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Welcome to the Bay Area Chapter of Northern California's (BACNC's) website. We are a chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC), a non-profit organization. The BACNC was founded in June 1989, to promote the professional advancement of registered nurses practicing in a consulting capacity to the legal profession and to provide information on matters relating to nursing and health care.
We offer continuing education units, MCLEs and networking to Northern California Legal Nurse Consultants, Attorneys, and to others who are interested.
What Is A Legal Nurse Consultant?
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Legal
Nurse Consultants (LNCs) are nurses
who specialize in reviewing and
analyzing medical records, scientific
literature, and other documents to
assist in the resolution of litigation.
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LNCs
review claims of injury due to
medical malpractice, work injuries,
crimes, defective products, environmental
exposure, and personal injury.
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These
registered nurses use their extensive
health care experience and education
to render informed opinions as
to the merits, standards of care,
causation, liability, damages,
and strengths and weaknesses of
legal cases.
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BACNC
Members
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BACNC
members include registered nurses
who have experience in a variety
of settings in acute care hospitals,
outpatient services, long-term
care, home health, occupational
medicine, physicians' offices,
risk management, and more.
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Our
members work with attorneys,
insurance companies, risk management
departments, and governmental
agencies as in-house nurse consultants,
independent legal nurse consultants,
nurse-attorneys, and expert witnesses.
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Presently,
the BACNC has approximately 70
members who live throughout 11
Bay Area counties. However, most
members live in San Francisco and
its surrounding communities.
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You
can view our members experience
and contact information thorough
our Contact BACNC link.
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As
a courtesy we will post employment
requests to our members, please
e-mail the employment coordinator
listed on our BACNC Board page.
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Please
see our FAQs link for further details. |
This web page is provided as a service to
our members and to the medical-legal
community at large. We look forward
to seeing you at our next educational
meeting. Medical-legal educational
topics and networking opportunities
for members and guests are provided
at each meeting. Please contact us
toll free at (877) 545-6773 or via
email if, after visiting our website,
you would like further information.
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