I am looking for the size of the legal nurse industry and the major
players in this space.

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 25 Nov 2003 18:18 PST

Hello jaxjags03-ga,

I have been researching your question and I?ve found quite a lot of
information about the legal nursing profession but nothing on the
market size of the industry. Not only haven?t I been able to find any
market research reports, but even anecdotal evidence on the size of
the industry is fairly thin. I could give you a thorough overview of
who are the players and the current trends. Would this meet your
needs? I look forward to your clarification.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by jaxjags03-ga on 26 Nov 2003 06:10 PST

I have found information on some of the organizations such as the
AALNC and many of the local consultant websites. If you can find me
the top players and top users of these services and the trends.

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 26 Nov 2003 10:31 PST

Hello jaxjags03-ga,

I?m very frustrated by this search since I?m simply not finding any
useful information about the size of the industry. Legal Nursing
Consultant is a fairly new profession and most of the practitioners
are either in private practice, working for small firms or work in
insurance companies or law firms. My preliminary research shows that
practitioners have created several certificate programs and licensing
has been addressed in some states without going very far. There is
some confusion / competition with paralegals and legal assistants.
I?ve also found some statistics about the number of practitioners and
their practice areas. In addition, I?ve also found some information
about consulting rates and pay scales.

I?m reluctant to post an answer since I haven?t found exactly what
you?re looking for but in light of how difficult it is to find
anything on this industry I?m wondering if the little I?ve found might
be useful to you. If yes, you might want to adjust the price of this
question to reflect the reduced expectations. I look forward to your
clarification.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by jaxjags03-ga on 02 Dec 2003 06:07 PST

That is not exactly what I want, so I adjusted the rate.

Hello again jaxjags03-ga,

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share with you what I?ve
found on the legal nurse consultant industry. As I said in my earlier
clarification, there is very little hard information available about
the number of successful practitioners or the leading consulting firms
in the business. I?ve found some statistics showing that the main
association in the field (AALNC) has about 3600 members. There is no
membership  information available on the other organization (NACLNC).

Various sources suggest that about half of all legal nurse consultants
are in private practice while the rest work for law firms, insurance
companies and government agencies. It is difficult to determine who
are the most successful private practitioners and I found several
resources showing that many people who enter the field are not
successful at building a business.

Both nursing and law are licensed professions but legal nurse
consultants are not licensed. The two competing certification programs
both have proponents who recommend them but certification is not
necessary to self-designation as a legal nurse consultant. The
greatest requirement is competence as a nurse and the ability to sell
your capabilities to the law firm or other organization you want to
work with.

I was surprised and disappointed at how little statistical and market
research information is available on this new nursing specialty. The
information I?ve gathered will give you general insights into the
business.

Please don?t hesitate to ask for clarification if any of this is not clear.

Best wishes for your projects.

~ czh ~


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LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT ?INDUSTRY STATISTICS
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http://www.medleague.com/Company%20info/FAQ.htm
3. How many legal nurse consultants are there in this country?
While there is no accurate count available, there are close to 3600
members of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, the
largest organization of legal nurse consultants.

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http://healthcare.compuserve.monster.com/nursing/articles/legal/
Nothing But the Truth A Look at Legal Nurse Consulting
About half of all legal nurse consultants work on staff at law firms,
insurance companies and other institutions, where their salaries are
approximately the same as hospital nursing administrators' salaries.
The other half of all legal nurse consultants work independently,
earning $60 to $150 an hour or more.
Legal nurse consulting allows nurses to branch out of the 

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http://www.minoritynurse.com/features/nurse_emp/07-09-01c.html 
Legal Eagles
Put nursing, law and business together and what do you get? The
exciting field of legal nurse consulting!

Legal nurse consultants work in a variety of settings as well. About
half of the AALNC?s members are in independent practice, 25% work in
law firms and another 25% are employed in industry, government, HMOs,
hospitals or insurance companies. Many legal nurse consultants work
part-time when they are first getting started and then switch to
full-time once they have built a client base, according to the
association.

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http://allnurses.com/forums/showthread/t-13551.html
Nursing Career Options

A consultant, on the other hand, is an entrepreneur who provides
specialized services to customers on an hourly or contractual basis.
The legal-nurse consultant is the most popular. The American
Association of Legal Nurse Consultants estimates that attorneys employ
one-half of the legal nurse consultants and the other half are
self-employed nurse entrepreneurs.

Many large companies have downsized in-house resources and hire
consultants to do the jobs when needed. Types of consulting open to
nurses are limited only by the nurses? imagination. Some current areas
for consulting are: JCAHO pre-survey inspections, quality issues, cost
containment issues, wellness programs, pre-employment physicals and
drug screening, change-facilitators, safety programs, stress
reduction, communication studies, CPR courses, automatic external
defibrillators courses, and in-service health education.

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http://www.lncbystate.com/
LNC by State ? List of Legal Nurse Consultants by State

***** You can get a sense of how many legal nurse consultants practice
in each state by browsing this directory.


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LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT ? ASSOCIATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, EDUCATION
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http://allnurses.com/forums/forumdisplay/f-29.html
allnurses.com - Nursing Discussion Board for Nurses Archive > Nursing
Specialties > Legal Nursing

***** There are 139 threads listed on this directory of discussions
about legal nursing.

http://allnurses.com/forums/showthread/t-16729.html
allnurses.com - Nursing Discussion Board for Nurses Archive > Nursing
Specialties > Legal Nursing

***** This is an interesting discussion of the merits of getting
certified as a legal nurse consultant and comparing the two certifying
organizations. Scroll down to the comments by NurseMark25 to get an
excellent overview of the pros and cons for each course of action.

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http://www.aalnc.org/
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants

The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) is a
nonprofit organization dedicated to the professional advancement of
registered nurses practicing in a consulting capacity in the legal
field.
http://www.aalnc.org/certification/certify_1.cfm#crtboard
American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board (ALNCCB) is a
service of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.

***** This national organization?s certificate seems to be endorsed by
most of the educational institutions offering legal nurse consultant
programs.

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http://healthcare.compuserve.monster.com/nursing/articles/legal/
California State University ? Hayward ? Extension Program
Legal Nurse Consultant FAQ

***** This page gives an excellent overview of what is involved with
an educational program in a college setting.

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http://www.legalnurse.com/index.html
Vickie Milazzo Institute ? National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants

http://www.legalnurse.com/cer/cer_01.html
The CLNCŪ Certification is the official certification of the National
Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants (NACLNCŪ)

The NACLNCŪ Certification Board
The CLNCŪ certification is the official certification of the National
Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants (NACLNCŪ), which was
founded by the Vickie Milazzo Institute. The NACLNCŪ board,
representing the various roles and settings of the legal nurse
consulting profession, works with education design specialists and the
experienced exam administrators at the Prometric Testing Centers
(formerly Sylvan Technology Centers) to develop and offer the CLNCŪ
Certification Examination.

***** This certificate is offered by a for-profit organization that
also sells products and services to potential members to get their
education from this proprietary service.

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http://www.taana.org/
The American Association of Nurse Attorneys 
The American Association of Nurse Attorneys provides resources,
education, and leadership to its members and the healthcare and legal
communities regarding health law and policy.

http://www.taana.org/faq.htm
On Becoming A Nurse Attorney

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http://www.legalassistanttoday.com/profession/healthcare.htm
Schools Mold Programs to Meet Health Care Demands

As the practice of medicine becomes more sophisticated, the need for
nurse paralegals, legal nurse consultants grows.
 September/October 2000 Issue

***** This article explains the various titles and designations in the
combined legal/medical nursing field.


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LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT ? SCOPE OF PRACTICE
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http://nsweb.nursingspectrum.com/cfforms/GuestLecture/legalnurse.cfm
Legal Nurse Consultant: An Exciting Option for Nursing

The legal world formally recognized the value of the LNC in 1988 when
the American Bar Association Journal featured the Arizona nurse
consultants in an article entitled ?Law Firms Branch Out.? This
ground-breaking article has been recognized as impetus for the
development of the foundation for the American Association of Legal
Nurse Consultants (AALNC). In 1994, the AALNC published its final
scope of practice statement, which today guides the LNC?s practice,
professionalism, education, and research.2

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http://www.aalnc.org/scope/ 
What is an LNC? 
What do legal nurse consultants do?

***** See the list of activities and responsibilities in this role.

http://www.aalnc.org/scope/scope_2.cfm 
The American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) has
defined legal nurse consulting as a specialty practice of the nursing
profession. AALNC does not recognize legal nurse consultants (LNCs) as
a special category of paralegals.

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http://www.aalnc.org/scope/scope_3.cfm 

AALNC has defined legal nurse consulting as the specialty practice of
the profession of nursing in which Registered Nurses apply their
nursing education and clinical expertise to the medically related
issues of the litigation process. The primary role of the legal nurse
consultant is to evaluate, analyze, and render informed opinions about
the delivery of healthcare and the resulting outcomes.1


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http://www.legalnurse.com/start/start_01.html
What Is a Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM (CLNCŪ)?

A Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM (CLNCŪ) is a registered nurse who
uses existing expertise as a healthcare professional plus specialized
training as a CLNCŪ to consult with attorneys on medical-related
issues in medical malpractice, personal injury, products liability and
toxic tort cases.

According to the Houston Chronicle, "Of the approximately 900,000*
attorneys in practice today, 25 percent deal with medical malpractice
and personal injury cases." These attorneys rely on specially trained
CLNCŪs to help them win their cases.
* According to the American Bar Association Market Research
Department, in 2003 there were 1,058,662 attorneys in the U.S.


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LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT ? BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0967473004/104-8348078-5110320?v=glance

Marketing for the Legal Nurse Consultant
by Betty Joos, John Joos

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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0766810526/ref=pd_sim_books_1/002-3842169-0531262?v=glance&s=books
Introduction to Legal Nurse Consulting
by Cynthia L. Weishapple

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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0849314186/002-3842169-0531262?v=glance
Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practices, Second Edition
by Patricia W. Iyer (Editor), Amer Asso Of Legal Nurse Consultants



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Very professional and worked with me when could not locate information
for the original request. I will use it again.

Hello jaxjags03-ga,

I'm sorry I wasn't able to find what you need but I'm glad that what I
did find was helpful. Thanks for the five stars and the tip.

~ czh ~