Nurse Consulting Services Offered
Legal nurse consulting is a professional discipline of nursing. Legal Nurse Consultants are registered nurses who use their nursing background to work with attorneys, healthcare organizations, government, and private companies to review medical-related cases for legal liability purposes.
Nurse Consultants provide many services. Some of these services are listed below:
- Identify, locate, review and analyze medical records and other healthcare documents
- Screen medical-related cases for merit
- Complete chronological timelines of medical events related to the case
- Identify possible tampering issues with the medical records
- Medical Record Fact Witness
- Conduct and analyze research on medical-related topics
- Provide written or verbal reports on case findings
- Identify, locate, evaluate, and work with appropriate testifying experts
- Identify and assist attorney-clients with discovery
- Assist attorney-clients with developing demonstrative evidence
- Coordinate and attend independent medical examinations
“Ms. Carlson’s calculations of the cost of future medical care for my client, and her excellent deposition were major factors in arriving at a substantial settlement for my client.”