General Info

What is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant? A Certified Legal Nurse Consultant is a licensed Registered Nurse who has completed a nationally accredited course and successfully passed the Certification Examination demonstrating the knowledge and competence to practice in this field. The CLNC combine their nursing experience and knowledge of the healthcare industry to be able to review cases for merit quickly and cost effectively. Why do attorneys need a CLNC? First and foremost the services of the CLNC are the most cost effective means for the attorney to have the case evaluated for merit. The CLNC has years of nursing experience working within the healthcare system giving them a broad range of understanding of basic medical issues, nursing standards of care, reviewing medical records and interpreting the terminology and subtleties of the medical chart. All of this can be done saving the attorney thousands of dollars long before the necessity of contacting the MD expert.