Legal Nurse Consultant
If you have interests in health care and law but don’t want to be an attorney, legal nurse consultant may be a career for you to consider. Legal nurse consultants (LNC) are registered nurses with specialized health care expertise and knowledge who consult on medical-related legal cases. These cases usually deal with such issues as medical negligence, product liability, personal injury, workers compensation, and fraud.
What they do:
LNCs gather, review, and summarize
medical records and legal documents.
They help find expert witnesses, implement risk-management programs,
draft litigation documents, and provide input into case resolution strategies.
Where they work:
LNCs work in many different
settings, including law firms, hospitals, insurance companies, government
agencies, consulting firms, and their own freelance businesses.
For more information:
101 Careers in Nursing by Jeanne M.
Novotny, Doris T. Lippman, Nicole K. Sanders, and
Joyce J. Fitzpatrick.
2003. Available in the CEC
library.