Course Content
AALNC's Legal Nurse Consulting Online Course follows the most popular legal nurse consulting
text, Legal Nurse Consulting, Principles and Practice, 2nd edition. Through the lecture and
presentation, reading and additional required assignments, and additional supplemental resources, each
module expands upon specific chapters of the text. The material covered in AALNC's Legal Nurse Consulting
Online Course has also been thoroughly assessed by AALNC's course editors to ensure that it encompasses the information considered
necessary to begin a career as a legal nurse consultant.
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Module 1 - Introduction to Legal Nurse Consulting
Presented By: Jo Anne Kuc, BSN RN LNCC
Understanding the LNC Concept
Understanding Certification
Expectations of the LNC in Practice
Expectations of the LNC with Written Communication
Module 1 has been approved for 8.3 Nursing Contact Hours by the Illinois Nurses Association*. Upon successful
completion of the module and corresponding post-test, the student will be awarded with a certificate of completion.
Module 2 - Roles of the LNC in Practice
Presented By: Cheryl Cusimano, AD RN and Lisa Lawson, BSN RN
Working in a Law Firm
Interviewing Plaintiff Clients
Interacting with Defense Clients
LNC's Role in Defense Medical Examinations
Module 2 has been approved for 12.0 Nursing Contact Hours by the Illinois Nurses Association*. Upon successful completion
of the module and corresponding post-test, the student will be awarded with a certificate of completion.
Module 3 - Legal Fundamentals
Presented By: Elizabeth Zorn, RN, BSN, LNCC
Understanding the Basics of Law and Liability Issues
Discovery and Disclosure
Module 3 has been approved for 11.0 Nursing Contact Hours by the Illinois Nurses Association*. Upon successful completion
of the module and corresponding post-test, the student will be awarded with a certificate of completion.
Module 4 - Expert Witness Roles of the LNC in Practice
Presented By: Pat DiFiglio, RN BSN, Karen Krooswyk, RN MSN and Valerie Parisi, RN CRRN CCM
The Nurse Expert Witness
Locating and Working with Expert Witnesses
Business Practices for the Expert Witness
Module 4 has been approved for 14.0 Nursing Contact Hours by the Illinois Nurses Association*. Upon successful completion
of the module and corresponding post-test, the student will be awarded with a certificate of completion.
Module 5 - LNC Practice Skills for Medical Records - Access & Analysis
Presented by: Mary Ann Shea, JDRN and Karen Krooswyk, RN MSN
Medical Record Access
Medical Record Analysis
Module 5 has been approved for 15.0 Nursing Contact Hours by the Illinois Nurses Association*. Upon successful completions of the module and the corresponding post-test, the student will be awarded with a certificate of completion.
Module 6 - LNC Practice Skills for Medical Records - Research & Report Writing
Presented by: Kara DiCecco, MSN, RN, LNCC and Nadine Neville-Turpin, BSN, RN, LNCC
Literature Research
Report Writing
Module 6 has been approved for 7.3 Nursing Contact Hours by the Illinois Nurses Association*. Upon successful completion of the module and the corresponding post-test, the student will be awarded with a certificate of completion.
Module 7 - LNC Practice Skills for Case Screenings
Presented by: Karen L. Cebulko, BSN RN LNCC CNLCP and Maureen J. Orr, RN BS LNCC CCM
Evaluating Negligence Cases
Evaluating Personal Injury Cases
Product Liability and the Legal Nurse Consultant
Module 7 has been approved for 18.7 Nursing Contact Hours by the Illinois Nurses Association*. Upon successful completion of the module and the corresponding post-test, the student will be awarded with a certificate of completion.
Module 8 - Business Principles and Practices
Presented by: Lynda Watson, BSN RN, Luz Guadalupe, RN LHRM LNCC, Debra A. Summers, BSN RN LHRM LNCC, Betty Joos, MEd BSN RN, Elena Capella, EdD MSN/MPA RN LNCC CPHQ
Starting an LNC Business
Marketing the Independent LNC Package
Business Ethics
Module 8 has been approved for 18.2 Nursing Contact Hours by the Illinois Nurses Association*. Upon successful completion of the module and the corresponding post-test, the student will be awarded with a certificate of completion.
*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.
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