03/02/2023
What Does a Legal Nurse Consultant Do?
Reviewing medical records: The nurse consultant will review medical records related to the case to determine if standard procedures were used.
Identifying patient needs: The nurse consultant will determine if a patient received appropriate care.
Assessing patient care: The nurse consultant will analyze the care that a patient received to determine whether it was appropriate for their situation.
Communicating with legal and healthcare
professionals: Nurse consultants need to speak to a wide variety of legal and healthcare professionals to educate them on the standards of care.
Taking inventory of evidence: Nurse consultants will review what medical evidence and determine if there were any deviations from the standards of care.
Preparing documentation: Nurse consultants will work with attorney clients to organize the facts in order to establish a timeline of the deviated events.
Preparing testimony: Nurse consultants may appear as expert witnesses.
Holding patient interviews: Nurse consultants may help to interview the patient to gain more information about the care the patient received.
Doing additional research: Nurse consultants may need to do more research on standards of practice in order to connect the dots for the attorney clients, which will help bridge the education gap.
Attending medical examinations: Nurse consultants may attend medical examinations in order to determine the patient’s needs or the consequences of their care.
Estimating cost of care and damages: A nurse consultant may help the legal team determine what the damages cost in order to mitigate the patient’s loss.
Revising legal documentation: Nurse consultants will review medical information to confirm a records accuracy.
