Course
Description
This exciting program prepares Registered Nurses
and Physician's Assistants for a career in the
legal field as legal nurse consultants. Building
on the medical education and clinical experience
of RNs and PAs, this course provides the RN and
PA with fundamental skills necessary to advise
law firms, health care providers, insurance companies,
and governmental agencies regarding medically related
issues and to appear in court as expert witnesses.
The course teaches legal concepts related to the
health care industry, as well as the role a legal
nurse consultant might play in such litigation
areas as the following: medical malpractice, toxic
torts, products liability, personal injury, emotional
distress, wrongful death, mental capacity, criminal
law, and workers' compensation.
Any RN or PA interested in entering the legal
field can benefit from the education provided by
this course. The course is also open to anyone
interested in the field of forensic testimony and
medical-legal issues, but participants without
an RN or PA background might not be able to take
the LNCC exam after graduation.
Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC) is a discretionary
test separate from this training course that experienced
registered nurses graduating from this course may
decide to sit for. LNCC test eligibility requirements
are discussed during this training course; however,
RNs graduating from this course need not take the
LNCC in order to practice as legal nurse consultants.
The curriculum of this course is designed to comply
with the educational guidelines specified by the
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.
Students will receive 42 hours of instruction and
will be required to prepare assignments and pass
weekly quizzes. Successful graduates will be awarded
a Certificate of Course Completion.
This course is has received approval through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the Legal Nurse Consultant Training Course from the Colorado Nurses Association. Nurses looking for CEUs to apply towards their nursing re-certification can take this course and receive 42 contact hours towards their recertification.
- Week One: Legal Theory and
Terminology, and Legal Nurse Consultant Practice
in Torts, Crimes, and Contract Breaches.
- Week Two: Legal Ethics, Litigation
Process, and Preparing to be an Expert Witness.
- Week Three: Employment Areas
and Trial Preparation.
- Week Four: Fundamentals of
Legal Writing.
Tuition for this program is $789
per person.
Textbooks are not included in the tuition fee.
Textbooks:
Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice,
2nd Edition, edited by Patricia W. Iyer, MSN,
RN,
LNCC and published by the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
All textbooks available for approximately $150. Please visit http://www.legalstudies.com for
book information.
Textbooks and materials are available from The
Center for Legal Studies at least one
week prior to the first weekend of
class by calling 1-800-522-7737. Books ordered
from The Center for Legal Studies during the week
immediately prior to the beginning of class will
incur an additional Fed Ex fee.
Refund Policy: We understand
that your schedule may change at the last minute
and prevent you from attending this course. If
you must cancel your registration, please call
us at least one weekend in advance of the program
and we will issue you a refund. No refunds
will be given after the first class meeting.
How
to Register
Registration is easy:
- Register online.
- Call our office at 1-877-450-1841 or (701)
777-4269.
- Apply in person at Gustafson Hall on the University
of North Dakota campus.
Note: Registration will not be processed until
payment is received unless prior arrangements have
been made with the Office of Certificate Programs.
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