Course Outline

CHAPTER ONE: THE ROLE OF THE LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT

Legal Nurse Consultant Definition
Types of Clients and Cases
Services Provided By the Legal Nurse Consultant
Nurse vs. Doctor
Paralegal vs. Legal Nurse Consultant
Why Would an Attorney Need an Independent
Legal Nurse Consultant


CHAPTER TWO: LITIGATION PROCESS

Investigation Stage
Pleadings Stage
Discovery Stage
Motion Stage
Trial Stage
Appeal Stage


CHAPTER THREE: NEGLIGENCE

Negligence
Gross Negligence
Components of A Negligence Cause Of Action
Duty
Breach of Duty
Causation
Actual Cause
Proximate Cause
Damage
Proximate Cause Examples


CHAPTER FOUR: STANDARDS OF CARE

The Importance of Standards of Care
How to Support Deviations from Standards of Care
Where to Find Standards of Care Specific for Nurses
Where to Find Standards of Care Specific for Physicians
Research to Support Standards
Databases


CHAPTER FIVE: INTENTIONAL TORT

Intentional Tort
The Commonly Recognized Intentional Torts
Against The Person
Assault
Battery
False Imprisonment
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Four Elements of Intentional Tort Descriptions
Intentional Tort
Act
Intent
Causation
Damages
Statute Of Limitations


CHAPTER SIX: DISCOVERY

Discovery
How to Go About Discovery
Common Methods Utilized Throughout Discovery
Types of Interrogatories
How The Legal Nurse Consultant Assists With Interrogatories
Deposition
How the Legal Nurse Consultant Can Assist
With Depositions
Demonstrative Evidence & How the Legal Nurse
Consultant Can Assist
Expert Witnesses
The Opposing Counsel
Conflict of Interest


CHAPTER SEVEN: MAKING YOUR MARKETING PACKET

Marketing Packet of Example Work Products
Screening A Case for Merit
Case Study: Jane Doe
Jane Doe Fictional Medical Records
Deviations from Standards of Care: Jane Doe
Based on Research Articles and Review of Fictional Medical Records
Screening a Case for Merit Example Document
Chronological Time Line of Events
How to Format Your Chronological Time Line of Events
Tab Sheet Summary Example
Medical Record Data Sheet
Research Standards of Care
Deviations from Standards of Care and Comments Column Separate
Chronology: Jane Doe
Tab Sheet Summary: Jane Doe
Research Articles to Support Deviations in
Chronology: Jane Doe
Make Tab Sheet Based on Pain vs. Health System
Chronology: Pain vs. Health System
Create Your Chronology: Mr. S. vs. Health System
Fictional Medical Records: Mr. S vs. Health System
Research Articles to Support Deviations From Care
Blank Chronology: Mr. S vs. Health System
Mr. S vs. Health System Completed Chronology
Tab Sheet Summary


CHAPTER EIGHT: PRODUCT LIABILITY

Explanation of Product Liability Components
Negligence in Product Liability
Types of Negligence Actions
Work Products for Product Liability Cases
Types of Legal Documents to use for Review
Example Legal Documents
Medical Record Review and Analysis
Fields to complete in the Medical Record Review
Example of Medical Record Review and Analysis
Create Your Product Liability Work Product
Legal Documents to Create Work Product
Legal Document Reference Sheet Template
Fictional Medical Records
Medical Record Review and Analysis Template
Completed Product Liability Work Products


CHAPTER NINE: CONTRACTS AND TERMS

Independent Contractor
Subcontractor
Testifying Expert Witness
Subcontractor Non-Compete Agreement Components
Agreement for the Testifying Expert Witness
Medical Chart Organization Contract Components


CHAPTER TEN: PERSONAL IMAGE

Successful Business and Marketing Creation
Business Image and Branding


CHAPTER ELEVEN: BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR

Key Factors
Marketing
Communications
Office equipment
Deductions and Self Employment Tax
Group Activity


CHAPTER TWELVE: TAXES

Self-Employment Tax
Federal Income Tax
State Taxes
Deductions


CHAPTER THIRTEEN: BUSINESS CARD, BROCHURE AND RESUME

Business Card Information
When to Hand out Business Cards
Business Card Templates
Ideas on How to Design A Brochure
Saving Money When Choosing How to Print A Brochure
Focus of the Brochure
Information to Include In the Brochure
Message You Want Your Brochure to Communicate
Brochure Colors
Brochure Design
Example Business Card Provided


Example Brochure Provided
How to format a resume
Example Resume Provided In Book


CHAPTER FOURTEEN: MARKETING

Print Advertising
Public Relations
Direct Marketing
Mailing Your Brochure and Business Card
Follow-Up Calls
Have a Follow-Up Plan:
Getting Past the Gatekeeper
Cold Calling
Questions the Attorney Might Ask
What the Attorney Might Say


OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Example Fee Schedule
Example of an Invoice
Example of a Thank You Card
Example Introduction Letter
Business Entity Descriptions
American Nurses Association Information
Boards of Nursing
Helpful Websites for Research
Bibliography
RLNC Disk Table of Contents
Disclaimer