How much do I charge??

[AggieNurse2B]

Hi, AllNurses! I'm an ICU nurse with a little over three years of experience. I've been approached by an attorney (a friend of a friend, who also happens to be an attorney) about doing a little work for him on a criminal case. He is not asking me for expert testimony. He needs a nurse to go through the stacks and stacks of medical records and summarize the treatment.

I don't purport to be an "expert" due to my relatively limited time in the field of ICU nursing, but I think I am qualified to handle summarizing the course of treatment for this patient. Do any of you legal nursing experts see an issue with this?

Also, I'm in Texas, and I don't have the first clue how much I should charge for this type of service. I'm not trying to make a big career move--I love my job in the ICU. But working up a nice summary for this attorney would be both interesting and would give me a little spending money.

Any help you could give me would be much appreciated!

[duskyjewel]

Maybe do a little research on what legal nurse consultants charge per hour, then knock off 1/3 since you don't have experience and are not actually certified in such a role. I admit I could be completely in left field, but that seems like a reasonable way to start coming up with a number.

[LindseyRN86]

Sounds like a great opportunity. Maybe ask the attorney what they are comfortable paying and go from there!

[AggieNurse2B]

Thanks for your responses. I haven't talked to the attorney, yet, but I wanted to be prepared with a price before he called me. I'll do a quick google and see what I can find out.