Legal Nurse Consulting
A Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) is a Registered Nurse (RN) whose “primary role is to analyze, evaluate, and render informed opinions about the delivery of health care and the resulting outcomes.” (AALNC)
What Does an LNC Do?
- Assists in obtain medical records and identifying missing records
- Identifies standards of care, causation and damage issues. Helps determine the merits of a case.
- Screens for record tampering
- Prepares chronologies of medical events and correlates them to the allegations
- Conducts research and summarizes medical literature
- Educates attorneys regarding medical facts
- Organizes medical records and other medically-related litigation materials
- Conducts client interviews
- Works in various legal settings including law firms, government, and independent practice
- Integrates nursing knowledge with the challenge of criminal and civil litigation
- Prepares witness and exhibit lists
- Collaborates with attorneys in preparing interrogatories, deposition and trial outlines, queries for direct and cross examination, and document production requests
Types of Cases LNCs Review
- Medical and dental malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Toxic torts
- Product Liability
- Workers’ compensation
- Disability
- Criminal cases with forensic findings
- Risk Management
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