Authors: Patricia W. Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC
ISBN-13: 9780849314186, ISBN-10: 0849314186
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: November 2002
Edition: 2nd Edition
Designed to meet the needs of both novice and advanced practitioners, the first edition of Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice established standards and defined the core curriculum of legal nurse consulting. It also guided the development of the certification examination administered by the American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board. The extensive revisions and additions in Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition make this bestselling reference even more indispensable. The most significant change is the inclusion of 15 new chapters, each of which highlights an important aspect of legal nurse consulting practice:
Entry into the Specialty Certification Nursing Theory: Applications to Legal Nurse Consulting Elements of Triage for Medical Malpractice Evaluating Nursing Home Cases Principles of Evaluating Personal Injury Cases Common Mechanisms of Injury in Personal Injury Cases ERISA and HMO Litigation The LNC as Case Manager Report Preparation Locating and Working with Expert Witnesses The Role of the LNC in Preparation of Technical Demonstrative Evidence Marketing Growing a Business Business Ethics
Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition presents up-to-date, practical information on consulting in a variety of practice environments and legal areas. Whether you are an in-house LNC or you work independently, this book is your definitive guide to legal nurse consulting.
Sect. I | Legal Theory | |
1 | The Law, Standards of Care, and Liability Issues | 3 |
2 | Access to Medical Records | 35 |
3 | Discovery and Disclosure | 59 |
4 | Informed Consent | 91 |
5 | Treatment Decisions | 105 |
Sect. II | Profession of Legal Nurse Consulting | |
6 | The History and Evolution of Legal Nurse Consulting | 145 |
7 | Entry into Specialty Practice of Legal Nurse Consulting | 165 |
8 | Professionalism, Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional Performance | 181 |
9 | Certification | 205 |
10 | Ethical Theory and the Practice of the Legal Nurse Consultant | 221 |
11 | Nursing Theory: Applications to Legal Nurse Consulting | 239 |
Sect. III | Legal Practice Areas | |
12 | Evaluating Professional Negligence Cases | 259 |
13 | Elements of Triage: Effective Case Screening of Medical Malpractice Claims | 277 |
14 | Nursing Home Litigation | 293 |
15 | Principles of Evaluating Personal Injury Cases | 345 |
16 | Common Mechanisms of Injury in Personal Injury Cases | 371 |
17 | Evaluating Product Liability Cases | 401 |
18 | Case Analysis: Evaluating Toxic Tort Cases | 437 |
19 | Evaluating Forensics Cases | 457 |
20 | ERISA and HMO Litigation | 479 |
21 | Complex Litigation | 495 |
22 | The Legal Nurse Consultant as a Case Manager | 509 |
Sect. IV | Roles of the Legal Nurse Consultant | |
23 | Legal Nurse Consultant Practice within a Law Firm | 529 |
24 | Communication with Plaintiff Clients | 555 |
25 | Interacting with Defense Clients | 583 |
26 | The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in the Insurance Industry | 599 |
27 | The Legal Nurse Consultant's Role in Health Care Risk Management | 621 |
28 | Health Care Claims Analysis | 639 |
29 | Defense Medical Examinations | 659 |
Sect. V | Responsibilities of the Legal Nurse Consultant | |
30 | Legal Writing | 677 |
31 | Medical Record Analysis | 687 |
32 | Literature Research | 749 |
33 | Report Preparation | 785 |
34 | Locating and Working with Expert Witnesses | 795 |
Sect. VI | The Legal Nurse Consultant as Expert Witness | |
35 | The Liability Nurse Expert Witness | 823 |
36 | The Expert Fact Witness: Noneconomic Damages Testimony | 851 |
37 | The Life Care Planning Expert | 867 |
38 | Business Principles for the Nurse Expert Witness | 895 |
Sect. VII | Mediation, Settlement, and Trial | |
39 | Alternative Dispute Resolution: Settlement, Arbitration, and Mediation | 917 |
40 | The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in Preparation of Technical Demonstrative Evidence | 939 |
41 | Trial Preparation | 953 |
42 | The Trial Process | 969 |
Sect. VIII | Business Principles | |
43 | Starting a Business: Legal and Business Principles | 987 |
44 | Successful Marketing for the Legal Nurse Consultant | 1027 |
45 | Growing a Business | 1045 |
46 | Business Practices and Ethics | 1059 |
Glossary | 1075 | |
Index | 1101 |