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- What is a Legal-Nurse Consultant?
- What does a Legal-Nurse Consultant do?
- What types of cases can you consult?
- What makes you qualified to help me with my cases?
- Why should I use a registered nurse instead of a
physician?
If you
cannot find the answer to your question, please feel free to call or e-mail
Hafernick
Legal-Nurse Consulting.

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LNCs are nurses with broad medical knowledge
and experience. |
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LNCs can provide an insider's perspective on
practices and procedures of the healthcare industry, as well as an
in-depth understanding of the medical facts and patient care issues. |
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An LNC's work is time-saving and
cost-effective in the litigation process, and can provide the critical
advantage you need to win your case. |

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Review cases to determine merit, before a
lawsuit is brought. |
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Review cases that are already filed, for
either plaintiff or defense, to provide useful chronologies of the records
and authoritative text references to support the medical issues involved. |
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Organize and analyze medical records and
determine missing medical records. |
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Identify standards of care that relate to the
case at hand and help in identifying causation and damages in medical
malpractice cases or in product liability issues. |
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Review medical files and provide informed
support in workers' compensation and personal injury issues. |

Any medically-related case, including:
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medical malpractice |
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toxic tort |
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personal injury |
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products liability |
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social security disability |
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workers' compensation |

Deborah Hafernick has been a registered nurse for over ten years, with
experience including:
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critiquing medical records |
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writing programs for
continuing education |
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quality assurance and
performance improvement |
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developing and revising
policy and procedures |
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nurse and patient education |
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special
focus on emergency department, critical care, cardiac catheterization and
electrophysiology lab |
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certified
in legal nurse consulting, basic and advanced life support, critical and
emergency care |

Registered nurses are:
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detail oriented |
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more experienced in interpreting the medical
record |
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well versed in the nuances of the health care
field |
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significantly more economical than physicians |
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able to locate an expert witness when the
need arises |
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