Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting (JLNC) Contact Hour Program

Interested in earning continuing nursing education credits for reading articles published in the JLNC? Enroll in the 2009 Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting (JLNC) Contact Hour Program today!

How it works: Starting with the Winter 2009 issue, each edition of the JLNC will feature one article that has been selected for the JLNC Contact Hour Program. Participants enrolled in the program will be required to complete an online post-test for each featured article. Participants who pass the test with a score of 70% or greater will be granted CNE and will be able to print their certificate of completion. Quizzes for the featured article will be added to the participant’s online workspace at the time the edition is published.

How to enroll:The discounted enrollment fee for the 2009 program for AALNC members is $100, which includes access to the quizzes and contact hours for all four 2009 issues. Non-members can enroll for $135. To enroll online, please click here.

How to access the program: Once you have enrolled online and your transaction you will have access to the program through the Members Only section of the AALNC website. You will need your login and password to enter the course each time. Upon logging in, you will see an option for the 2009 JLNC Contact Hour Program within your left-menu navigation (below the "Welcome" message). Please click on this link to bring up the workspace. From the workspace, select the relvant article offering. Please make sure that your pop-up blocker is disabled edit your pop-up blocker settings to allow pop-ups from http://smithbucklin.articulateglobal.com.

The objectives of the 2009 Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting (JLNC) Contact Hour Program are as follows:

• Review emerging areas of practice for the legal nurse consultant.
• Integrate new approaches and techniques into the LNC’s everyday practice.
• Discuss current trends and controversies in the medical andlegal fields.
• Analyze the effectiveness and impact of legal nurse consulting.

Selected Articles and Contact Hours Available from Volume 20 (2009)
Additional articles will be posted as the issues are published

AALNC is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Illinois Nurses Association and has approved this program nursing contact hours. It is estimated that approximately 3 – 4 nursing contact hours will be available to participants at the time of completion of the program. The Illinois Nurses Association (INA) is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center‘s (ANCC’s) Commission on Accreditation. Nursing contact hours approved by an ANCC accredited approver are recognized by the majority of state licensing boards and nursing certification boards.