Division: Business and Public Services
Department: Legal Studies
Effective as of Fall 2021
LNCs combine nursing expertise with legal knowledge to advise attorneys, and others, on matters involving medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, workers' compensation, healthcare licensure investigations, and other healthcare related cases. Legal Nurse Consultants can find themselves in positions where they: review and analyze medical records, screen for record tampering, interview clients, conduct research and summarize medical literature, evaluate liabilities and damages, assist with discovery and depositions, prepare exhibits and render informed opinions to attorneys on the delivery of health care and its outcomes for specific cases, assist in the selection of expert witnesses as needed, and serve as expert witnesses in cases involving nursing standards of care or related matters
The Legal Studies program has multiple articulation agreements. As this is a certificate for individuals who already have a Nursing degree,the primary usage of course work will be receiving practical skills that result in employment in a legal environment.
Sinclair Legal Studies graduates receive their degree from a college that is fully accredited, in a program that is approved by the American Bar Association and the Ohio Department of Higher Education. In the state of Ohio, Legal Nurse Consultants are not required to be licensed by the state to perform services under the supervision of a lawyer. Legal Nurse Consultants may apply to be a part of national organizations. Completion of a degree or certificate in the Legal Studies Program does not authorize a graduate to practice law as an attorney or to give legal advice.
Course | Title | Credits |
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PAR 1101 | Introduction to Legal Studies | 3 |
PAR 1102 | Legal Technology | 1 |
PAR 1103 | Litigation | 3 |
PAR 1201 | Legal Research & Writing | 3 |
PAR 1202 | Advanced Legal Technology | 1 |
PAR 1203 | Advanced Litigation | 3 |
PAR 2301 | Advanced Legal Research & Writing | 3 |
PAR 2401 | Legal Studies Internship | 2 |
HIM 1101 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
HIM 1160 | Medical Office Coding Concepts | 1 |
BIS 1221 | Specialized Computer Applications for Health Information Management | 3 |
HIM 1204 | Medicolegal & Ethics in Healthcare Records | 2 |
LAW 1102 (Consumer Law) OR LAW 1101 (Business Law ) OR LAW 1103 (Domestic Violence) OR LAW 1104 (Employment Law) OR PAR 2302 (Family Law) OR PAR 2303 (Probate Law) OR PAR 2510 (Criminal Law) OR PAR 2511 (Online Legal Research) OR RES 1201 (Real Estate Law) OR MHT 1101 (Introduction to Human Services & Behavioral Health) | 6 |
Sinclair Legal Nurse Consultant graduates hold a certificate from an ABA-Approved program at a fully-accredited Ohio college.