legalnurse22

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1. Can use all the help I can get

   legalnurse22 replied to LaneDoesCare's topic in Radiology

   glad to have you with us. It's been a long time since I posted (been busy!!!!!). Start with contacting the American Radiological Nurses Association (http://www.arna.net), they can help you. I used to belong a long time ago when I worked in Radiolo...

2. Have any of you taken the Certified Forensic Nurse exam?

   legalnurse22 replied to legalnurse22's topic in Forensic

   Well, I am on Unit 6 of the very last course in Kaplan's program. I have loved every part of it. I've completed some "ride-alongs" with law enforcement, have spent some time with both coroners and MEs and will soon do an externship with both prosec...

3. Information on Forensic Nursing Kaplan Course

   legalnurse22 replied to cherokeeb's topic in Forensic

   cherokeeb, You are never too old (53 myself, but who's counting). I look at it as having lots of experience. OK, I'll try to answer a few of your questions, I'm on my last couple of units and I'll complete my Kaplan FN program: 1) Yes, the instru...

4. Anyone doing legal nursing?

   legalnurse22 replied to NicBSN's topic in Legal

   Welcome NicBSN and hdorsey, This is a great avenue to persue. But I won't "sugar-coat" it, it takes lots of hard work. You can make it work, it doesn't matter if you choose to work in-house or work as an independent consultant. I'm independent and...

5. 2006 AALNC Education Conference

   legalnurse22 replied to CM in SC's topic in Legal

   The AALNC conference in Atlanta was awesome. The speakers were dynamic and I had a difficult time selecting which sessions I was going to attend. But several good things came out of the meeting. 1) ANA and the credentialing board accepted the updat...

6. nursing supervisors all shifts?

   legalnurse22 replied to trixie's topic in Management

   I agree with MYDESYGN, I am a Nursing Supervisor and we have coverage 24/7/365. We stay on top of staffing:patient ratio. Our CEO would like to staff totally by numbers, but we stand our ground and staff by acquity. It would be a "MESS" if we didn...

7. Certified Legal Assistant v. Legal Nurse Consultant

   legalnurse22 replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Legal

   Demonsthenes, "Legal Nurse Consultants utilize different skills than paralegals and nurse-paralegals, skills we already possess from our nursing education and experience. We participate in cases where health, illness or injury is at issue. We do ...

8. Have any of you taken the Certified Forensic Nurse exam?

   legalnurse22 replied to legalnurse22's topic in Forensic

   I am almost halfway through with my forensic nursing course through Kaplin (I love it) and I already have job offers. Don't know which avenue I want to go yet, but it will probably still be as an Independent Consultant and work with DAs and Law Enfo...

9. Lnc

   legalnurse22 replied to mlwRN's topic in Legal

   Hey mlwRN, I took the Vicki Milazzo 6 day course. There are some LNCs in our local chapter that went through Kaplan's course (no negative comments from any of them). I am currently enrolled in Kaplan's Forensic Nurse program. I love it. I plan to...

10. How much does a LNC make?

    legalnurse22 replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Legal

    I agree with Siri. The money's good, but it won't just fall in your lap. You have to market yourself. And I mean on a daily basis. I am an independent consultant (mainly because the salary for in-house nurses in my area is very low). Marketing is...

11. LNC course--which level?????

    legalnurse22 replied to NrseNancy's topic in Legal

    Hi Nrse Nancy, I took Vicki's course last Oct. in Atlanta. I started at the VIP level ( I had the money put aside - had been saving it). I found that having the extra case study material is very helpful and the unlimited mentoring helps so much whe...

12. Requesting info on death investigation

    legalnurse22 replied to mgchat76's topic in Forensic

    mgchat76, I'll try to answer some of your questions. I'm a Legal Nurse Consultant who is also working on taking Nursing Forensics courses (on-line). There are several options open besides Sexual Assault. Depending on your state system, you can run fo...

13. RN displaced by Katrina...advice on getting into Psych?

    legalnurse22 replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, Where are you staying? If it in the Jackson area I can give you the name of some psych hospitals to apply to. There are several around here. Some are total psych hospitals and some are psych units at other hospitals. Reply back and I'll hel...

14. Administering CPR

    legalnurse22 replied to fleasle's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has codes that they'll never forget. Mine was a couple of weeks ago. We had an elderly lady whose family said "you do everything for our mother". The Doc running the code was not our favorite (kind of a jerk). We coded this lady (straight ...

15. To 2nd year Nursing Students at Holmes CC

    legalnurse22 replied to legalnurse22's topic in Mississippi

    Guess I need to clarify. I've been a nurse for 27 years, and just recently became a Legal Nurse Consultant. Working mostly with Medical Malpractice and Personal Injuriy cases, but now concentrating on criminal cases/abuse. (Nurse Forensics). I wil...