TY  - BOOK
AU  - Iyer,Patricia W.
ED  - American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.
TI  - Legal nurse consulting: principles and practice 
SN  - 9780849314186 (alk. paper) :
AV  - KF2915.N8 L35 2003
U1  - 344.730414 IYE 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - United States
KW  - Nursing consultants
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
KW  - thema
KW  - Medicolegal issues
KW  - Rehabilitation
KW  - Crime & criminology
KW  - Medical & healthcare law
KW  - Consultants
KW  - Expert Testimony
KW  - Jurisprudence
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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