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| Legal Theory | |
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| The Law, Standards of Care, and Liability Issues | |
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| Access to Medical Records | |
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| Discovery and Disclosure | |
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| Informed Consent | |
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| Treatment Decisions | |
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| Profession of Legal Nurse Consulting | |
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| The History and Evolution of Legal Nurse Consulting | |
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| Entry into Specialty Practice of Legal Nurse Consulting | |
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| Professionalism, Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional Performance | |
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| Certification | |
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| Ethical Theory and the Practice of the Legal Nurse Consultant | |
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| Nursing Theory: Applications to Legal Nurse Consulting | |
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| Legal Practice Areas | |
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| Evaluating Professional Negligence Cases | |
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| Elements of Triage: Effective Case Screening of Medical Malpractice Claims | |
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| Nursing Home Litigation | |
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| Principles of Evaluating Personal Injury Cases | |
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| Common Mechanisms of Injury in Personal Injury Cases | |
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| Evaluating Product Liability Cases | |
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| Case Analysis: Evaluating Toxic Tort Cases | |
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| Evaluating Forensics Cases | |
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| ERISA and HMO Litigation | |
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| Complex Litigation | |
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| The Legal Nurse Consultant as a Case Manager | |
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| Roles of the Legal Nurse Consultant | |
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| Legal Nurse Consultant Practice within a Law Firm | |
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| Communication with Plaintiff Clients | |
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| Interacting with Defense Clients | |
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| The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in the Insurance Industry | |
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| The Legal Nurse Consultant's Role in Health Care Risk Management | |
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| Health Care Claims Analysis | |
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| Defense Medical Examinations | |
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| Responsibilities of the Legal Nurse Consultant | |
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| Legal Writing | |
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| Medical Record Analysis | |
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| Literature Research | |
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| Report Preparation | |
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| Locating and Working with Expert Witnesses | |
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| The Legal Nurse Consultant as Expert Witness | |
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| The Liability Nurse Expert Witness | |
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| The Expert Fact Witness: Noneconomic Damages Testimony | |
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| The Life Care Planning Expert | |
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| Business Principles for the Nurse Expert Witness | |
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| Mediation, Settlement, and Trial | |
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| Alternative Dispute Resolution: Settlement, Arbitration, and Mediation | |
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| The Role of the Legal Nurse Consultant in Preparation of Technical Demonstrative Evidence | |
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| Trial Preparation | |
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| The Trial Process | |
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| Business Principles | |
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| Starting a Business: Legal and Business Principles | |
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| Successful Marketing for the Legal Nurse Consultant | |
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| Growing a Business | |
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| Business Practices and Ethics | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |