Do you use LinkedIn as a social media resource? Would you use it—or use it more regularly—if you understood how to do so? Pat Iyer, the host of Legal Nurse Podcast, is a LinkedIn veteran, and she wants you to become one, too. In this podcast, she shares how you can write posts that get you business. As you post, think of your target audience, which in this case is primarily attorneys. What do they want to know? What are their pain points? How can you position yourself as an LNC expert without shouting, “Hire me!”? How can you balance your posts and articles between entertainment, useful inform ..read more

Travel nursing is a unique career which involves on average a 13-week assignment. Cameron Totman, a veteran in this field, shares his experiences in this show. Although a nurse generally completes an assignment and moves on, sometimes they like either the hospital or the geographical environment and wants to stay there. This can provide new opportunities for employment and growth. Because travel nurses must have at least two years’ experience in nursing, they receive brief training at the particular hospital. Cameron emphasizes that this can be very challenging. You can be floated from floor t ..read more

Nurse Charles Cullen killed hundreds of patients over a 16-year period in hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania until he was apprehended in 2003. In this show, I share with you how he was able to escape detection, move from hospital to hospital, and continue to kill unimpeded for 16 years. This is a personal story for me. I was involved as a legal nurse consultant helping one of the prosecutors. I looked at the time sheets and medical records that contained Charles' name, and I read the reports created by the people who became suspicious of Charles. Also, Charles practiced in my state, in m ..read more

In this podcast episode, The Crucial Role of Medical Evidence In Forensic Cases, Teresa Devitt-Lynch, a forensic nurse and sexual assault nurse examiner, will take you into the intricacies of murder and assault cases. She begins by explaining some of the phrases we typically hear about such cases. Intent, recklessness, and negligence characterize different levels of seriousness in a crime, and all have sublevels of severity. Teresa elaborates on why circumstantial evidence can be enough for a conviction. If it’s strong and there’s enough of it, it can lead the jury to convict. Medical evidence ..read more

Murder mystery fans, take note. Pamela Tabor, a nursing Ph.D. who specializes in forensics, will take us deep into the world of healthcare serial killers: the chilling world of their psychopathology. You’ve heard about them, the serial killers who operate in a world they know well. They have a wide range of tools at their disposal, and some of their methods are truly ingenious. Their reasons for killing are equally wide-ranging. Some want to dispose of patients who take up too much time, including those with dementia. Others literally view themselves as angels of death. They are generally soci ..read more

Murder mystery fans, this podcast is for you. If you thought that only a forensic pathologist could determine whether a death was suicide or homicide, you’ll now hear from Teresa Devitt-Lynch, a board-certified advanced forensic nurse. She begins by emphasizing the fact that all physical evidence must be carefully analyzed. In addition, it’s important to evaluate the victim’s state of mind. Were previous suicide attempts made? Did the person suffer from chronic depression? These factors help to make a determination. Other specialists may be called in, such as mechanical engineers who determine ..read more

In this podcast, Expert Witness Challenges in Healthcare Cases, Arlene Klepatsky, a legal nurse consultant and nurse attorney, who teaches legal nurse consultation, answers some of the most critical ethical and practical questions for LNCs. She goes into depth about Rule 26 disclosure, a federal rule that states may also have. It means you’ll be disclosed as an expert and will have to provide certain documentation. To fulfill the requirements, you must submit a list of cases, whether depositions or trials, in which you have participated in the last 48 months. Both Pat and Arlene emphasize the ..read more

Pat Iyer, veteran LNC and former owner of a multimillion-dollar business, shares her expertise on the all-important subject of getting your LNC invoices paid. Collections issues can present difficulties for the beginning LNC entrepreneur. When you’re accustomed to getting a regular paycheck, the idea of asking for money and sending out invoices can feel intimidating. You can overcome this issue by establishing a systematic approach to billing. By doing this, you establish a consistent set of procedures that the client can understand and follow. Pat advises that you always get a retainer prior ..read more

As an LNC, you will probably work with cases where the credentials and granting of privileges for doctors are in question. To be able to assess this, you need to understand the complex processes involved. Dr. Vipul Kella, an emergency medicine and highly experienced physician in a number of areas, unravels this complicated web. During the late twentieth century, doctors whose reputations were tainted by malpractice suits and other violations could move from state to state and set up practices and get credentialed and receive medical and surgical privileges. Now a National Practitioner Data Ban ..read more

A new LNC’s greatest need is to build a client base, and this is a challenge that never goes away. Both behind the scenes, LNCs and expert witnesses don’t know where to begin, and they can feel intimidated by the process of self-promotion. In essence, the challenge is how to say “Hire me; I can help you” without being blatant about it. In this podcast, Pat Iyer shares nine tips for reaching out to potential clients, for experts and non-experts. She has gleaned them from decades of success both as the owner of an LNC business and as a coach to other legal nurse consultants. She explains why it ..read more