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The online Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate program could help nurses pursue numerous career growth opportunities.* Registered nurses have options beyond medicine. The combination of health care expertise and legal know-how could help you put your medical knowledge to use in a legal setting. You could assist attorneys and their clients in understudying the health care issues related to medical malpractice and personal injury lawsuits.


Legal nurse consultants may combine legal and medical research, identify standards of care, review medical records, interview witnesses, and support attorneys in all aspects of litigation. Legal nurse consultants use their dual skill set to contribute to malpractice lawsuits, medical insurance claims, and workers' compensation cases.

 Imagine What You Can Do  

  • Research and Review

  • Conduct legal research and review medical records.

  • Work with Law Firms

  • Assist attorneys with pretrial and trial activities.

  • Conduct Interviews

  • Liaison with key witnesses to assist in documentation.

  • Risk Management

  • Provide health care risk management support and education.

  • Assist Government Agencies

  • Ensure and monitor compliance with regulations.

 Imagine Where You Can Apply 

Becoming a legal nurse consultant could put you in high demand at law firms, insurance companies, government agencies, and health care risk management departments. Legal nurse consultants may also provide health care risk management support and education or open their own consulting practices. The online Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate program is designed to provide you with the tools and knowledge to pursue these professional avenues.*


Earnings range from $70 to $200 per hour for professional legal nurse consulting services.†

 Is This Program Right For Me? 

The Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate program is designed for registered nurses interested in the law, legal procedure, and working with legal professionals in a variety of legal and health care environment. Click here to view the program comparison guide.

 

Accelerated Option

KCE now offers a Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate—Accelerated Option. For those who are interested in completing their program in a shorter amount of time, our accelerated study plan could put you on the fast track. The accelerated option can be completed in 4 months.

 

Courses Include

  • Introduction to Legal Nurse Consulting
  • Civil Litigation for the Legal Nurse Consultant
  • Principles of Tort Law and Medical Liability
  • Medical Records Summary and Review
  • Health Care Risk Management

  

For complete course descriptions, click here.

  

 Take the First Step  

In 12 months or less, you could be on your way to a more rewarding career. Take the first step by calling 866.542.4042 (Toll Free) or click here for more information.
*Kaplan Continuing Education’s (KCE) programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, KCE does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.


†"Demand for Legal Nurses at All-Time High," American Chronicle, July 20, 2006; accessed November 5, 2007.