LEI 232 - Principles and Practices of the Legal Nurse Consultant

3 Credit(s)

Required course for the legal nurse consultant certificate.
A comprehensive application of major functions of a legal nurse consultant. Students analyze cases from both plaintiff and defense prospective and examine the legal nurse consultant’s role in civil practice, further analysis of medical records, the trial process, and development of life care plans. The trial preparation, alternate dispute resolution, settlement, arbitration and mediation, interacting with defense clients, locating and working with expert witnesses, communication with plaintiff clients are introduced. This is a legal specialty course.
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Legal Nurse Consultant, Legal Research I, and Civil Practice.