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The Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC) is a licensed registered
nurse who performs critical analysis and interpretation of healthcare
facts and medical and/or nursing related issues for the legal and healthcare
professions.
The Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) provides medical (consulting
expert only) and expert informed nursing opinions on health, illness
and injury related issues within the inner workings of hospitals,
clinics, surgery centers and the integrated healthcare delivery system.
The LNC can offer consultation
and support in medically related litigation and other medical-legal
matters in the following areas:
- Medical Records Review
- Healthcare
- Illness Related Issues
- Medical Product Liability
- Medical and Nursing Malpractice
- Medical Case Review
- Standard of Nursing Care
- Literature Research
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- Toxic Tort Cases
- Environmental Issues
- Personal Injury
- Risk Management
- Workers' Compensation
- Workplace Related Health and
Injury
- Legal Nurse Consulting
- Medical Related Litigation
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Medical-legal case theories are developed by integrating current and relevant research literature and Standards of Care as guidelines for case analysis and interpretation.
The LNC also provides healthcare expertise and collaborates
with attorneys, healthcare professionals, government agencies, insurance
industry, review firms, private corporations and healthcare facilies
to present the strongest possible case by clarifying medical issues
so that they can be understood and dealt with effectively.
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