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Legal
Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice, Second Edition
Preface
The first
edition of this text in 1998 was a culmination of years of effort
to establish standards and define the core curriculum of legal
nurse consulting. The first edition guided the development of
the certification examination administered by American Legal Nurse
Consultant Certification Board (ALNCCB), leading to the granting
of the LNCC credential to experienced legal nurse consultants
who have demonstrated a mastery of this practice area. Students
in legal nurse consulting curriculums and by independent learners
eagerly purchased the text. The material presented in the first
edition was used as the entry way to this exciting field.
Legal nurse consulting and the American Association of Legal Nurse
Consultants have continued to expand since the publication the
first edition of this text. The publication of this second text
represents over a year of intense effort.
The process
began with an analysis of the first edition. The structure was
evaluated to identify redundancy of material, see if the chapters
were logically placed into sections, and identify new chapters
that were needed to expand the scope of the publication. This
analysis resulted in the reorganization of the chapters, elimination
of four chapters, and condensing of five chapters into two.
This new edition
includes 15 new chapters. Each of these chapters highlights important
aspects of legal nurse consulting practice.
Chapter 7:
Entry into the Specially
Chapter 9: Certification
Chapter 11: Nursing Theory: Applications to Legal Nurse Consulting
Chapter 13: Elements of Triage for Medical Malpractice
Chapter 14: Evaluating Nursing Home Cases
Chapter 15: Principles of Evaluating Personal Injury Cases
Chapter 16: Common Mechanisms of Injury in Personal Injury Cases
Chapter 20: ERISA and HMO Litigation
Chapter 22: The LNC as Case Manager
Chapter 33: Report Preparation
Chapter 34: Locating and Working with Expert Witnesses
Chapter 40: The Role of the LNC in Preparation of Technical Demonstrative
Evidence Chapter 44: Marketing
Chapter 45: Growing a Business
Chapter 46: Business Ethics
In addition
to development of new chapters, each of the other 31 chapters
was examined by the original or replacement author for relevance
and currency. Changes were made as needed to update examples and
content to reflect the current state of legal nurse consulting
practice. Chapters were made uniform with the inclusion of objectives
and test questions to help the reader focus on key concepts and
test understanding of the material. A comprehensive glossary was
compiled from terms provided by the authors. Each chapter was
reviewed by the editor, associate editors and a peer reviewer,
who are all legal nurse consultants. The authors were given helpful
suggestions for additions and changes.
Each of the
associate editors maintained an active role throughout this project.
Responsible for between 4-10 chapters each, they worked with the
original or replacement authors, recruited reviewers, ensured
that the publisher’s formatting guidelines were adhered
to and that permissions to reprint material were obtained. Most
importantly, they encouraged the authors and helped them accomplish
the goal of completing the chapters.
It has been
a privilege to have been an associate editor of the first edition
and editor of the second edition. I had the enjoyable role of
recruiting the talented and dedicated associate editors, reading
and editing each chapter, and steering the project to keep it
on target. This work represents the collective wisdom of a large
group of experienced legal nurse consultants. We are proud to
offer it to you.
Patricia Iyer
MSN RN LNCC
Editor
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