat has trained close to 100 LNCs how to fulfill the role of being an expert fact witness.
Experts praise this book for being informative, comprehensive, and practical. It offers fresh perspectives that help trial attorneys understand pain and suffering better.
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