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

    legalnurse22 posted a topic in Forensic

    My question, have any of you taken the CFN certification exam that is offered through the American College of Forensic Examiners International? If so, does the Kaplan on-line Nurse forensic course...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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)...

  7. nursing supervisors all shifts?

    legalnurse22 replied to trixie's topic in Nurse 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. To 2nd year Nursing Students at Holmes CC

    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...

  17. To 2nd year Nursing Students at Holmes CC

    legalnurse22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    If any of you attend Holmes CC ADN Program (and are 2nd year), I will see you on Aug. 17. I will be giving a documentation inservice re: Tampering with the Medical Record, and how to document/chart...

  18. Being pulled to different units

    legalnurse22 replied to contingent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to answer this as a Nursing Supervisor because most of the legal aspects that I would say have been covered. I do everything possible not to pull someone to an area that they're not...

  19. About to give up on being a nurse

    legalnurse22 replied to Lorel's topic in General Nursing

    Stitcher, I'm not sure how the hospitals in your area work, but you might want to check into what I'm going to tell you. Some of our hospitals will pay for school providing you sign a contract to...

  20. Legal Nurse Consulting!

    legalnurse22 replied to MedLegalNurse's topic in Legal

    another bit of FYI for jdkaos and others, Anytime that you have a concern with not getting a resident or attending to respond, always follow your chain of command (and document). Being a Nursing...

  21. sleep apnea alarm disabled "pt died"

    legalnurse22 replied to got2luvnights's topic in General Nursing

    Man, I would've loved to have gotten that case. Several problems, just to mention a few. Deviation from several SOC's, P&P's, documentation, and my favorite, TAMPERING, if the records were...

  22. Legal Nurse Consulting!

    legalnurse22 replied to MedLegalNurse's topic in Legal

    I agree with Lindarn regarding documentation. It is the only thing that will save you or sink you. I teach a lot of documentation classes to nursing students and to hospitals and I stress...

  23. Legal Nurse Consulting!

    legalnurse22 replied to MedLegalNurse's topic in Legal

    Denise, I took Vickie Milazzo's course (her advertisement is at the top of the page). I took my certification exam at the end of the course. I still plan to take the AALNC exam also, but you have to...

  24. Legal Nurse Consulting!

    legalnurse22 replied to MedLegalNurse's topic in Legal

    Nancie, I became a CLNC in Oct. and I'm 51. No, it's not easy, nurses are not used to "selling" what they have to offer. But I feel that none has control of my life but me. If I want to suceed, I...

  25. Legal Nurse Consulting!

    legalnurse22 replied to MedLegalNurse's topic in Legal

    Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum. I've been a nurse for 26 years and just this last year became a Legal Nurse Consultant. I've kinda read most of the responses so far. I took Vickie's course...