Expertise
LNP 151 The LNC’s Role in a Head Injury Fall Case
An attorney asks you to review a case involving a 40-year-old man who fell on a sidewalk and sustained a traumatic brain injury. His CT Scan showed a small right- sided subdural hematoma. He was taken to the ICU and given supportive care including serial neurologic exams. You are asked to perform an analysis of…
Read MoreLNP 150 Analyzing a Stroke Case: The LNC Role Jason Atienza MD
Jason Atienza is a physiatrist who talks about a stroke cases that can cause some significant damages. Jason works in the Orlando area as a rehabilitation physician. His focus is catastrophic conditions, including severe stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury and multiple trauma. Certainly, if you have worked on personal injury and some medical malpractice cases,…
Read MoreLNP 147 When the LNC is Screening a Medical Malpractice Case for Merit
You are a legal nurse consultant who is asked to be involved in screening a medical malpractice case for merit. The medical records are in hand; someone needs to review them. Who should review them, and in what sequence, depends on numerous factors. When should the attorney screen the case and when should an LNC?…
Read MoreLNP 146 Anesthesia Risks and the Implications for the LNC Bonnie O’Hara
Bonnie O’Hara understands anesthesia risks. She a nurse anesthetist and she has a long history of providing anesthesia in ORs as part of being in the military. Bonnie is currently working as a legal nurse consultant building her business and coaching with me in LNC Academy. Bonnie has military and civilian nursing experience. She was…
Read MoreLNP 144 Top Tips for Getting Organized Lori Rochino
Lori Rochino is a freelance writer based in the greater Philadelphia area and her work has appeared in both national publications such as Success, Huffington Post and YFS Magazine. She has written a book called “50 Shades of Simple: How to Prioritize in the Age of Information Overload” and boy, are we in the age…
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