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Contact Hour Information |
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| If you passed the exam in… |
Your certification will expire on… |
The application deadline date is… |
The extended deadline date is…($100 late fee applies) |
You may use contact hours earned between… |
| April, 2001 |
April 30, 2006 |
October 31, 2005 |
March 5, 2006 |
October 31, 2000 - October 31, 2005 |
| October, 2001 |
October 31, 2006 |
April 30, 2006 |
September 5, 2006 |
April 30, 2001 - April 30, 2006 |
| April, 2002 |
April 30, 2007 |
October 31, 2006 |
March 5, 2007 |
October 31, 2001 - October 31, 2006 |
| October, 2002 |
October 31, 2007 |
April 30, 2007 |
September 5, 2007 |
April 30, 2002 - April 30, 2007 |
| April or May, 2003 |
April 30, 2008 |
October 31, 2007 |
March 5, 2008 |
October 31, 2002-October 31, 2007 |
| October, 2003 |
October 31, 2008 |
April 30, 2008 |
September 5, 2008 |
April 30, 2003 - April 30, 2008 |
| April or May, 2004 |
April 30, 2009 |
October 31, 2008 |
March 5, 2009 |
October 31, 2003-October 31, 2008 |
| October 2004 |
October 30, 2009 |
April 30, 2009 |
September 5, 2009 |
April 30, 2004 - April 30, 2009 |
Acceptable Contact Hours
You may earn contact hours for continuing education, academic coursework, presentations, or
publications. You may use any combination of contact hours, provided the criteria are met for
each method and you have completed a minimum of 60 contact hours.
Continuing Education Information
Continuing education is defined as learning activities intended to build upon the educational
and experiential bases of the professional nurse for the enhancement of practice as a legal
nurse consultant. The learning activities must have significant intellectual or practical
content with the primary purpose of increasing the participant's professional competence as
a legal nurse consultant. Presentations intended for multiple participants, including but
not limited to live programs, on-line programs, satellite broadcasts, or independent study
(audio, video, printed, or electronic) are acceptable activities.
Contact hours for continuing education related to legal nurse consulting will be accepted.
To be considered related to legal nurse consulting, a program must address a topic in either
the scope or content areas of the LNCC examination. Continuing education contact hours may
come from any provider, as long as a minimum of 20% of the hours submitted are approved or
provided by a body that is accredited as an approved provider of continuing education in
nursing by 1) the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation, 2)
a state board of nursing, or 3) a state nursing association.
Academic Education Information
Successful completion of college or university courses at the baccalaureate level or higher is
acceptable. (For a one-semester course, one credit hour is equal to 15 contact hours.) Please
reference the handbook for specific subjects in which coursework will be accepted.
Presentation Information
Presenting educational programs on topics related to legal nurse consulting is acceptable.
Presentations must be delivered within a structured framework for teaching and learning and
may be delivered to nurses, legal team members, and/or other healthcare professionals.
Presentations must be at least 50 minutes in length and may be submitted only once.
Fifty minutes of presentation is equal to one contact hour and a maximum of 20 contact
hours may be used in this category.
Publication Information
Publishing an original manuscript in a peer-reviewed professional journal or as a chapter in a
text on topics related to legal nurse consulting is acceptable. Refer to the scope and content
areas on page 6 for acceptable topics and topic codes. Your name must be identified as author
or co-author in the publication to receive credit. Fifteen contact hours will be awarded for
each journal article or chapter written. Editing a textbook or chapter on topics related to
legal nurse consulting will be awarded 12 contact hours. Your name must be identified in the
publication as editor to receive credit.
For more specific information on acceptable contact hours, as well as topics related to legal nurse consulting,
please download the LNCC Recertification Application.
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