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Course Description

This exciting program prepares Registered Nurses for a career in the legal field as legal nurse consultants. Building on the medical education and clinical experience of RNs and PAs, this course provides the RN and PA with fundamental skills necessary to advise law firms, health care providers, insurance companies and governmental agencies regarding medically related issues and to appear in court as expert witnesses.

The course presents legal concepts related to the health care industry, as well as the role a legal nurse consultant might play in litigation areas such as medical malpractice, toxic torts, products liability, wrongful death, criminal law, and workers' compensation. Any RN or PA interested in entering the legal field can benefit from the education provided by this course.

The curriculum of this course is based on the text, Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition, published by the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. Students will receive 42-hours of instruction and will be required to pass weekly quizzes on the information presented. This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Topics of study: 

  • Legal Nurse Consultant Practice Areas and Legal Theory
  • Ethics for the Legal Nurse Consultant and the Legal Nurse Consultant's Role in the Litigation Process
  • The Environments in which a Legal Nurse Consultant Might Work and an Introduction to Legal Writing

Non-credit training programs are designed by a team of professionals from each respective field, providing you with effective face-to-face and web-based learning programs. Instructors/course mentors are actively involved in your learning experience, responding to any questions or concerns, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed. The training programs offered through Workforce Development are not part of academic degree programs.

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Section Title
Legal Nurse Consultant Training Course
Language of Delivery
English
Section Schedule
Date and Time TBA
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $1,195.00
Drop Request Deadline
TBD
Transfer Request Deadline
TBD
Section Notes
Registration is for online access to a self-paced course through the educational partner CLA by BARBRI.  Course information will be emailed separately within 3 business days of registration. 
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