History

The National Center for Legal Nurse Consulting (NCLNC) was founded by Elizabeth G. Rudolph, JD, MSN, RN. Ms. Rudolph realized that the options for nurses looking to become Legal Nurse Consultants were limited and costly, in both time and money. She took it upon herself to develop a program that was thorough, affordable and that nurses could complete at their own pace.

She began by offering Live Courses and online courses to become a Professional Legal Nurse Consultant^TM. Soon, it became evident that the demand for alternative learning methods was high. She responded by adding new ways to earn PLNC^TM certification, such as the PLNC^TM Audio Course. Then, in order to further help Professional Legal Nurse Consultant^TMs succeed, she pioneered the Virtual Internship and began offering one-on-one, unlimited Mentoring.

Today, NCLNC is growing rapidly as the need for legal nurse consultants increases. Our fully searchable directory is frequently reviewed by attorneys and prospective employers to locate Professional Legal Nurse Consultant^TMs. Our catalog of continuing education courses is being expanded to include courses specific to the fields of workers' compensation and personal injury, as well as addressing the ever-changing medical malpractice landscape.

About the Founder

Ms. Rudolph is an attorney and nurse with 19 years experience practicing health care law in Memphis, Tennessee. She obtained her Bachelors in Nursing and Masters in Nursing from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. She also received her law degree from Vanderbilt University.

Ms. Rudolph is a national speaker on legal issues in nursing and legal nurse consulting. She has spoken at over a thousand conferences, seminars and workshops and at such premier institutions as:

• The Mayo Clinic
• Drexel University
• Nursing Spectrum/NurseWeek
• Reed Medical Education
• University of Alabama
• VHA Long Term Care
• Florida Health Care Association
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
• Hartwick College, New York

Ms. Rudolph has authored numerous publications on legal and nursing issues, many of which are available in books, courses and CDs. She has been the subject of many published articles and featured in network television programming.

Mission

The mission of the National Center for Legal Nurse Consultant is to provide high-quality, flexible and affordable training to experienced nurses to allow them to assist attorneys in medical malpractice and other medical legal cases. We seek to provide not only quality training, but ongoing support in the form of continuing education courses, our unique Virtual Internship Program and Mentoring.

It is our goal to train each nurse to be a professional, dependable and valuable part of the legal team. Through certification and ongoing training, we seek to keep nurses on the cutting edge of developments in the medical-legal field.