COLLEAGUE COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

"It is with great pleasure that I introduce the Legal Nurse Consulting (LNC) Internship, offered by pioneering LNC, Ms. Rose Clifford. I have known Ms. Clifford since 1992, when we joined-together to form the first chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants in Miami, Florida. Since that event, I have observed with pride and awe the amazing success Ms. Clifford has garnered in her role as an active legal nurse consultant, teacher and entrepreneur. As CEO of her organization, she has created a successful business that provides exemplary services to attorneys, adjusters and insurance companies in a very competitive market. It is characteristic of Ms. Clifford that she now wishes to extend her accumulated knowledge to assist budding legal nurse consultants in becoming successful by producing an internship program that is unique in the industry. By providing a "bird’s eye view" of the various activities of a legal nurse consultant, Ms. Clifford ensures success by mentoring the nurse who is willing to accept the challenges of her curriculum. I will be more than happy to provide additional information for any interested legal nurse consultant through contact at mjorr44@aol.com."

Maureen J. Orr, R.N., B.S., L.N.C.C., C.D.M.S., C.C.M.
Legal Nurse Consultant

 

"Rose Clifford is a powerhouse of knowledge and has a wonderful knack for teaching! She has been my mentor for several years and always has great advice. With the development of the internship, she is willing to pass on her secrets to success and help people get out of the gate running, feeling very confident and armed with the right information! What she offers is amazing--working on real cases, meeting and interviewing with attorneys, and having a roundtable discussion atmosphere to aid in working out issues. You will never find this kind of opportunity anywhere else! For new Legal Nurse Consultant's who are truly motivated at making legal nursing a career and not just a part-time job, this is your chance of a lifetime. If only this had been available when I started out, I could have avoided a lot of the learning mistakes that I had to endure. Take it from someone who has worked very hard to get where I am today, Rose Clifford's Internships are priceless and worth every penny!"

Jennifer Fougerousse, RN, CLNC
Lighthouse Med-Law Consulting
4301 North Cook Circle
League City, TX 77573
281-316-9976
281-316-9375

 

"As the owner and CEO of Premier Nursing Consultants, I have known Rose Clifford since 1998 and have worked closely with her since March of 2001. Rose is the ultimate professional. Her attention to detail is unparalleled. She is a pioneer in the legal nurse consulting business and is a great mentor. She has been a fantastic role model for me and has helped me grow my business. She continues to be very supportive and available to me. It has been my privilege to learn from Rose. I wish that she had had the internship program available when I first started in the legal nurse consulting business, as I would love to have taken advantage of it. I believe it would be a very good learning experience for the new LNC, as it will provide "real world" situations that come up every day. I believe the internship program to be the missing link in the education of the new LNC and I am a strong supporter of it. I wish Rose the best of luck in her endeavor."

Lisa Ellison Hutcherson, RNC, LNC
CEO Premier Nursing Consultants
(903) 729-1555
Specializing in OB issues

 

"This Legal Nurse Consulting Internship program provides new LNC's with the "real-life" skills to go forth and provide Legal Nurse Consulting services according to the caliber expected by those who hire LNC's. It also provides the opportunity for LNC's to experience the role and duty of the LNC in a safe environment. Having subcontracted to many LNC's I can honestly say the internship is a needed service. I would not hesitate to subcontract or hire an LNC that has completed this internship."

Colleen Lindell, RN, MHSA, CNOR, CLNC, CEO
Med-Legal.net, Inc.
715.755.3555
http://med-legal.net
Colleen is a licensed and certified nurse, medical researcher, consulting and testifying expert who works with a network of professionals across the US. These professionals include nurse specialists, board-certified physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, medical librarians and specialized researchers. Med-legal.net, Inc. is located in the Midwest and serves nurses, consumers and attorney clients in the US.

 

"From the moment I first heard of this concept, I have had nothing but praise for this unique idea. I am very excited and proud to recommend Rose Clifford’s Legal Nurse Consulting Internship program to aspiring LNC’s. It is where training as a Nurse and LNC --- come together to provide the vital elements of experience, mentoring and exposure to the practice environment. The Internship provides a real opportunity and introduction to the field of legal nurse consulting."

"I have had the privilege of being associated with Rose Clifford for nearly 10 years as a member and officer of the Lexington Kentucky Chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. Rose is by far one of the most dynamic and successful LNC’s in the country. It is not surprising that her business is flourishing from her skill and insight. She is now willing to share this with other LNC’s in a real hands-on approach. This is an opportunity not to be missed!"

"I urge you to take advantage of her knowledge and experience as a successful LNC to jump start your own career with this experience of real life LNC work. This is a great way to validate your training as an LNC that will get your résumé noticed thereby launching your successful career."

KC Wagner, RN LNC
Deters, Benzinger and LaVelle, P.S.C.
Specializing in Medical Malpractice Defense

 

"I have had the pleasure of knowing Rose Clifford, RN, CLNC for a number of years first as her nursing supervisor and then as a legal nurse consulting colleague. During this time, Rose has created a program to offer internships for novice legal nurse consultants who feel the need for hands-on practice and skills building before they jump headlong into their own practice. Her internships offer a variety of opportunities including case review work, preparation of reports and documents, attorney meetings which may include work product and interview critiques. Rose walks you through the entire process under intense direct supervision. The internships are offered on-site at Rose’s office in rural Kentucky and frequently include short jaunts into neighboring communities for attorney meetings. As an instructor, Rose is direct and thorough, which assures the intern that the training received is complete. Rose is professional, knowledgeable and committed to quality within her practice, including the time spent in internship training. Finally, Rose’s easy-going personality enhances the comfortable environment in which training is carried-out, even when the work is fast paced and demanding. The internship is an experience from which new legal nurse consultants can certainly benefit."

Nancy L. Dion, RN, LNHA, CLNC
C. D. CONSULTING
(239) 434-0941
Specializing in Long Term Care

 

"As a nurse-attorney in the healthcare consulting industry, I have had the opportunity to work closely with Ms. Rose Clifford on numerous intense cases over the years, it is my privilege to highly recommend her legal nurse consulting internship to any legal nurse consultant who is interested in an intensive, hands-on approach to the field of legal nurse consulting. This is the definitive preparation to anyone seeking actual experience in the field to build skills necessary to be a resource to the healthcare consulting industry."

Charles Bell, JD, BSN
New York City, NY

 

"I like many of my medical-legal consulting colleagues remark that we certainly could have benefited from an internship program earlier in our careers. Therefore, I enthusiastically support Rose Clifford’s program which offers serious students an opportunity to receive a "graduate level" training experience that will boost their confidence and work product to a higher level. Under the tutelage of this gifted teacher, students who choose to attend the internship program will benefit from Ms. Clifford’s experience, competence, superior standards and integrity."

Gloria Blackmon, RNC, BSN, LHNA, LNC
Owner/CEO of Blackmon & Associates, LLC in Topeka, KS
BlackmonRN@aol.com
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Ms. Blackmon has contributed her expertise to magazines, journals and textbooks. Her firm specializes in long term care providing medical record reviews, expert witness procurement, risk management services, independent monitoring and advanced educational programs to a national based clientele.

 

"As a very busy medical malpractice attorney, I rely heavily on my nurse consultants to perform the necessary tasks including medical record review, research of the medical issues, identification of problem areas with recommendations for resolution, and working closely with me as members of the defense team to provide the best defense possible to my clients. To prepare for a career in nurse consulting, there is no substitution for hands on experience working with the attorneys and the complete team to learn strategy, communication and all other aspects of the position. Having worked directly with Rose I can honestly and enthusiastically state that there is no better place to learn the ropes than with her!"

T. Christine Perez, Esq.
Billing, Cochran, Heath, Lyles, Mauro and Anderson
888 SE 3rd Ave. Suite 301
Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
Specializing in the defense of health care providers, hospitals, nursing 
homes and physicians.