Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Exam is held for the registered nurses who want to increase their service in the medical-legal field. The test is conducted by American Legal nurse Consultant Certification Board. LNNC test helps the nurses to perform the legal functions in health care organizations. The test is conducted for the registered nurses only. This test is conducted two times in a year. This test is to offer high responsibility to the nurses in the medical field. They have to engage with all legal activities in the organization. The exam is very difficult and the standard of the questions are very high.

Structure of LNCC Test

The Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Test is an online test consisting of 200 objective type questions. The duration of the exam will be four hours. Each question consists of four choices and the candidate has to select the right option. The test is conducted two times in a year. The test includes questions to evaluate the candidates’ capability to apply legal practices in different situations. The questions are according to the case study models. It also analyze the candidates’ knowledge to take legal action at the time of medical malpractice, personal injury etc. The candidate who passes the exam and should fulfill all the eligibility criteria is eligible for getting the certification.

Syllabus for LNCC Test

The LNNC test is an online test and the questions for the test are prepared for evaluating the legal nursing practice of the registered nurses. The questions for the exam are structured by Schroeder Measurement Technologies. There are 200 questions and the questions cover different sections. Each section carries certain weight age of marks. The content of the exam and the weight age given to each section are given below.

• Medical malpractice (27-31%)
• Personal injury (19-23%)
• Product liability/toxic tort (10-14%)
• Workers’ compensation (12-16%)
• Life care planning (4-7%)
• Risk management (5-9%)
• Elder law (3-6%)
• Criminal/forensic (1-4%)
• Administrative health law/Regulatory compliance (4-8%)

The candidates who pass this test are eligible for getting the certificate.

Eligibility Criteria

For attending the Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Test, the candidates have to fulfill certain conditions. The candidates should have a full unrestricted license from United States of America as a Registered nurse. The nurse should also have a five years experience in the nursing field. The candidate must also require an experience of at least 2000hours working as a legal nurse consultant within the past three years.

How to Apply?

Application forms and information bulletin for the LNCC test are there in the official website www. aalnc.org/lncc. The candidates can download the application form. The completely filled form should be mailed to the concerned office along with the cash payment details. The application fee for the AALNC members is Rs.325/- and Rs.395/- for the non members of AALNC.

How to fill the Form?

The candidates should verify all the details in the information bulletin before filling the form. The candidates can print or type all sections of the application form except the signature of the candidate. All the information should be filled correctly and no columns should be left blank. The details of the mode of payment of application fee should be mentioned in the form. Social security number of the candidate should be filled correctly by the candidate. The documents of Registered nurse license, cheque payable at SMT, etc, should be attached with the application form. Completely filled application form should be mailed to the concerned address in the bulletin.

Important Dates (Tentative)

The examination is conducted two times in a year. They are conducted at spring and fall season.

Last Date to Apply: February first week and September first week, 2012

Date of the exam: Mid of April and mid of October, 2012

List of LNCC Test centers

The Legal Nurse Consultant Certification exam is offered at 47 testing sites throughout the United States. It is offered twice a year, in the spring and fall. The main testing cites are in the cities of

• Burbank, CA
• Fremont, CA
• Fort Collins, CO
• Newark, DE
• Miami, FL
• Orlando, FL
• Atlanda, GL
• Indianpolis, IN
• Louisville, KY
• Lafayette, La
• Boston, MA
• Minneapolis, MN
• Kansas City, MO
• Charlotte City, NC
• Flushing, NY
• Akron, OH
• Dearborn, MI
• Houston, TX
• Seattle, WA

Contact Address for the LNCC Test

• American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board, 401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200 , Chicago, IL 60611
• 877/402-2562 or 312/321-5177
• E-mail: [email protected]

Reference Books for LNCC Test

• Lncc & Clnc Exam Secrets Study Guide
• Legal, Ethical, and Political Issues In Nursing Philadelphia By F.A. Davis.
• Legal Nurse Consulting: Scope & Standards Of Practice.  Chicago, Il: Ana And Aalnc Contributors
• Aalnc Code of Ethics & Conduct, Chicago, Aalnc Representatives
• Guidelines for Practice as A Nurse Expert Witness.  Chicago, Il: Aalnc Contributors.
• Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice. (3rd Ed) Boca Raton, Fl: Crc Press.
• Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting. (Published Quarterly) Chicago, Il.
• Introduction to Legal Nurse Consulting, Chicago, Il: Aalnc Contributors
• Law and Ethics for Medical Careers New York: McGraw Hill
• Legal Aspects of Emergency Services Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders

Coaching Centers for LNCC Test

• Aakash Institute
• Achievers Point Knowledge Systems Pvt. Ltd
• Akshar Academy
• Alliance Education
• Brilliant Tutorials Pvt. Ltd
• Career Forum
• DAMS
• Elite Academy
• Jamboree Education Center, Delhi
• Nalanda Information Technology and Business Management
• Tagore Institute of Professional studies
• Trump and Gates
• Wisdom Mart, Delhi

Study Plan

For getting good score in the exam the candidates have to plan their study according to that. The content of the exam and previous question papers are available in the website. It helps the candidates to know about the exam pattern and can plan their study according to that. Time is an important constraint for the exam. The candidates should conduct mock tests and it helps them to manage the time. Revise each topic on every week. Attend the exam with confidence. Through a proper study plan the candidates can win the test.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The result of the test will be announced immediately after the exam. Those candidates who passed the exam will get the total score of the exam. The candidate who does not qualify the test will be provided with the marks they scored in the each section and the total score of the candidates. The list of the selected candidates will also be published in the website.

Score Validity

Legal Nurse Consultant Certification is valid for 5 years. After five years the candidates have to renewing the certification. The candidate should have an experience of 60 continuing education hours as a legal nurse consultant. Otherwise the candidate has to attend the exam again for getting the certification.