6This comprehensive book is a valuable reference tool for registered nurses who are engaged in, or considering, the challenging new career of legal nurse consulting. Ethical considerations, practice tips, and sample documents aid nurses in understanding their roles as legal nurse consultants. Helpful insights into making the transition from traditional nursing to this contemporary profession are featured. The book equips nurses with information and strategies to use their medical background and experience, to assist a legal team in the resolution of medical-legal claims.