PGL 250 — Legal Nurse Consultant
Prepares registered nursing professionals to assume the role of a trained legal nurse consultant. Provides a comprehensive analysis of the principles and practices of legal nurse consulting with an emphasis on law and expert witness testimony. Provides the nurse with fundamental skills necessary to review medical legal cases, and advise law firms, health care providers, insurance companies and other professional organizations regarding medical related issues. Presents fundamental skills necessary to appear in court as an expert witness. Provides the nurse with practical skills and legal knowledge necessary to function in the legal community and in the greater community as a consultant. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).