CLNC SERVICES
The legal nurse consultant is a medical insider who knows the inner working of the perplexing healthcare system first hand. As an experienced RN, the role of the legal nurse consultant is to educate attorney-clients about the medical aspects of their cases. Their expertise as RNs in addition to a legal nurse consultant's education qualifies them to provide the services listed below
1) Screen or investigate cases for merit
2) Define applicable standards of care
3) Define deviations from, and adherence to the relevant standards of care
4) Assess the alleged damages and injuries
5) Identify factors that caused or contributed to the alleged damages or injuries
6) Organize, tab and paginate medical records
7) Summarize, translate and interpret medical records
8) Identify and recommended potential defendants
9) Handle literature searches and integrate the literature and care standards/guidelines into the case analysis
10) Research and analyxethe validity and reliability of research studies relied on by all parties
11) Pinpoint and review relevant medical records, hostpial policies, and procedures and other essential documents and tangible items
12) Interview clients, key witnesses, and experts
13) Consult with healthcare providers
14) Identify types of testifying experts needed.
ABOUT ME
Debra Nelson is a certified legal nurse consultant (CNLC) with over 25 years of experience as a registered nurse (RN) and board-certified advanced practice nurse anesthetist (CRNA). She shares her extensive nursing and healthcare system expertise by consulting with attorneys, hospitals, insurance companies, and pharmaceutical companies.
As the founder of MediVise Legal Nurse Consulting, she makes her clients’ jobs easier, more efficient, and more effective by offering services ranging from interpreting medical-related case reviews to preparing deposition questions.
