
Assessment
You’ll review medical records and analyze personal injury and insurance claims.
Editorial
You’ll also work as a writer or editor for professional nursing and legal journals.
Education
You’ll teach healthcare staff about the rules and regulations associated with their job.
Representation
You’ll represent healthcare providers in malpractice cases and lobby for change in the healthcare industry.
Testifying
You’ll appear in courtrooms as an expert healthcare witness.
- Clinics
- Education
- Government
- Hospitals
- Insurance companies
- Law firms
- Patients’ homes
- Private practices
01
Get an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
02
Pass the NCLEX-RN.
03
Work as a Registered Nurse, gaining clinical experience before applying to law school.
04
Pass the law School Admissions Test.
05
Get your Juris Doctor degree (JD) and pass your State Bar Licensing Exam.
06
You’re ready to work as a Nurse Attorney.
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