In Legal Nurse Podcast 274, Heidi Cross commented on the unavoidable pressure sore. In this podcast, I go a bit deeper into the concepts of how pressure sores cases are defended. I spent 20 years testifying as a medical surgical nursing expert. Some of those cases involved pressure sores.

Listen in as Pat Iyer chats about these point

* Key conclusions of The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel * Why, whether a pressure sore was unavoidable, is a potent battleground between expert witnesses * Can studies define which pressure injuries are unavoidable? * Information on attorney ethical issues* Ways the defense attorney may defend skin injuries

Related Product: Pressure Sore Case Analysis and Reports Multimedia Course

Since Centers for Medicare and Medicare declared stage III and IV pressure ulcers as avoidable outcomes of care, the spotlight is shining on pressure sore cases.

* Are you using current standards of care to evaluate pressure sore cases?* Can you spot the unavoidable pressure sore cases?* Are you aware of all of the critical issues that affect the analysis of pressure ulcer cases?* Are you comfortable in being able to analyze the liability and damages of these cases?

Learn from an international expert in pressure ulcer care and prevention: Dr. Diane Krasner and a national expert in legal nurse consulting: Pat Iyer MSN RN LNCC.

Your Presenter

Pat Iyer has been a legal nurse consultant since 1987.  She also built a successful LNC business that was filled with loyal attorney clients who returned over and over with cases. Pat warded off many ethical issues with attorneys.

Heidi Cross is a board certified wound and ostomy nurse, and also a board-certified family nurse practitioner. She is working in Syracuse, New York. She also has her own independent practice and does expert witness work for both plaintiff and also defense attorneys

Today we’re going to be talking about avoidable and unavoidable pressure sores, a big source of litigation in healthcare and the source of a lot of controversy.

Listen in as Pat Iyer and Heidi Cross chat about these points

* Do we still assume that all pressure sores are avoidable? * How does being able to establish whether a pressure sore was unavoidable tie in with documentation by the nurses and other staff who took care of the patient? * Why is it sometimes hard for the defense team to come up with a counter position?* What about medical device pressure sores also - are they always unavoidable?* How do you know what were the risk factors in the person? Were preventative measures put in place?

Related Product: Pressure Sore Case Analysis and Reports Multimedia Course

Since

Centers for Medicare and Medicare declared stage III and IV pressure ulcers as

avoidable outcomes of care, the spotlight is shining on pressure sore cases.

* Are you using

current standards of care to evaluate pressure sore cases?* Can you spot the

unavoidable pressure sore cases?* Are you aware of

all of the critical issues that affect the analysis of pressure ulcer cases?* Are you

comfortable in being able to analyze the liability and damages of these cases?

Learn from an

international expert in pressure ulcer care and prevention: Dr. Diane Krasner

and a national expert in legal nurse consulting: Pat Iyer MSN RN LNCC.

https://youtu.be/txaaUjLkwXk

Your Presenter

Heidi H. Cross, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CWON, is a member of the Wound, Ostomy, and also Continence Nurses Society, the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, as well as the American Nurses Association.

She has served on numerous committees related to wound and ostomy care, including as chair of the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board examination committee, the credential and review committee, and also the marketing committee.

For the Wound and Ostomy Nurses Society, she is the co-chair of the National Conference Planning Committee, has done peer review for the Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing (JWOCN), and also was the recipient of a grant from the Center for Clinical Investigation Research.

The United Ostomy Associations of American honored her with the UOAA Ostomy Nurse of the Year in 2008, and Convatec awarded her the Ostomy Nurse of the Year award in 2011. She also participated in developing the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in 2014. 

In this podcast, I cover 2 ways you as a legal nurse consultant could get into ethical issues.

We’ll start with romance scams, which is what Debby described, and is also called catfishing. And I will cover common ethical issues attorneys face and how you can get pulled in.

Your knowledge of how to spot this kind of scam could

potentially save you or someone else heartache.

Listen in as Pat Iyer chats about these point

* What are the characteristics of this type of scam?* What you can do to protect yourself * Tips on what to do if you have been scammed * Information on attorney ethical issues* Do you know how you as an LNC can be caught up in an ethical issue with an attorney client?* My story of how I unknowingly got into a conflict of interest

Related Product: How to Manage your LNC Business

Are you on top of all of the intricacies of running an LNC business? There is so much to keep track of.

And it is so easy to put your head down, work on cases, and postpone the business management and development activities that will sustain you.

In fact, the twin evils of perfectionism and procrastination will prevent you from being fully effective, and lead to sleepless nights.

You can reach a stressed-out state as a business owner.

In my book, How to Manage Your LNC Business: Top Tips for Success, I share tips for effectively and efficiently running your LNC business – ones I learned from running a multimillion-dollar independent legal nurse consulting business.

This book is part of a series designed to give you the essential knowledge you need to grow your business. Don’t learn things the hard way. Make a small investment with me and a big investment for yourself.

Your Presenter

Pat Iyer has been a legal nurse consultant since 1987.  She also built a successful LNC business that was filled with loyal attorney clients who returned over and over with cases. Pat warded off many ethical issues with attorneys.

Debby Montgomery Johnson has a compelling story about something that you probably have not thought about and certainly wouldn’t believe could happen to you. She’s a No. 1 bestselling author and international speaker. She’s a former Voice of America radio host, and she’s a businesswoman.

She

is a woman with a mission. In her book, The

Woman Behind the Smile, she shares her personal experience with a love that

turned into betrayal and financial disaster. She removes the mask of shame and

shows others how to do the same.

Listen in as Pat Iyer and Debby Montgomery Johnson chat about these points

* What Deb's friends and family said about her doing online dating * What dramatic event changed her life and left her open to a new romance * How Eric fooled Debby into believing he was someone he wasn't * How Eric learned his skills* What are the warning signs of catfishing?

Related Product: How to Manage your LNC Business

Are you on top of all of the intricacies of running an

LNC business? There is so much to keep track of.

And it is so easy to put your head down, work on

cases, and postpone the business management and development activities that

will sustain you.

In fact, the twin evils of perfectionism and

procrastination will prevent you from being fully effective, and lead to

sleepless nights.

You can reach a stressed-out state as a business

owner.

In my book, How

to Manage Your LNC Business: Top Tips for Success, I share tips for

effectively and efficiently running your LNC business – ones I learned from

running a multimillion-dollar independent legal nurse consulting business.

This book is part of a series designed to give you the essential knowledge you need to grow your business. Don’t learn things the hard way. Make a small investment with me and a big investment for yourself.

https://youtu.be/5ttVVKxTiyc

Your Presenter

Many of us have something, something we’re hiding, something we’re ashamed of, something that through no fault of our own or through our own making, something that we keep hidden and that, in turn, keeps us hidden, from each other and the world.  Debby's shame was catfishing.

From Vermont and a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Debby is the President of Benfotiamine.Net, Inc, a vitamin supplement company that provides an alternative for the pain of neuropathy, a nerve disorder. Her background is diverse, from working as a paralegal and bank branch manager to being a U.S. Air Force officer, serving as an Intelligence Officer at the Pentagon, the Defense Intelligence Agency and in Wiesbaden, Germany. Debby is just like you - A woman on a mission to live an authentic, joyful life as the Woman WITH the Smile rather than behind it.

Recently I asked legal nurse consultants what questions they

wanted me to answer. One of the top questions was how to get clients.

This is Pat Iyer with Iyer’s

Insights. In LNP 270, Jill Merriman shared some hot tips about networking.

Be sure to listen to that show.

I asked Linda Husted, who is an experienced life

care planner, for her thoughts on how to get a business started. She said networking

is essential for any nurse entrepreneur. To me, networking is important in

order to meet professionals with similar interests, develop relationships that

are not only important and fulfilling in their own right but can be helpful

when advice is needed and, of course, for referrals

Listen in as Pat Iyer chats about these point

* Why do you need to be diversified? * Should you take subcontracting jobs? * Tips on improving your LNC skills* What kind of software do you need?

Related Product: How to Start an LNC Business

This book is for you if you are in the early stages of your business or want to move to a higher level of success. You will gain the principles for building a strong LNC business.

I will show you how to set SMART goals to which you can hold yourself accountable and how to track and measure your results.

Get concrete information about having a sound operating plan and mastery over your finances. This book shares tips on how to organize your finances, track income and expenses using calendars, budgets, logs and accounting software.

* This book is geared to the legal nurse consultant who issearching for tips to jumpstart a consulting business.* The principles and tips in this book will help you gainsuccess in starting or growing your legal nurse consulting practice.

Your Presenter

Pat Iyer has been a legal nurse consultant since 1987.  She also built a successful LNC business that was filled with loyal attorney clients who returned over and over with cases. Pat dealt with many attorney bullies.

Jill Merriman is a business consultant who helps business owners improve their bottom line. As an accountant with over 30 years’ experience and a certified sales trainer, Jill realized that so many business owners didn’t know how to network effectively. By helping professionals learn how to network correctly with her “Networking Done Right” system, they will be able to increase their sales and transform their business.

Listen in as Kelly Campbell and Jill Merriman chat about these points

* How Jill helps business owners increase their bottom line

* Why is networking important for business owners?

* What happens in the first seven seconds when people size you up, and also why they already have an opinion of you, right or wrong

* Tips on what to wear and also ways to know if it looks good on you

* How do you approach someone without being too salesy or too bold

Related Product: How to Start an LNC Business

This book is for you if you are in the early stages of your business or want to move to a higher level of success. You will gain the principles for building a strong LNC business.

I will show you how to set SMART goals to which you can hold yourself accountable and how to track and measure your results.

Get concrete information about having a sound operating plan and mastery over your finances. This book shares tips on how to organize your finances, track income and expenses using calendars, budgets, logs and accounting software.

* This book is geared to the legal nurse consultant who issearching for tips to jumpstart a consulting business.

* The principles and tips in this book will help you gainsuccess in starting or growing your legal nurse consulting practice.

 

Your Presenter

Jill’s presentations are unique and thought-provoking. Her enthusiastic hands-on teaching style sets the stage for an encouraging and upbeat learning experience.

She is the host of her Itunes podcast show called The Natural Networker. She shares real-life networking scenarios and stories with her listeners. 

Some of the most challenging discussions for legal nurse consultants take place when the attorney is a bully.

Bullying is offensive, intimidating or insulting behavior that upsets the recipient, who feels humiliated or vulnerable. It includes gossiping, backstabbing, and scapegoating that undermining morale, self-worth and team cohesiveness.

Listen in as Pat Iyer chats about these points

* Types of toxic clients * How a bully attorney reveals his true nature * Types of comments that can help identify a toxic client* What happened when an expert witness is bullied during a deposition

Related Product: How to Deal with Toxic Clients

You became a nurse because you enjoy helping people. You became a legal nurse consultant because you enjoy solving puzzles and working with attorneys.

Then you pick up the phone to hear one of your clients screaming about an invoice – the number of hours you billed versus his expectations.

How do you handle him?

You think, “I don’t deserve to be bullied. I need to be treated with respect. What am I going to do about this toxic client?”

You realize you stand to lose a lot of money if you give into this attorney. Your desire to please the attorney has flown out the window and you just want him to stop yelling at you.

If you give in every time an attorney questions you, you’ll quickly lose control of the conversation.

I used to feel the same way until I learned how to identify the toxic clients in my legal nurse consulting business. I developed a system for responding to them that I will share in my masterclass, How to Deal with Toxic Clients.

When I mastered the system that I will share with you, my frustration level decreased, and my sense of control increased.

Would you like to know what to do?

You’re at the point of decision. You WILL get a client who wished you had never agreed to help. If you want to have something different happen when you next encounter an angry client, attend my masterclass on dealing with toxic clients.

I’ll show you how to deal with the troublemakers and how to build strong relationships with your clients.

Join me for new online training: How to Deal with Toxic Clients. Join me for a masterclass taught online. There is no charge for this training. It is my gift to you. 

Your Presenter

Pat Iyer has been a legal nurse consultant since 1987.  She also built a successful LNC business that was filled with loyal attorney clients who returned over and over with cases. Pat dealt with many attorney bullies.

https://youtu.be/hb_LM-To-F0

 

Greg Williams is going to be talking about a subject that is very much in the news and in politics today, which is negotiating with a bully. Greg is a Harvard-trained negotiator and TV news commentator. He assists people who are facing tricky negotiations, helping them with their bottom line.

He teaches negotiators the fine points regarding body language to obtain the maximum benefits by interpreting non-verbal body language signals during a negotiation.

Listen in as Pat Iyer and Greg Williams chat about these points

* How do you know that you are dealing with a bully?

* How do the Me-Too movement and bullying relate to each other?

* Are there non-verbal body language signals that should set off a warning bell that you are indeed facing a bully?

* What parts of our population are most vulnerable to being bullied?

* What can we do so that we can minimize the chance of being bullied

Related Product: How to Deal with Toxic Clients

You became a nurse because you enjoy helping people. You became a legal nurse consultant because you enjoy solving puzzles and working with attorneys.

Then you pick up the phone to hear one of your clients screaming about an invoice - the number of hours you billed versus his expectations.

How do you handle him?

You think, “I don’t deserve to be bullied. I need to be treated with respect. What am I going to do about this toxic client?”

You realize you stand to lose a lot of money if you give into this attorney. Your desire to please the attorney has flown out the window and you just want him to stop yelling at you.

If you give in every time an attorney questions you, you’ll quickly lose control of the conversation.

I used to feel the same way until I learned how to identify the toxic clients in my legal nurse consulting business. I developed a system for responding to them that I will share in my masterclass, How to Deal with Toxic Clients.

When I mastered the system that I will share with you, my frustration level decreased, and my sense of control increased.

Would you like to know what to do?

You’re at the point of decision. You WILL get a client who wished you had never agreed to help. If you want to have something different happen when you next encounter an angry client, attend my masterclass on dealing with toxic clients.

I’ll show you how to deal with the troublemakers and how to build strong relationships with your clients.

Join me for new online training: How to Deal with Toxic Clients. Join me for a masterclass taught online. There is no charge for this training. It is my gift to you. 

Your Presenter

Greg assists organizations in enhancing their bottom line, through heightened negotiation skills.

He teaches negotiators the fine points of reading body language to obtain insights into nonverbal signals conveyed during a negotiation. Those insights reveal concealed thoughts of the opposing negotiator.

https://youtu.be/hb_LM-To-F0

We became homeless on April 15,

2013: the day bombs exploded during the Boston Marathon. We won’t soon forget

the images and stories of people affected – people who lost their limbs or

lives.

I was the first one in our house and immediately realized something was drastically wrong. Every surface of the house was coated with an acrid grey dust. The air smelled of machine oil. I left grey footprints on my white floors as I walked around the house. I started wiping down the counters, following my instinct to clean.

Listen in as Pat Iyer chats about these points

* What happened?* The adjustment to hotel living * What I learned from being homeless* Why the timing of the disaster helped us

Get Legal Nurse Podcast Transcripts

Do you want to be able to refer back to the tips we shared in this podcast? We transcribe every show. Have you ever read a transcript created by artificial intelligence ? The computer makes a guess at the words. If a human does not proofread that transcript, there will be parts that don’t make sense. Our transcripts eliminate that frustration. We use a human to do the transcription, and then we proofread the transcript – not once, but by 3 people.

Why would you want the transcripts? Maybe you want to be able to implement the tips we share and to do so, you want to refer to what you heard. Maybe you like to read instead of listen to learn. We started transcribing Legal Nurse Podcast right from the beginning. Get the transcripts by using this short link: http://LNC.tips/ transcripts.

We offer you the transcripts for free.

Your Presenter

Pat Iyer has been a legal nurse consultant since 1987.  She also built a successful LNC business that was filled with loyal attorney clients who returned over and over with cases. She testified as an expert witness for 25 years.

 

Linda Fostek is a bestselling author, an international speaker, and an educator who focuses in on getting off the “worry-go-round.” She helps you to focus by giving resources that help you deal with and ward off potential disasters in your life.

We often don't think about what happens to family members and people whose lives are turned upside down. We know what happens according to the medical records, but what about behind the scenes when suddenly somebody is taken out of a typical role and needs to be able to cope with the changes associated with that?

Listen in as Pat Iyer and Linda Fostek chat about these points

* How Linda came into the disaster planning role and realized she could help people with this aspect of life

* How dealing with a disabled husband changed her role to crisis planner 

* How to get around the denial that nothing will ever happen to you 

* The importance of sharing your plans and documents with trusted family members 

* What is an ICE box and why you should have one

Get Legal Nurse Podcast Transcripts

Do you want to be able to refer back to the tips we shared in this podcast? We transcribe every show. Have you ever read a transcript created by artificial intelligence ? The computer makes a guess at the words. If a human does not proofread that transcript, there will be parts that don’t make sense. Our transcripts eliminate that frustration. We use a human to do the transcription, and then we proofread the transcript – not once, but by 3 people.

Why would you want the transcripts? Maybe you want to be able to implement the tips we share and to do so, you want to refer to what you heard. Maybe you like to read instead of listen to learn. We started transcribing Legal Nurse Podcast right from the beginning. Get the transcripts by using this short link: http://LNC.tips/ transcripts.

We offer you the transcripts for free.

Your Presenter

Linda Fostek was a 2017 Networker of the year, Who's Who in Long Island Business 2018 and New York Power Women in Business 2018. WPN Leader of 2 chapters on Long Island and board member of NAIPC and LI Caregivers Resource.

The best way to reach Linda is  at  www.thecrisisplanner.com, You can purchase any of her books and home planning system there, or you can reach her at [email protected].