1. Melissia Tomblin,RN Introduction to BSN NUR 3200A1 October 3, 2013

2.  Legal Nurse Consultant  Avret v. McCormick (1980)  Maloney v. Wake Hospital Systems (1980)

3.  American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board  First Certification Exam  American Nurses Association  Publications

4. Knowledge Research Professional and respected

5.  Advancements in job market  Be your own boss  Work from home  Financial stability  Improvements in standards of care

6. Educational, financial and expertise growth has taken a tremendous step since the nineties. Specialized nursing is seen and offered in today’s job market. Nurses are obtaining BSN, MSN and PhDs. Legal nurse consultants are used not only for work on cases but as expert witnesses on all types of cases in court such as workman’s compensation, forensic and criminal cases.

7. Nurses are a blessing from God I believe and the sky is the limit for what can be accomplished.

8.  Dickinson, J. (2011). The Origins and Evolution of  Legal Nurse Consulting. Journal of Legal Nurse  Consulting, 22, Number 2, 3-7. Retrieved from  <ahref=“http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?  Mitchell, T., Butler-Williams, C., Easton, K., Ingledew, I.,  Parkin, D., Wade, S., & Warner, R. (2010, March). The  consultant nurse – experts practitioner and much more.  British Journal of Nursing, 19, 481-488. Retrieved from  <ahref=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=thttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=t  rue&db=rzh&AN=2010641861&site=ehost- rue&db=rzh&AN=2010641861&site=ehost-  live&sscope=site”>The consultant nurse – expert live&sscope=site  practitioner and much more.