Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

The legal nurse consultant is a licensed registered nurse who performs a critical analysis of healthcare facts and issues and their outcomes for the legal profession, healthcare professions, and others as appropriate. With a strong experiential and educational background, the legal nurse consultant is qualified to assess adherence to standards of healthcare practice as it applies to the nursing and healthcare professions.

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
Code of Ethics and Conduct*

1. The Legal Nurse Consultant does not discriminate against any person based on race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, social status, or disability and does not let personal attitudes interfere with professional performance.
2. The Legal Nurse Consultant performs as a consultant or an expert with the highest degree of integrity.
3. The Legal Nurse Consultant uses informed judgment, objectivity, and individual competence as criteria when accepting assignments.
4. The Legal Nurse Consultant maintains standards of personal conduct that reflect honorably upon the profession.
5. The Legal Nurse Consultant provides professional services with objectivity.
6. The Legal Nurse Consultant protects clients privacy and confidentiality.
7. The Legal Nurse Consultant is accountable for responsibilities accepted and actions performed.
8. The Legal Nurse Consultant maintains professional nursing competence.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC)
  
• Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (ALNC)