Eight years ago, I branched out – way out – in my legal nurse consulting business. I landed an international client, adding a new and different service to my CLNC business. In addition to working with attorneys and insurance clients in the U.S., I am also a consultant for an international medical device company.
After 18 years as an RN, becoming a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant sounded intriguing, and what finally motivated me to take the step was going through my own malpractice suit. My four-year-old son received a bad chemical burn from his pediatricians. He ended up having multiple surgeries and lost a testicle.
Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Christina Krager, RN, BSN, CCRN, TNCC, NREMT-B, EMT-P, CLNC is thrilled that her legal nurse consulting business has expanded to replace her full-time RN job at the hospital. She credits networking and subcontracting with other CLNC consultants for her success.
In June of 2014, I began a diligent search for entrepreneurial nursing opportunities. I’ve always enjoyed working for myself. Before nursing, I worked as a veterinary technician and then in pharmaceutical research. After ten years as a registered nurse, I was looking for an opportunity to work from home and build a business.
Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Ruth Lewis, RN, CLNC shares that presentations are one of her favorite ways to obtain new attorney-clients. Ruth’s strategy is to call the attorney-prospect’s office and offer to do a free 20-minute lunchtime presentation on electronic medical records (EMR).
I realized the direction the nursing profession was going and its misalignment with my own nursing ethics. Compromises were being made at the expense of patient safety. My integrity prevented me from accepting those compromises. Seeing that I could no longer be safely effective at the bedside, I could not in good conscience continue to support the mindset and practices being forced upon me.
Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Michelle Kelson, RN, BSN, CLNC shares that it was an attorney who cemented her decision to become a CLNC consultant. As an obstetrical nurse with more than 30 years experience, Michelle had considered attending LegalNurse.com’s CLNC Certification Program for more than a year.
Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Annette Powers-Kilburn, RN, MAOM, CLNC shares her legal nurse consulting success with exhibiting at the bar association conferences. When starting her legal nurse consulting business, Annette found that the easiest way to talk to attorneys was to meet them where they meet professionally. In this video Annette shares how every time she exhibits at her state’s bar association legal conferences she comes home with new medical-related cases from the attorneys she meets.
I had no idea the industry of legal nurse consulting existed, yet I was interested in the legal world even before I became a nurse. One day eight years into my career, I was talking to a coworker. “I love nursing,” I told her, “but the legal aspects of what we do intrigues me too. I wish I could find a way to do both.”
Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Susan Schaab, RN, BSN, CLNC shares the legal nurse consulting success she achieved while exhibiting at a legal conference. Susan learned that an attorney for a large outdoor resort company had stopped by her booth but missed her. Determined not to miss out on this major attorney-prospect, she crafted a plan to meet the attorney at a networking dinner that evening.
*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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