Legal Nurse Consultant

Schedule & Tuition

Tuition is payable with registration. Registrants will receive instructions via email regarding book availability 10 days prior to the program start date.

ID #
Program
Location
Tuition
12742

Duke Legal Nurse Consultant - Class meets 12 Tuesday evenings from 6pm - 9pm, plus 3 Saturdays from 9am - 12pm.
ACTIVE RN License required. Approved for 45 CNE (Continuing Nursing Education) credit hours.
Course Dates:
Course 1: Oct 6,13; Course 2: Oct 20,24; Course 3: Oct 27, Nov 3; Course 4: Nov 10,14,17; Course 5: Dec 1,8,12,15; Course 6: Jan 5,12
Fall Program starts 10/06/09 and ends 1/12/10
TBD
Duke Campus, Durham
$2195*

*Books included in the price of tuition.

Module Titles
Sample Objectives

Module 1:
Introduction to Legal Nurse Consulting
Risk Management

Contact hours: 6
  • overview of the roles of the LNC
  • standards of performance for LNC
  • LNC in a risk management environment

Module 2:
Legal Theory and Fundamentals

Contact hours: 6

  • summarize and differentiate between types of law
  • citing sources for standard of care cases
  • informed consent for applicable jurisdictional demands

Module 3:
Case Analysis

Contact hours: 6

  • screening a personal injury case
  • detecting alterations in medical records
  • organization of medical records

Module 4:
Research and Report Writing

Contact hours: 9

  • identifying resources for research
  • citation of research resources
  • methodology for report writing

Module 5:
LNC Role in Discovery and Trial Preparation
Forensic Nursing

Contact hours: 12

  • elements of the discovery phase
  • preparation of demonstrative evidence and expert witnesses
  • consulting for malpractice vs. criminal cases

Module 6:
Business Principles

Contact hours: 6

  • developing a business plan
  • marketing your LNC practice
  • tracking billable hours