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CLNC® News | Vickie and Legal Nurse Consulting in the News | Awards
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Orlando CLNC® 6-Day Certification Seminar Photo GalleryCongratulations to the new Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM who just completed the CLNC® 6-Day Certification Seminar in Orlando. I enjoyed sharing 6 power-packed days with you. Check out the excitement from this career-changing week at the Orlando Photo Gallery. You too can experience this powerful career breakthrough for yourself. Join me live and in person when you sign up for one of our 2008 seminars. In only 6 days, you'll be certified and ready to start your new career adventure fully prepared to succeed and grow as a CLNC® consultant. Don't miss this opportunity to transform your nursing career. See the 2008 spring and summer schedule below. Choose your dates and location, and register now.
Register early before these life-changing seminars SELL OUT. See all the details on the CLNC® 6-Day Certification Seminar. To expand your new CLNC® knowledge, register for the 2-Day NACLNC® Apprenticeship immediately following each seminar. When you attend the 2-Day NACLNC® Apprenticeship, you'll master the advanced report writing and marketing strategies that will skyrocket your CLNC® business, PLUS you'll receive a FREE CLNC® Marketing LaunchBox that saves you thousands of dollars. The LaunchBox is packed with the highest quality brochures, business cards and stationery developed by me and my team of professional writers and design experts. You'll go home ready to start marketing to attorneys immediately. Phone Number for Travel ArrangementsIf you will be traveling to a CLNC® 6-Day Certification Seminar, contact Mary Beth at Advantage American Express Travel. Call toll-free at 866.883.9421. Refer to Vickie Milazzo Institute for special airfare and hotel discounts. 2009 NACLNC® Conference Contests – Win FREE Registration for the
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Take part in one of our contests – or show off your expertise and participate in all three. If you're a CLNC® consultant running at top speed, you could win FREE NACLNC® Conference tuition PLUS FREE hotel accommodations for three nights PLUS $500.00.
All Texas-sized awards and prizes will be presented at the 2009 NACLNC® Conference in San Antonio.
Click here for full details about each contest including contest rules, word limits and required permission statements. Enter early and as often as you like – there's no entry fee.
As you start making plans for 2009, put these business-boosting events at the top
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Register for the NACLNC® Conference in San Antonio, Texas, March 12-13, 2009. |
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Plan for your 2009 CLNC® success by entering one or all three of our exciting contests today. |
| P.S. | All contests close December 31, 2008. |
Future Legal Nurse Consulting Ezines Will Publish Every Other Tuesday –
Begins May 13, 2008
Effective immediately, the LNC Ezine will publish every other Tuesday. Watch for LNC Ezine, Vol. 19, No. 10 on May 13, 2008. Jumpstart your CLNC® practice every other Tuesday with free articles, tips and resources on legal nurse consulting.
While you are waiting for your next Legal Nurse Consulting Ezine, see and hear Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM talk about their CLNC® careers, or view my FREE Introductory Course on legal nurse consulting to learn more about Vickie Milazzo Institute’s CLNC® Certification Program.
Inside Every Woman Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple
Wall Street Journal bestselling book, Inside Every Woman: Using the 10 Strengths You Didn't Know You Had to Get the Career and Life You Want Now is being distributed as part of the Mandarin Oriental hotel's Bedside Reading Program in New York City.
The Mandarin Oriental is an upscale international chain hotel with locations in top travel destinations like Hong Kong, Riviera Maya and London, to name a few. The hotel offers a handpicked, exclusive selection of books for their guests to read and take home.
Inside Every Woman: Using the 10 Strengths You Didn't Know You Had to Get the Career and Life You Want Now was #3 on Amazon's business books bestseller list and escalated to Wall Street Journal bestseller status in 2007. The book is now in its sixth printing.
Add Inside Every Woman to your bedside reading list. It's available wherever books are sold.
NACLNC® Conference keynoter Suze Orman (center) with Vickie and Institute staff members.
Suze Orman and "The King"
(Tom Ziemba).
The 2008 NACLNC® Conference Was a Sensational CLNC® Success – View the Photo Gallery Now
My thanks to the 1,250 of you who attended the 2008 NACLNC® Conference, March 17-18 in Las Vegas. Our sell-out event completely filled the ballrooms at the Las Vegas Hilton with all our excitement, learning and networking fun.
Our special thanks to closing keynote speaker and Emmy® award winning personal finance expert, Suze Orman, and to all the CLNC® speakers who so generously shared their knowledge and expertise at the world's largest legal nurse consulting conference. These experts and CLNC® Pros are great role models for us all.
The conference created lots of wonderful memories, and we've preserved them in our Conference Photo Gallery . I hope you enjoy these pictures of our sensational 2008 NACLNC® Conference experience in Las Vegas.
Again, thank you for being a vital part of this empowering event. Mark your calendar for the 2009 NACLNC® Conference, and I'll see you March 12-13, 2009 in San Antonio!
A Sensational Start to 2008 for NACLNC® Contest Winners
In honor of our 2008 NACLNC® 13th Annual Conference, Go All In for Sensational CLNC® Success, the Institute held three fun contests. We are delighted to announce our winners. All contest winners received FREE registration (a $775 value) to the 2008 NACLNC® Conference PLUS hotel accommodations for three nights.
CLNC® Success Story Contest Winner –
Lisa Panish, RN, MSN, ARNP-BC, CLNC, Florida
Read Lisa's inspiring CLNC® Success Story.
CLNC® Memorable Case Contest Winner –
Lisa Alsip, RN, MHCM, CLNC, Illinois
Lisa's first attorney-client no longer uses his MD brother on his cases. Now he uses a Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM! Lisa not only helped the attorney get the defendant acquitted on manslaughter charges, she saved her attorney-client's life when a car came crashing through the conference room where they were meeting. Who says we're not real nurses! Watch for Lisa's Most Memorable CLNC® Case in our next Ezine –
Volume 19, No. 8.
CLNC® Case Report Contest Winner –
Paulette Johnson, RNC, MSN, CLNC, Louisiana
Paulette submitted two case reports: one from misdiagnosis of the degree of burns and the other from fluid overload in a patient with a history of congestive heart failure. In addition to the conference tuition and free hotel nights, Paulette also received $500.00 in cash.
My 5 Promises Thwart the Big Scary Success Monster
Your ability to overcome fear and succeed in life comes down to your willingness to commit to your own success. I believe that it is our fear of the unknown that can create the roadblocks to our success. I have lived my 5 Promises daily for more than 26 years, and they have helped me become the successful entrepreneur I am today. I am continually motivated by CLNC® consultants who tell me how these 5 Promises have helped them to earn $200,000 to $1,000,000 a year and to live a passionate life.
Aliza Pilar Sherman interviewed me about my 5 Promises, which are included in her article for Small Business Resources. Read “Beating the Big Scary Success Monster” to learn how to face the fears of the unknown to achieve your dreams.
Download Two of My Video Podcasts Free on Nurse.com
Nursing Spectrum invited me to create two inaugural podcasts for their Nurse.com website. You can download these videos and receive free continuing education credits. It was my privilege to work with such a respected company in our nursing community.
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Imagine, Believe and Achieve Infinite Possibilities as a Legal Nurse Consultant On this podcast I introduce you to the role of the Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM (CLNC®). You'll learn how to use your nursing skills, expertise and inside knowledge of the healthcare system to enter this growing and prosperous nursing specialty. |
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Forget Code Blue. Code You! The Next Life You Save Should Be Your Own On this podcast I reveal how you can make simple adjustments in your life that will result in profound positive change for your nursing career. You'll discover the best strategies for amplifying 10 extraordinary strengths you already possess as a nurse to achieve whatever you desire. |
Both these videos are available for immediate viewing. You can either download them to your iPod or view them on your computer. You'll also find clear instructions on how to obtain CEs.
First Time Ever – The NACLNC® Apprenticeship on DVD or CD
For the first time ever, you can develop your 90-day marketing plan and draft your first reports with hands-on guidance while sitting in your favorite chair.
With this program, you’ll receive a complete set of CLNC®-specific forms, templates, sample cases and examples to make your marketing and report writing projects a breeze. PLUS the NACLNC® Apprenticeship Home-Study includes your FREE CLNC® Marketing LaunchBox – your ready-to-use CLNC® marketing package.
Study at home or in your car for maximum retention and easy mastery of these key CLNC® skill sets:
- Report Writing for the Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM
- Marketing for the Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM
Add the new NACLNC® Apprenticeship Home-Study, available on DVD or audio CD, to your CLNC® Success System, and be professionally confident from the start.
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To purchase the NACLNC® Apprenticeship Home-Study, you must be a current student of the Institute or a CLNC® consultant. The FREE CLNC® Marketing LaunchBox is shipped to CLNC® consultants after certification. Completing the NACLNC® Apprenticeship Home-Study extends your CLNC® Certification status for 1 additional year.
This unrivaled program is backed by the Institute’s 26 years of legal nurse consulting training, research and development, and is personally guaranteed by Vickie.
SAVE $200.00 –
As a special offer to our Ezine subscribers call 800.880.0944 before January 7, 2008 and mention this Ezine to get your savings on your complete NACLNC® Apprenticeship Home-Study Program.
I Have Accepted the Invitation to Join the NurseWeek Advisory Board
I recently accepted an invitation to join the South Central NurseWeek Advisory Board. It is an honor and privilege to be associated with such an incredible group of professionals. They hail from various occupations within our healthcare arena.
Advisory board members are responsible for sharing changes, breakthroughs and news related to their field with the NurseWeek editorial board. Some of what you read in NurseWeek/Nursing Spectrum originates in advisory board meetings. Serving on this board gives me a perfect platform to educate the nursing community about the growing field of legal nurse consulting.
Meet a Full-Time Practicing CLNC® Consultant – Receive FREE Bonuses Too!
Visit the Vickie Milazzo Institute booth at this upcoming conference to speak face-to-face with successful, full-time practicing CLNC® consultants. Find out how these specially trained RNs transformed their nursing careers and are earning $125-$150/hr as Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM.
FREE BONUSES JUST FOR STOPPING BY OUR BOOTH: Ask for your FREE gifts – the new third edition of my book, CLNC® Success Stories – Real Nurses, Real Stories, Unreal Success, and the Success DVD.
- CMSA (Case Management Society of America) Annual Conference & Expo
June 18-20, 2008
Wednesday, June 18: 4:30-7:30pm
Thursday, June 19: 12:00-4:00pm
Friday, June 20: 11:00am-2:00pm
Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel & Golf Club
9939 Universal Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32819
Booth 428
| P.S. | If you are unable to attend and would like to talk to a full-time practicing CLNC® consultant, call 800.880.0944 or click to call using the button below. |
New Real Nurses, Real Stories, Unreal Success Book –
Get Your FREE Copy Today!
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My new book Real Nurses, Real Stories, Unreal Success is a collection of my favorite CLNC® Success Stories and your inside look at the dramatic journey to freedom and financial independence achieved by Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM. I'm offering this exclusive collection to you as a special FREE gift (this 244-page book is a $15.95 value).
In this third edition of CLNC® Success Stories, RNs just like you share their personal stories of how they succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Some of the fascinating entries you will read include:
- 12 Things Nursing Taught You About Owning a Business
- Take the Fast Track to Financial Freedom
- Triumph Over Any Personal Challenge
- Make More Than a Living, Make a Difference
- Take 5 Simple Steps to Launch Your CLNC® Career
"This book will serve as an inspiration to any professional nurse considering a career as a certified legal nurse consultant." – AORN JournalTo receive your FREE copy, please call 800.880.0944.
Success Is Inside!
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We'd love to see your CLNC® Success Story in the next edition. Begin your Success Story today! Then send it to success@LegalNurse.com. |
Add Your Best Attorney-Client Letter of Recommendation to the
NACLNC® Directory
Successful CLNC® consultants know that a good letter of recommendation is one of their most effective marketing tools. Attorneys want to know what their colleagues have to say about your work product and often hire Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM solely on the merit of their letters of recommendation.
"I asked my new client if he wanted to know how much I charged," said Carol Riley, RN, MHA, CNAA, HFA, CLNC. "He said 'Sure, but it doesn't matter. That letter of recommendation convinced me you have exactly the skills I need.'"
We are collecting the best letters of recommendation from attorneys to add to the NACLNC® Online Directory. Having a letter of recommendation included gives you national exposure to approximately 6,000 other CLNC® consultants looking for subcontractors. You'll also gain instant credibility with attorneys nationwide. Letters selected will receive prime placement in the NACLNC® Directory.
To submit a letter of recommendation, you must be a current CLNC® consultant, and both you and your attorney-client must complete and sign this release form. You may submit as many letters of recommendation as you like. Please complete and enclose a separate release form for each submission.
Mail your letter and release forms to:
Vickie Milazzo Institute Attorney-Client Letter
5615 Kirby Drive, Suite 425
Houston, Texas 77005-2448
TIP: If you don't have existing letters of recommendation, simply write one and offer it as a first draft to your attorney-client. Your client may be too busy to write one but willing to sign the one you write.
Seeking Newsworthy CLNC® Consultants
WANTED: Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM working on newsworthy cases. Please contact the Institute if you're working on a high-profile case involving a healthcare issue, attorney or defendant in the news.
We also want to hear from CLNC® consultants who have very successful CLNC® practices. We frequently receive requests from reporters who want to speak with Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM. These writers are often in a hurry to meet deadlines, and we want to provide them with the most successful consultants in the U.S. and Canada.
If you have a very successful CLNC® practice or a notable case, and would be comfortable speaking with a reporter, please send a brief description of your CLNC® practice including annual revenues to feedback@LegalNurse.com.
Make the Most of Your FREE NACLNC® Membership with These Guidelines
by Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD
As a Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM, you receive FREE membership in the National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants (NACLNC®), the world's largest nurse consulting association.
I encourage you to use every one of these remarkable FREE benefits you receive as an NACLNC® member. This specialized collection of information, free mentoring and networking opportunities will build your CLNC® practice quickly and profitably.
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FREE Coaching and Mentoring from full-time practicing CLNC® consultants who earn up to $1million a year. This is a benefit you’ll enjoy not only as a student of the Institute, but for as long as you remain certified. | |
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Vickie Milazzo Institute Promotes You as a Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM to the million-plus attorneys nationwide. The Institute markets CLNC® consultants every month in national legal publications and exhibits at major legal conferences to educate attorneys about the benefits of having a CLNC® consultant on their litigation team. Contact the Institute to learn how you can be featured in these advertisements to attorneys. | |
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FREE Listing in the NACLNC® Online Directory means that attorneys will come straight to you. Your listing will be accessible to attorneys and Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM from all over the U.S. seeking CLNC® consultants and testifying experts. The Institute markets the Directory to attorneys in the U.S. to put your CLNC® practice in front of more attorneys 24/7. With this fully searchable Directory, attorneys will find you by location, nursing specialty or keyword, then call or email you instantly and privately. | |
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CLNC® Registered Certification Mark added to your credentials. The CLNC® is a federally registered certification mark and represents the official certification of the National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants. Since 1994, attorneys nationwide rely on the trademark CLNC® Certification. Its use is permitted only by those who have met and maintained national certification standards. | |
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FREE Publicity – When reporters want to interview Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM, they call us. If you have a successful CLNC® practice or have a consulted on a notable case, call 800.880.0944. | |
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NACLNC® Member Seal for your website and email signature. Give your CLNC® practice instant recognition by attorneys nationwide with the trusted NACLNC® brand. The NACLNC® member seal assures attorneys you are a certified member in good standing of the most authoritative association in legal nurse consulting. |  |
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NACLNC® Conference – Attend the world's largest legal nurse consulting conference – exclusive to CLNC® consultants only. | |
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- NACLNC® Online Directory – Access to thousands of your CLNC® colleagues searchable by nursing specialty, geographical location or keyword.
- Recommended Authoritative Nursing and Medical Textbooks – Locate the right references quickly and easily with this extensive nursing and medical publication index.
- CLNC® Resource Links – Target hundreds of the best Internet links for medical, nursing and business topics.
- Attorney Interview Questions – 24 of the most frequently asked questions complete with proven seal-the-deal answers.
- Marketing – Guidance on marketing your CLNC® practice with the CLNC® Marketing LaunchBox.
- Legal Nurse Consulting Ezine Archive – Hundreds of easily searchable tips, techniques and best practices from Vickie and the CLNC® Pros.
- Case Screening Form – For quick and efficient screening.
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Exclusive Resources for CLNC® consultants only. Vickie Milazzo Institute is the leader in developing cutting-edge products for CLNC® consultants, such as the NACLNC® Apprenticeship. |
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Your membership in the National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants gives you FREE resources you can immediately put to use. Use your FREE NACLNC® benefits to take your CLNC® business to the next level.
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If you are not yet a CLNC® consultant or a student of the Institute, call 800.880.0944 today to learn how you can become a member of the National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants. |
How to Make the Most of Your FREE CLNC® Mentoring
by Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JDI want you to succeed. That's why I developed the CLNC® Mentoring Program for all Certified Legal Nursing ConsultantsCM and Vickie Milazzo Institute students. You receive free lifetime mentoring as long as you remain certified. As a CLNC® consultant or student of the Institute, you are not left to figure everything out on your own. Our CLNC® Mentors are there to answer your questions and help you start and grow your CLNC® business.
All CLNC® Mentors are full-time practicing Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM. I personally handpick every CLNC® Mentor, guaranteeing that you are being coached by the most successful CLNC® Pros in the nation.
"Vickie Milazzo Institute offers ongoing mentoring by some of the most important and successful Certified Legal Nursing ConsultantsCM. You can't get this anywhere else."
– Mendy Bragg, RN, CLNC, South Carolina
Our CLNC® Mentors guide you every step of the way to CLNC® success whether you're preparing for an interview with an attorney, analyzing a case or writing a report. Our goal is to help you avoid mistakes and face each new opportunity in your business with confidence. The only thing we don't do is do your work for you. For example, we won't locate an expert for you, but we can answer your questions about how to find an appropriate expert for a particular case.
"The support that follows the training is unsurpassed. CLNC® Mentoring gives you everything you need."
– Toni R. Young-Huber, RN, BSN, CLNC, Colorado
For the fastest response to your mentoring questions, visit the NACLNC® Community, go to the Mentoring section and use the Mentoring Request Form. Submit your mentoring request and we will respond within 24 hours, Monday-Friday. Please allow five business days for all requests to review materials (strategic plans, sample reports, etc.).
Our family of trusted CLNC® Mentors represent many nursing specialties, and we will match you with the right one to address your issue. Please do not email or call our CLNC® Mentors directly. You must make each mentoring request through the Institute.
Our FREE CLNC® Mentoring is available with each CLNC® Success System as long as you remain certified:
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VIP CLNC® Success System and VIP-PLUS CLNC® Business System: You have FREE unlimited priority CLNC® Mentoring as long as you remain certified. Unlimited mentoring – unlimited success.
"With the VIP CLNC® Success System, you cannot fail. Vickie and her staff are always at the other end of the telephone."
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Executive CLNC® Success System: You have FREE mentoring up to twice a month as long as you remain certified. |
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Basic CLNC® Success System (Home-Study or 6-Day Seminar): You have access to FREE mentoring once a month as long as you remain certified. |
We are here to help you make your career as a Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM a rewarding success. Hands down, students and CLNC® consultants rate the mentoring they receive from the Institute's CLNC® Mentors as their favorite FREE benefit. CLNC® consultants say, "Free mentoring is the secret to success."
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If you are not yet a student or CLNC® consultant, call 800.880.0944 today to inquire about our trademark CLNC® Certification Program. |
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Brand Your CLNC® Practice with the NACLNC® Member Seal
"A brand you know and trust..." How often have you heard that expression? Whether it's dishwasher detergent or a new car, we all prefer to buy a brand we know and trust. In fact, studies have shown that 76% of consumers would be more likely to contact a business backed by a known brand name than they would to deal with a "no-name" company.
Now you can give your Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM practice the status, prestige and super-power marketing appeal of the NACLNC® "brand." Your CLNC® Certification entitles you to display the National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants Member Seal on your website. It's also a great idea to make the seal a part of your email signature.
The NACLNC® Member Seal is an attractive graphic that instantly lets visitors to your website know you're a member of the leading professional organization in legal nurse consulting. Attorneys know and trust the CLNC® Certification, and your membership in the NACLNC® tells them you've achieved the certification and are a member in good standing of the largest association of legal nurse consultants in the nation.
Visitors to your website can click the NACLNC® Member Seal and be linked to a dedicated web page describing the rigorous training and comprehensive resources CLNC® consultants receive through the Institute and the NACLNC®. This page will support your marketing message about the value of your CLNC® training and expertise.
Displaying the NACLNC® Member Seal is quick and easy – and it's FREE to all members of the National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants.
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CLNC® consultants – add the NACLNC® Member Seal to your website today to gain instant credibility with attorneys.
Send news of interest to CLNC® consultants to feedback@LegalNurse.com.
SLM Financial Career Training LoansSM Available!
Prospective students enrolling in any of the Vickie Milazzo Institute programs can finance full tuition and more through SLM Financial (a Sallie Mae company).
Call 800.880.0944 today to apply for your career loan, and you may be approved in minutes, or fax your request to 713.942.8075.
Click here for career loan application and instructions.
Email Us with Any News Relevant to CLNC® Consultants
We are seriously interested in hearing from you! We want you to email us with any and all information that is relevant to the field of legal nurse consulting and any information that will benefit your CLNC® peers. Don't be shy – each and every contribution that you make helps to strengthen us all. Email us at mail@LegalNurse.com.
CLNC® Pin Available
Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM display their credentials with pride by wearing the CLNC® pin given to them upon certification.
If you are a current Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM, you can purchase a replacement at a post-paid cost of only $6. Call 800.880.0944 to order and you can proudly display your credentials with your new CLNC® pin.
The actual pin is just over 1 inch in height. Our blue Institute logo is set against a silver background with the CLNC® letters set against a white field. It has a simple post-back so you can easily add it to your favorite business suit for that next important interview. Look smart and show your CLNC® pride with your pin!
Send news of interest to CLNC® consultants to feedback@LegalNurse.com.
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