Post-Baccalaureate Legal Nurse Consultant Certificate
for Registered Nurses
Purpose
Registered nurses who have completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree have the opportunity to earn a Post-Baccalaureate Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate. The Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC) role is a functional specialty practice of nursing. Legal nurse consultants use critical thinking and expert knowledge of health care systems and professions to assess health care practice standards applicable to nursing.
Program of Study
The Post-Baccalaureate Legal Nurse Certificate consists of eighteen (18) graduate credits. The track of study culminates in a required six-credit field practicum. All LNC courses are offered through online education only. Students should be comfortable with the online learning format and are required to take the DIS 095 prerequisite.
Program Competencies
Through the completion of the Post-Baccalaureate LNC Certificate, the graduates will:
- Implement knowledge of the medical and legal system to meet the needs of their clients and society.
- Negotiate an appropriate professional role within the dynamic legal system.
- Promote the art of nursing by valuing the unique relationships among people, which create meaning and preserve human dignity.
Up to six (6) transfer credits will be accepted for the Post-Baccalaureate LNC Certificate.
Curriculum
MSN 6645 
Bioethics in Nursing Practice
MSN 7310 Legal Issues in Nursing Practice
MSN 7320 Practices in the Realm of Nursing and the Law
MSN 7330 Entrepreneurship for Nurses
MSN 7340 LNC Field Practicum
MSN 7350 Forensic Nursing: Clinical and Legal Applications
Total credits for the Post-Baccalaureate LNC Certificate - 18
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2012-2013 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2012 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.
