In this issue of the LNCtips.com newsletter, you'll learn how to focus your analysis of medical records.
Focused Analysis
Some new legal nurse consultants have difficulty focusing their analysis on the case issues. As a clinical nurse, all medical information is important in treating the patient. But in a legal case, some information is more important than others. LNC case analysis requires a healthy dose of critical thinking and judgment. It's very frustrating to read through a huge summary or chronology that's chock full of information that has no bearing on the case. So let's look at ways for new LNCs to focus their analysis on case issues.