Section I: ESSENTIALS OF LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING
1. History, Entry into Practice, and Certification
Karen J. Huff, BSN, RN, LNCC (R); Tricia West, RN, BSN, MBA/HCM, PHN, CHN; and Irene Kniss, RN, BSN, LNCC (R); and Contributor: Tracy Lynn Rodgers, RN, BSN, LNCC (R), RN-CLTC, WCC, DWC
2. Professionalism, Ethics, Scope and Standards of Practice
Joan Magnusson, BSN, RN, LNCC (R); Elizabeth K. Zorn, RN, BSN, LNCC (R); and Julie Dickinson, MBA, BSN, RN, LNCC (R)
Section II: ESSENTIALS OF THE LAW
3. Legal Fundamentals
Tonia Aiken, RN, JD; Adam B. Kuenning, JD, LLM; Flynn P. Carey, JD; Karen E. Evans, BSN, JD; Zakiya Sloley, JD; Grace Morse-McNelis, BSN, JD
4. Elements of Proof in Negligence Claims
Corey G. Lorenz, Esq.
5. Initiating Litigation, Discovery, and Disclosure
Peter I. Berge, JD, MPA, PA-C Emeritus
6. Defense Medical Examinations
Nikki Chuml, MSN/Ed, RNC-OB, PRN
Section III: MEDICAL RECORDS
7. Sources of Medical Information
Patricia J. Bartzak, DNP, RN, CMSRN; Deborah Enicke, RN, CEN, COS-C, HCS-D; and Patricia Ann "Stormy" Green, RN, BSHS, RNFA
8. Access to Medical Records
Rachael Arruda, BA, RN, LNCC (R), CCM
9. Electronic Medical Records: An Overview
Todd A. Jennings, Esq.
Section IV: CASE ANALYSIS
10. Elements of Case Analysis: Screening Medical Negligence Claims
Tonia Aiken, RN, JD; Phyllis ZaiKaner Miller, RN; Marguerite Barbacci, BSN, RN, MPH, LNCC (R)
11. Case Analysis: Personal Injury
Linda Luedtke, MSN, RN and Elizabeth K. Zorn, BSN, RN, LNCC (R)
12. Long-Term Care Litigation
Elizabeth Murray BSN, RN, LNCC (R)
13. Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Product Liability Litigation
Vicki W. Garnett, RN, CCRC, LNCC (R) and Stacy Newsome, MSN, RN, LNCC (R)
14. Evaluating Toxic Tort Cases
William P. Gavin, Esq.; Mark A. Love, Esq.; and Wendie A. Howland, MN, RN-BC, CRRN, CCM, CNLCP (R), LNCC (R)
15. Workers' Compensation Case Evaluation
Victoria Powell, RN, CCM, LNCC (R), CNLCP (R), CLCP, CBIS, CEASII
16. Evaluating Forensic Cases
Marjorie Berg Pugatch, MA, RN, EMT-B, LNCC (R); Deborah A. Wipf, MS, APRN-GCNS-BC, LNCC (R); Sandra Higelin, MSN, RN, CNS, CWCN, CLNC; Jennifer Oldham, BSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A; and Anita Symonds, MS, BSN, RN, CFC, CFN, SANE-A, SANE-P
17. Correctional Health Care and Civil Rights
J. Thaddeus Eckenrode Esq.; Cynthia A. Maag, BA, RN, LNCC (R); and Mariann F. Cosby, DNP, MPA, RN, PHN, CEN, NE-BC, LNCC (R), CLCP, CCM, MSCC
18. Employment Law and Occupational Health and Safety
Kathleen P. Buckheit, MPH, BSN, RN, CEN, COHN-S/CM, CCM, FAAOHN and Moniaree Parker Jones, EdD, MSN, RN, CCM, COI
19. Informed Consent
Karen Wilkinson, MN, ARNP, LNCC (R), CNLCP (R) and Deborah A. Wipf, MS, APRN-GCNS, LNCC (R); and Contributor: Elena Capella, EdD, RN, CNL, CPHQ, LNCC (R)
20. Medical Treatment Decisions: The Patient's Choice
Kelly Tanner, BSN, RN, CCRN-A, CNLCP (R) and Paula J. Yost, Esq., LPCA
21. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act and Health Maintenance Organization Litigation
Diane Trace Warlick, RN, JD
Section V: OTHER LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING PRACTICE AREAS
22. Risk and Patient Safety for the Legal Nurse Consultant
Bruce Edens, MD and Andree Neddermeyer, RN, MBA, CPHRM, CSSGB
23. The Life Care Planning Expert
Tracy Albee, BSN, RN, PHN, LNCC (R), CLCP, FIALCP; Mariann F. Cosby, DNP, MPA, RN, PHN, CEN, NE-BC, LNCC (R), CLCP, CCM, MSCC; and Martha Heath Beach, MS, M.Ed., RN, CNS, ARNP, CNP, CRC, CCM, CDMS, CLCP, CNLCP (R), CCRN, CNRN, CNOR, LNCC (R), CCNS, ACNP-BC
24. Medicare Set-Asides
Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq., MSCC, CMSP-F and Leslie Schumacher, RN, CRRN, CCM, LNCC (R), CLCP, CNLCP, MSCC, CMSP-F
25. Healthcare Provider Licensure Investigations and Administrative Proceedings
Julie Dickinson, MBA, BSN, RN, LNCC (R) and Marian Ead, BSN, RN
26. Fraud: Government and Private Sponsored Health Plans and General Case Evaluations
Rebecca Mendoza Saltiel Busch, MBA, CCM, RN, CFE, CPC, CHS?IV, CRMA, CICA, FIALCP, FHFMA
27. The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in the Insurance Industry
Kari Williamson, BS, RN, LNCC (R), CCM
28. Bill Review: The Analysis of Claims for Healthcare Services
Rebecca A. Reier, BS, RN, CRNA (Ret.), CCS-P
Section IV: LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT ROLES
29. Legal Nurse Consultant Practice within a Law Firm
Elizabeth K. Zorn, BSN, RN, LNCC (R) and Julie Dickinson, MBA, BSN, RN, LNCC (R)
30. The Independent Legal Nurse Consultant
Anne Meyer, BSN, RN, LNCC (R) and Cathy Weitzel, MSN, APRN
31. The Legal Nurse Consultant as Expert Witness
Mariann F. Cosby, DNP, MPA, MSN, RN, PHN, CEN, NE-BC, LNCC (R), CLCP, CCM, MSCC and Tricia West, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, CHN, PHN
32. The Expert Fact Witness: Medical Summary Preparation and Testimony
Patricia W. Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC (R)
Section VII: LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT SKILLS
33. Communication with Attorneys' Clients in the Medical Malpractice Arena
Sharon K. McQuown, MSN, RN, LNCC (R) and Cheryl E. White, MSHL, BS, AS, RN, LHRM, LNCC (R), MSCC, DFSHRMPS
34. Researching Medical Literature and Other Information
Katy Jones, MSN, RN
35. Report Preparation Principles and Process
Joahnna Evans Budge BSN, RN, CCRN, CLNC
36. Locating, Screening, and Communicating with Expert Witnesses
Julie Dickinson, MBA, BSN, RN, LNCC (R)
Section VIII: CASE ADJUDICATION
37. The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in the Preparation of Demonstrative Evidence
Kelly K. Campbell, RN, BSN, CP, CLNC, CLCP; Sean Dennin; and Pat Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC (R)
38. Alternative Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, Mediation, and Other Settlement Modalities
Margaret M. Gallagher, RN, MSN, LNCC (R), CLNC; Annalese H. Reese, Esq.; and Paul K. Reese, Esq.
39. Trial Preparation and the Trial Process
Diane L. Reboy, MS, BSN, RN, LNCC (R), CNLCP (R), CCDS
Glossary
Noreen Sisko, PhD, RN
Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Commonly Used Legal Symbols
Noreen Sisko, PhD, RN
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