I was in the middle of an extremely important project working with a team of vendors. Things were going really well until one of the vendors announced that he wasn’t feeling so good and needed to rest. Maybe because he knows I’m a nurse, he started in with the whole bloody story of what was ailing him. I got the blow-by-blow description of an extremely bloated set of signs and symptoms, all of which added up to Much Ado About Nothing.
None of us like to be away from our smartphones – even in a thunder storm. We’re having an unusually rainy summer here in Houston so here’s a simple Tech Tip developed from my own experience that Certified Legal Nurse Consultants can use in your own personal rain storms (or even when you’re working poolside or at the beach).
Life is good – and it got even better the day I nearly wrecked my healthy lifestyle. I’m committed to a healthy lifestyle and my legal nurse consulting business practically depends on it, but I wouldn’t label myself a health Nazi. Yes, I eat the occasional potato chip, bag of movie popcorn and can even be spotted putting butter on my steak (I love Texas!). But traveling and suffering as much “road food” as I do, I try to eat healthy at home. Steamed veggies, grilled salmon, healthy soups and fiber-filled salads.
The most common question I get is “Vickie, what’s the first thing I need to do after I’ve passed my CLNC Certification Exam?” When they ask, I know they’re looking for that magical laundry list for becoming a successful CLNC consultant.
Yesterday malware was the word of the day. Malware is harmful software that can be downloaded onto your legal nurse consulting business’s computer simply by visiting a “poisoned” website or even clicking on a link in a fake advertisement in your search engine results. By using the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool and setting your computer to automatically update Windows and all your Microsoft products Certified Legal Nurse Consultants can cut your risk appreciably.
I don’t think of myself as a shallow person but Tricia Gonzalez, RN, CLNC proves the old adage “you are what you wear.” Here she shares how wearing one of the Institute’s “I am a Successful CLNC® consultant” t-shirts turned into an unexpected marketing opportunity. Watch and learn how her CLNC® t-shirt gained her an entry into not one but two medical malpractice firms.
Even though it’s been a long time since I’ve been in a hospital for any reason other than to visit friends and family, my ICU habits are firmly in place. That makes me the company ICU nurse. In the ICU I learned that you don’t just wait for the patient to crump and then call for the crash cart. By then it’s too late. Instead, you look for the early signs of circling the drain and act on them.
Conventional wisdom says that Certified Legal Nurse Consultants spend more time looking at their smartphones than they do talking on them. Between email, texting, checking the calendar for appointments with attorney-clients or playing Angry Ducks, that’s certainly true. Some people are only seen with smartphone in hand and rarely misplace them. Something we do misplace however is our receipts and tickets. Personally, I have a terrible time keeping track of simple things like dry-cleaning or shoe-repair tickets, etc. Perhaps it’s because my mind is on really BIG THINGS like Tech Tips – or maybe I’m just unorganized.
Here in Houston we’re being held hostage by United Airlines. If I didn’t have the means of escaping the city by Greyhound, I’d be ready to file a claim of false imprisonment. Ever since United merged with Continental ticket prices have gone up dramatically, as much as $300 a ticket in some cases. I might not mind if I was getting an extra $300 worth of service. I’m not even talking a comfortable seat, a clean blanket or a ripe banana. I’m talking about courtesy and getting there on time and with my luggage. Instead, I’m getting the same old bad experience and paying more for it. The only certainties in the whole mess are that airfares will go up and quality of service will continue to go down.
Because I’ve never viewed complaining as a smart or productive choice, I knew I didn’t want to become like so many nurses who opted for choice #3, which is to work and complain all the way through it. Yet, thirty years ago I recognized that I just might get swept along and become one of those complaining nurses if I didn’t take control of my nursing career. Not one to be a victim, I took control, stepped out and started my legal nurse consulting business.
*The opinions and statements made by Vickie Milazzo, the founder of Medical-Legal Consulting Institute, Inc. are based on her experiences and expertise, should not be applied beyond the specific context provided, and do not guaranty or project actual results. Vickie Milazzo is no longer involved in the operations or management of the business, but is involved as an independent education consultant.
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