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NLCC for Nurses
The KCNA Nurse Legal Consultant Clearinghouse (NLCC)
provides nurses with the opportunity to serve as nurse
consultants/expert witnesses for attorneys. Contact us to become a NLCC
Member Today!
Nursing Roles in Litigation
- Expert liability witness, testifying:
- Review medical records.
- Possibly research standard of care at the time of the incident.
- Testify in deposition and at trial if needed.
- Expert liability witness, consulting (role varies):
- Organize and synthesize medical records.
- Research medical issues, and prepare memos and bibliographies on case issues.
- Research nursing and medical standards of care.
- Summarize depositions of medical or nursing witnesses.
- Suggest other medical or nursing experts in fields relevant to the issues in the litigation.
- Expert damage witness:
- Review medical records.
- Consult with treating health care providers.
- Develop a plan of care for the injured person, projecting needs for health care, equipment, and personnel (attendant, nursing, etc.), including associated costs.
- Attend Independent Medical Examinations
Benefits and Registration Information
By joining the NLCC, you will receive: a NLCC Handbook; educational and networking opportunities through the Nurse Legal Consultant Special Interest Group; and the Nurse Legal Consultant newsletter.NLCC Registration Fees
Annual fees:
- WSNA/KCNA Member: $20.00
- Non-WSNA/KCNA Member: $65.00
"Joining the NLCC is the best thing I do each year
for my nurse legal consulting business. The annual fee is very
reasonable, and I have obtained three-quarters of my lawyer clients
from the Clearinghouse."
"My participation has educated me about relevant
legal issues within my practice, and opened up a way to give something
back to nursing. I have received many referrals from the
Clearinghouse, which have enabled me to uphold the standard of care
that is the basis of our practice."
Nursing Specialty Areas
Attorney requests for NLCC nurses encompass many areas of nursing, including:Acute and Long-Term Care; AIDS/HIV; Cardiology; Emergency Room; Gerontology; Home Care; Intensive Care Units; Neurology; Obstetrics; Occupational Health; Oncology; Operating Room and Recovery; Orthopedics; Pediatrics/Nursery; Public Health; Quality Assurance; Rehabilitation; School Health Services; Surgical; Women's Health.
NLCC nurses self-identify their own areas of expertise. KCNA does not endorse any specific nurse as a consultant/expert witness.
Statement of Beliefs
"We believe that registered nurses should testify to appropriate standards of nursing practice.
"We believe that registered nurses should have access to peers who are competent to testify on their behalf.
"We believe that registered nurses should act to safeguard the client and the public when health and safety are affected by the incompetent, unethical, or illegal practice of any person."
"We believe that registered nurses should have access to peers who are competent to testify on their behalf.
"We believe that registered nurses should act to safeguard the client and the public when health and safety are affected by the incompetent, unethical, or illegal practice of any person."
Contact us to become a NLCC Member Today!