Legal Nurse Consulting
Clinical insight for medically complex cases
LB RN Consultant provides independent Legal Nurse Consulting services to attorneys and legal teams seeking nursing and healthcare expertise in the review and analysis of medically complex matters.
Drawing on more than two decades of nursing experience across acute care, emergency nursing, nursing leadership, healthcare informatics, and nursing education, Dr. Lorena B Smith brings a broad clinical and healthcare systems perspective to the medical record.
Available for case-specific and project-based engagements
Fee schedule available upon request
How I Support Legal Teams
Independent nursing and healthcare consultation tailored to the clinical issues and scope of each matter.
Medical Record Review and Analysis
Review and organization of complex medical records to identify clinically significant events, documentation patterns, and information relevant to the legal team's case review.
Medical Chronologies & Timelines
Clear, concise chronologies that organize significant medical events, assessments, interventions, diagnostic findings, medications, and changes in condition across the course of care.
Annotated Chronologies & Timelines
Enhanced chronologies incorporating clinical observations and highlights to assist attorneys in recognizing significant events, documentation inconsistencies, changes in condition, communication patterns, and areas warranting further investigation.
Case Summaries
Concise synthesis of complex medical records to provide attorneys with an accessible overview of the patient's clinical course and significant medical and nursing events.
Medical & Nursing Literature Research
Research of relevant professional literature, clinical guidelines, and authoritative healthcare sources to support attorney case preparation and further clinical review.
Healthcare Systems & Nursing Administration
Review of matters involving nursing administration, healthcare systems, clinical documentation, communication and escalation processes, education and competency, policies, workflow, and organizational processes.
Sample LNC Work Product
See how complex clinical information can be organized for efficient attorney review.
The following de-identified portfolio samples demonstrate two approaches to medical chronology developement. The level of detail and analysis can be tailored to the needs, scope and complexity of each matter.
Straight Medical Chronology
A focused chronological presentation of significant medical events, assessments, interventions, diagnostic findings, medications, and changes in condition.
Best suited for: Case requiring an efficient, objective overview of the medical course.
Enhanced Medical Chronology
An expanded chronology incorporating clinically significant observations, documentation inconsistencies, timeline considerations, communication patterns, and areas that may warrant further review.
Best suited for: Cases requiring additional clinical context and identification of issues for attorney or expert consideration.
Nursing Experience Behind the Analysis
Professional Experience Includes
Dr. Lorena B. Smith brings more than two decades of nursing experience spanning direct patient care, nursing leadership, healthcare informatics, nursing education, and academic administration.
This breadth of experience provides perspective not only on what is documented in the medical record, but also on the nursing practice, clinical processes, communication, education, and healthcare systems surrounding the care.
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Emergency and Critical Care Nursing
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Perioperative Nursing
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Nursing Administration and Leadership
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Healthcare Informatics and EHR Education
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Clinical and Nursing Education
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Simulation and Practice Readiness
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Policy, Regulatory, and Program Oversight
Lorena B. Smith, DNP, MSN-L, BSN, RN, LNC
Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate
University of Arizona/BARBRI
Professional Scope
Legal Nurse Consulting services provide nursing and healthcare consultation to attorneys and legal teams. Services do not constitute legal advice, legal representation, or an independent legal opinion.