Nurse Attorney

A Nurse Attorney represents medical professionals in court, or works to change policies within the healthcare system.

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Required education

BSN and JD

Attributes

Fast-paced

Independent

Managerial

Patient-facing

Structured

Varied

You’ll be licensed as both a Registered Nurse and an attorney, with a variety of career choices in health or law.

What you’ll do

You’ll review medical records and analyze personal injury and insurance claims.

You’ll also work as a writer or editor for professional nursing and legal journals.

You’ll teach healthcare staff about the rules and regulations associated with their job.

You’ll represent healthcare providers in malpractice cases and lobby for change in the healthcare industry.

You’ll appear in courtrooms as an expert healthcare witness.

Where you’ll work

How to become a Nurse Attorney

Pass the NCLEX-RN .

Work as a Registered Nurse, gaining clinical experience before applying to law school.

Pass the law School Admissions Test.

Get your Juris Doctor degree (JD) and pass your State Bar Licensing Exam.

You’re ready to work as a Nurse Attorney.

1 Podcasts

Nursing and the Law with Nurse Attorney Joe Flores

Nursing and the Law is the focus in this episode of Nursing Notes Live. We talk with nurse practitioner and attorney Joe Flores, RN, MSN, CCRN, FNP, JD. Joe and I focus on how his nursing background led him to his current position as a lawyer and how that experience has offered him a unique...The post Nursing and the Law with Nurse Attorney Joe Flores appeared first on Nursing Notes Live.

2017-06-26T09:40:00Z

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