Scope and Content of the Examination |
|
The scope of the examination, content areas, and the weights assigned to each area are as follows:
Scope of the Examination
The LNCC examination is designed to measure the nurse's ability to:
- Collect and investigate healthcare records, research, literature, standards, guidelines, laws, costs, etc. related to a case, concerning issues of standards of care, causation, and/or damages.
- Analyze data in pertinent medical records, research, literature, standards, guidelines, laws, costs, etc. related to a case, concerning issues of standards of care, causation, and/or damages.
- Facilitate communication between clients (e.g., attorney, claims manager, agency) and parties, experts, witnesses, and vendors.
- Draft materials considered attorney work product or to be used as evidence in healthcare-related cases.
- Educate oneself and clients on the health sciences pertaining to issues in a case.
- Collaborate with clients to support case strategy during discovery or case management.
- Support the process of adjudication of cases (e.g., trial, settlement, arbitration, or mediation).
- Testify as an expert opinion or fact witness.
Content Areas of the Examination
- medical malpractice (30-35%)
- personal injury (23-28%)
- product liability/toxic tort (11-16%)
- workers' compensation (10-15%)
- risk management (5-8%)
- life care planning (4-7%)
- criminal/forensic (1-3%)
- administrative health law (1-3%)
- elder law (1-3%)
|