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Course Detail: CLSNURSE - Legal Nurse Consultant Training Course
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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 presents legal concepts related to the health care industry, as well as the role a legal nurse consultant might play in litigation areas such as medical malpractice, toxic torts, products liability, wrongful death, 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 curriculum of this course is based on the text, Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition, published by the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.
Topics of Study
Registration Deadlines | ||
| Course Opens | Register By | |
| October 15 | October 19 | |
| January 14 | January 18 | |
| March 11 | March 15 | |
| May 6 | May 10 | |
| July 1 | July 5 | |
| August 26 | August 30 | |
- - Legal Nurse Consultant Practice Areas and Legal Theory
- - Ethics for the Legal Nurse Consultant and the Legal Nurse Consultant's Role in the Litigation Process
- -The Environments in which a Legal Nurse Consultant Might Work and an Introduction to Legal Writing
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Continuing Education Units and Contact Hours
42 contact hours or 4.2 CEUs
Additional CEU Information
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation for 42 contact hours.
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Online
Cost
$895+Books
For Content Questions
Visit the Center for Legal Studies website Course Resources
Center for Legal Studies Brochure
Available Sessions
October 15, 2018 to November 30, 2018, Online Class, ECU
(seats remaining)
January 14, 2019 to March 1, 2019, Online Class, ECU (seats remaining)
March 11, 2019 to April 26, 2019, Online Class, ECU (seats remaining)
May 6, 2019 to June 21, 2019, Online Class, ECU (seats remaining)
July 1, 2019 to August 16, 2019, Online Class, ECU (seats remaining)
August 26, 2019 to October 11, 2019, Online Class, ECU (seats remaining)
January 14, 2019 to March 1, 2019, Online Class, ECU (seats remaining)
March 11, 2019 to April 26, 2019, Online Class, ECU (seats remaining)
May 6, 2019 to June 21, 2019, Online Class, ECU (seats remaining)
July 1, 2019 to August 16, 2019, Online Class, ECU (seats remaining)
August 26, 2019 to October 11, 2019, Online Class, ECU (seats remaining)