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.

medical malpractice (27-31%)
personal injury (19-23%)
product liability/toxic tort (10-14%)
workers' compensation (12-16%)
risk management (5-9%)
life care planning (4-7%)
administrative health law/regulatory compliance (4-8%)
elder law (3-6%)
criminal/forensic (1-4%)