Legal nurse consulting : principles and practice / edited by Patricia W. Iyer ; associate editors, Marguerite Barbacci ... [et al.] ; American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Legal Theory --The Law, Standards of Care, and Liability Issues--Access to Medical Records-- Discovery and Disclosure--Informed Consent --Treatment Decisions--Profession of Legal Nurse Consulting --The History and Evolution of Legal Nurse Consulting --Entry into Specialty Practice of Legal Nurse Consulting --Professionalism, Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional Performance --Certification --Ethical Theory and the Practice of the Legal Nurse Consultant-- Nursing Theory: Applications to Legal Nurse Consulting --Legal Practice Areas --Evaluating Professional Negligence Cases -- Elements of Triage: Effective Case Screening of Medical Malpractice Claims --Nursing Home Litigation -- Principles of Evaluating Personal Injury Cases --Common Mechanisms of Injury in Personal Injury Cases-- Evaluating Product Liability Cases-- Case Analysis: Evaluating Toxic Tort Cases --Evaluating Forensics Cases --ERISA and HMO Litigation -- Complex Litigation --The Legal Nurse Consultant as a Case Manager -- Roles of the Legal Nurse Consultant -- Legal Nurse Consultant Practice within a Law Firm --Communication with Plaintiff Clients --Interacting with Defense Clients --The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in the Insurance Industry --The Legal Nurse Consultant\'s Role in Health Care Risk Management-- Health Care Claims Analysis -- Defense Medical Examinations-- Responsibilities of the Legal Nurse Consultant --Legal Writing -- Medical Record Analysis -- Literature Research -- Report Preparation -- Locating and Working with Expert Witnesses --The Legal Nurse Consultant as Expert Witness-- The Liability Nurse Expert Witness-- The Expert Fact Witness: Noneconomic Damages Testimony -- The Life Care Planning Expert-- Business Principles for the Nurse Expert Witness --Mediation, Settlement, and Trial-- Alternative Dispute Resolution: Settlement, Arbitration, and Mediation --The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in Preparation of Technical Demonstrative Evidence-- Trial Preparation --The Trial Process -- Business Principles-- Starting a Business: Legal and Business Principles --Successful Marketing for the Legal Nurse Consultant --Growing a Business -- Business Practices and Ethics.

Offering up-to-date, practical information on consulting in a variety of practice environments and legal areas, this text covers certification, nursing theory; legal nurse consulting; elements of triage for medical malpractice; ERISA and HMO litigation; report preparation; and evaluating cases.