What is a Nurse Attorney?

A Registered Nurse who then goes to and graduates from Law School and passes the Bar Exam to become an Attorney.

They do it for several reasons, I'm sure.

Just like if someone is an RN and decides to go to med school to become a physician.

Or, is a CRNA and decides to go to med school and then become an anesthesiologist.

Many RN's decide they want to become a lawyer and go to law school.

I suppose some may work as an RN and as an attorney.

And, some who do this decide to work as a Nurse-Attorney and participate in cases dealing with nurses in litigation.

Many reasons....

I am a nurse (Nurse Practitioner) and a Legal Nurse Consultant.

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True enough. I am an RN who just graduated from law school in May, and am now studying to take the Bar exam at the end of this month.

I didn't go to law school because I didn't want to be a nurse anymore. I went to law school because it is something I always wanted to do, and because law and nursing complement each other nicely. During my time in law school, I spent about a year and a half clerking in the Public Defender's office. My nursing experience and ability to interpret and explain medical records was a real advantage. I think the combination RN JD will give me some options in both law and nursing that I might not otherwise have.

Valerie

Thanks, Valerie.