Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate

The Legal Nurse Consulting certificate program is designed for experienced registered nurses who are interested in combining their clinical experience with specialized legal knowledge enabling them to serve as liaisons between the legal and health care fields. The program will provide the legal knowledge required to evaluate, analyze, and offer informed opinions on the delivery of health care and resulting outcomes. The program of study combines business and legal theory and analysis with a practical field experience that meets the following objectives:

• Understand the civil litigation process
• Research legal problems using primary and secondary sources
• Analyze medical records and related materials for use in legal matters
• Prepare and write informed opinions using medical and legal knowledge
• Understand the health care industry, the insurance industry, and related government regulations
• Understand the role and ethical responsibilities of the field of legal nurse consulting

Course of Study

• ACC 111 Financial Accounting
• CIS 112 Introduction to Computing
• LAW 101 Introduction to Law
• LAW 203 Civil Litigation
• LAW 205 Legal Research
• LAW 415 Personal Injury Law
• Law 430 Medical Malpractice
• Law 425 Legal Writing
• LAW Elective
• LAW 398 Internship