Legal Nurse Consulting

SECTION I: LEGAL THEORY
The Law, Standards of Care, and Liability Issues, Tonia Dandry Aiken, JD, RN
Access to Medical Records, Kathy Gudgell, JD, RN
Discovery and Disclosure, Julianne Hernandez, MPH, BSN, RN, Barbara Noble, BSN, RN,
Barbara Stilwell, MSN, RN, and Mary Lanz, RN, LNCC
Informed Consent, Julie C. Anderson, JD, MSN, RN
Treatment Decisions, Jennifer L. Rangel, JD, Gail N. Friend, JD, RN, and Brett Storm, Esq.

SECTION II: PROFESSION OF LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING
The History and Evolution of Legal Nurse Consulting, Joan K. Magnusson, BSN, RN, LNCC, Betty Joos, MEd, BSN, RN,
Julie B. Pike, MN, RN, LNCC, CPHRM, Rosanna Janes, BSN, RN, and
Jenny Beerman, RN, LNCC
Entry into Specialty Practice of Legal Nurse Consulting, Therese A. Steinhardt, MSN, RN
Professionalism, Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional
Performance, Joan Magnusson, BSN, RN, LNCC, Julie B. Pike, MN, RN, LNCC, CPHRM,
and Maureen Jane Orr, BS, RN, LNCC, CIRS, CCM
Certification, Sheila Webster, BSN, RN, C-HROB, RNC, LNCC, and Margery Garbin, PhD, RN
Ethical Theory and the Practice of the Legal Nurse Consultant, Elena A. Capella, MPA, RN, LNCC, CPHQ, and Gretchen Aumman, PhD, BSN, RN
Nursing Theory: Applications to Legal Nurse Consulting, Regina Noonan, MSN, RN, LNCC

SECTION III: LEGAL PRACTICE AREAS
Evaluating Professional Negligence Cases, Renee Wilson, BSN, MS, RN, Doreen James Wise, EdD, MSN, RN,
Julie B. Pike, MN, RN, LNCC, CPHRM, and
Susan H. Mahley, BSN, MSN, RNC, C-WHNP
Elements of Triage: Effective Case Screening of Medical Malpractice
Claims, Phyllis ZaiKaner Miller, RN, and
Marguerite Barbacci, BSN, RN, MPH, RNC, LNCC
Nursing Home Litigation, Patricia W. Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC, and Mary Lubin, BS, MA, RNC, NHA
Principles of Evaluating Personal Injury Cases, Arlene King Klepatsky, JD, BSN, BA, RN
Common Mechanisms of Injury in Personal Injury Cases, Arlene King Klepatsky, JD, BSN, BA, RN
Evaluating Product Liability Cases, Rosie Oldham, BS, RN, LNCC, Paula Windler, MS, RN, LNCC,
Pamela M. Linville, RN, CCRC, CPBT, Patricia L. Pippen, BSN, RN, LNCC, OCN,
and Shirley Cantwell Davis, BSN, RN, LNCC
Case Analysis: Evaluating Toxic Tort Cases, Jan Smith Clary, BSN, RN, LNCC, Marva J. Petty, MSN, RN,
April Clemens, MSN, RN, and Kathleen Woods Araiza, BA, RN
Evaluating Forensics Cases, Doug Davis, BSN, RN, DABFN, Diana Faugno, BSN, RN, CPN, FAAFS,
Joseph R. McMahon III, JD, and Patricia Ann Steed King, RN
ERISA and HMO Litigation, Cynthia Dangerfield, RN, CPN, and William J. Scott, Esq.
Complex Litigation, Betsy Isherwood Katz, BSN, RN, LNCC, and Adella Toepel Getsch, BSN, RN, LNCC
The Legal Nurse Consultant as a Case Manager, Doreen Casuto, BSN, RN, MRA, CRRN, CCM, CLCP, F-ABDA, and Valerie V. Parisi, RN, CCM, CRRN

SECTION IV: ROLES OF THE LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT
Legal Nurse Consultant Practice within a Law Firm, Phyllis ZaiKaner Miller, RN, and Elizabeth K. Zorn, BSN, RN
Communication with Plaintiff Clients, Sherri Reed, BSN, RN, LNCC
Interacting with Defense Clients, Karen Fox, BSN, RN, LNCC, and Margo Reed Conklin, MSN, RN, LNCC
The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in the Insurance
Industry, Melanie Eve Longenhagen, MBA, MSN, RN, CCM,
Patricia A. Jenkins-Barnard, RN, and Melanie Osley, MBA, RN, CPHRM
The Legal Nurse Consultant's Role in Health Care Risk
Management, Thomas B. Méndez, MSN, RN, ANP
Health Care Claims Analysis, Agnes Grogan, BSN, RN
Defense Medical Examinations, Karen L. Wetther, BSN, RN, and Lorraine E. Buchanan, MSN, RN, CRRN

SECTION V: RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT
Legal Writing, Kevin Dubose, JD
Medical Record Analysis, Deborah D. D'Andrea, BSN, BA, RN, Colleen D'Amico, BS, RN, and
Shirley Cantwell Davis, BSN, RN, LNCC
Literature Research, Karen L. Wetther, BSN, MS, RN, and Maureen A. Cregan, RN
Report Preparation, Patricia Raya, BS, RNC
Locating and Working with Expert Witnesses, Patricia A. Fyler, BS, RN, CEN, and Eileen Croke, EdD, MSN, RN, LNCC

SECTION VI: THE LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT AS EXPERT WITNESS
The Liability Nurse Expert Witness, Elizabeth Edel, MN, RN, Deborah Dlugose, BA, BS, RN, CCRN, CRNA,
Patricia W. Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC, and Janet G. Foster, MSN, RN, CCRN
The Expert Fact Witness: Noneconomic Damages Testimony, Patricia W. Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC, and Jenny Beerman, RN, LNCC
The Life Care Planning Expert, Mona Yudkoff, BSN, MA, RN, MPH, CRRN, CCM, CLCP
Business Principles for the Nurse Expert Witness, Renee Miller, MSN, RN, Karen Cepero, MSN, RN, CCRN, CEN, CS,
Julie B. Pike, MN, RN, LNCC, CPHRM, and
Kathleen Martin, MSN, MPA, CCRN, CS

SECTION VII: MEDIATION, SETTLEMENT, AND TRIAL
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Settlement, Arbitration, and
Mediation, Nancy Wilson-Soga, BS, MS, RN, Tracey Chovanec, BSN, RN,
Barbara J. Levin, BSN, RN, ONC, LNCC, and
Janet Kremser, BS, RN, C-SN, CDON/LTC
The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in Preparation of
Technical Demonstrative Evidence, Rosie Oldham, BS, RN, LNCC, and Patricia Karalow, BA, RN, LNCC
Trial Preparation, Jane Barone, BS, RN, LNCC, and Judy Ringholz, BSN, RN
The Trial Process, Lucille Evangelista, BS, RN, Patricia Raya, BS, RNC, and
Barbara Loecker, MSEd, BSN, RN

SECTION VIII: BUSINESS PRINCIPLES
Starting a Business: Legal and Business Principles, Deborah D. D'Andrea, BSN, BA, RN, Adrienne Randle Bond, JD, BA, and
Doreen James Wise, EdD, MSN, RN, C-P/MH
Successful Marketing for the Legal Nurse Consultant, Nancy R. Ellington, BS, RN, Geraldine B. Johnson, BSN, RN, LNCC, and
Betty Joos, MEd, BSN, RN
Growing a Business, Rosie Oldham, BS, RN, LNCC, Paula Windler, MS, RN, LNCC, and
Roxanne Bush, MHSA, BSN, BA, RN
Business Practices and Ethics, Jo Anne Kuc, BSN, RN, LNCC, and Betty Joos, MEd, BSN, RN
GLOSSARY, Compiled by Sherri Reed, BSN, RN, LNCC, and Bruce Kehoe, JD
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