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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
legalnurse22 replied to legalnurse22's topic in General Nursing
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...