Monday, December 28, 2009

Your Number One New Year's Resolution: Earn More Money in 2010

How do you make more money in 2010? As a nurse, you first get yourself certified as a Professional Legal Nurse Consultant (PLNC) and then you use cost-effective marketing tools to get yourself noticed and hired.

You don't need to spend a fortune to get your nurse expert witness certification. Take the Jurex PLNC Certification Course in 2 days (Four ways: Live Course, Audio Course, Video Course or E-Course) and you're already on your way. Next, included in any of the Jurex certification courses is your one year listing on the Jurex Expert Directory. Create your profile and you're ready. It's that simple to getting started.

Now, if you want to do more marketing of your PLNC services, you can get business cards, letterhead, envelopes and brochures customized for you in the Jurex Marketing Pack. Want extra help? Then, register for Mentoring. Would prefer to have everything you need in one package - then get the Get Certified & Go! Package.

Most importantly, get going on the road to success. Even a little effort should yield results. Your resolution is to earn more money in 2010 and that's fully attainable. Start now!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Time to Testify: Tidbits of the Trade

Testifying -- what do you think of? Sounds daunting, but testifying can be quite straightforward if you're prepared. Now, think of testifying as an expert witness. You probably feel a bit calmer because you'd be testifying about facts which already occurred.

Testifying Tidbits for Legal Nurse Consultants:
Nothing can substitute for being prepared. Reread the medical record you last looked at over a year ago. Read every entry because you don't know which entries you may be asked about. You're thinking, I'm the nursing expert not the medical expert so I'll skim over the physician's notes. Think again. While you may not be asked about the medical standard of care, you're expected to have reviewed the entire record.

Reread your notes. Sure, you put your notes into a final report, but if you still have your notes, you should reread them. Remember, you may be asked to produce your notes but these notes might help support your opinion.

Remain calm. Don't loose your cool. Remember, you're the expert. You didn't create the facts, you're just testifying about them.

Testify and move on. Just be sure to put yourself in the best position by doing your prep work first.