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Washington Legal Nurse Consulting Programs Overview

Legal Nurse Consulting

Legal nurse consulting is an exciting career choice that allows registered nurses to use their health care and nursing science knowledge to assist attorneys in interpreting medical records, understanding health care systems and hospital policies, screening medical malpractice cases, analyzing legal cases regarding health care and preparing their cases for court.

Registered nurses who choose to further their education and career through legal nurse consulting certification have the choice of supplementing their current nursing income by providing legal nurse consulting on a part-time basis, or to join the many legal nursing consultants who pursue this field as their full-time career.

Most legal nurse consulting certification programs do not require a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), but applicants must have a current registered nurse license and, in most cases, a certain amount of experience as a nurse prior to applying for a certification program.

If you are interested in learning more about how you can further your nursing education and increase your earning potential by becoming a legal nurse consultant, browse the comprehensive list of colleges below, each of which offers legal nurse consulting certification programs.

Online Colleges Offering Nursing Degrees

Accreditation  

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. .

Accreditation  

Kaplan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Accreditation  

Western Governors University is the only university to have received simultaneous accreditation by four regional accrediting commissions. Currently, WGU’s "home" accrediting commission is the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the same organization that accredits such leading institutions as the University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and other public and private colleges. WGU is also nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). WGU is the first online university to receive NCATE accreditation for its degree programs that lead to teacher licensure from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). WGU’s Health Informatics program is now accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). WGU’s Nursing programs are CCNE accredited.

Accreditation  

The University of Saint Mary Online is accreditated by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Accreditation  

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

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Nursing Salaries
Certified Nursing Assistant
$23,000
Registered Nursing
$53,000
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
$73,000
Licensed Practical Nurse
$40,000
 * Based on 5 years experience