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Legal Nurse Consulting Legal Nurse Consulting

Intensive Intensive

From clinical expertise to legal impact. A practical, interactive course taught by Karen Bedells, FNP-C, MSN, RN, BSN — bridging nursing, medicine, and the legal system.

Next class Mid-January 2027 Place Location to be announced Class size Limited to 30 participants

The meeting city and site will be emailed to everyone on the interest list once Karen confirms them.

The instructor

Karen Bedells, FNP-C, MSN, RN, BSN Karen Bedells, FNP-C, MSN, RN, BSN

A highly practical course built from decades at the intersection of patient care and medical malpractice work.

Years in nursing

Years as a nurse practitioner

Years as a legal nurse consultant

Years as a nursing expert in medical malpractice

Choose your intensive

Three ways to begin Three ways to begin

Start with the four-hour foundation, stay for the full eight-hour intensive, or send your team for a one-hour chart-organization session.

4-Hour Legal Nurse Consulting Intensive

Nurses preparing to consult on medical malpractice matters.

$395

Malpractice fundamentals and key legal concepts
Standard of care, breach, and causation
Chart analysis and essential tools
Working effectively with attorneys
Practical, real-world instruction

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Full intensive

8-Hour Legal Nurse Consulting Intensive

Nurses who want the full intensive, including testimony and business development.

$795

Everything in the 4-hour course
Expanded case review and critique
Expert testimony and deposition preparation
Business development strategies
Additional tools, templates, and real-world application

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One-Hour Chart Organization

Medical and non-medical staff who prepare charts for review.

$150

Learn how to organize a medical malpractice chart for review
Step-by-step process and templates
Electronic and paper chart organization
Helpful checklists and practical tools
For medical staff, clerical staff, medical assistants, clinic staff, and paralegals

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Why this class

Small room. Real cases. Skills you can use the same week. Small room. Real cases. Skills you can use the same week.

Small, focused room

Limited to 30 participants per session so the teaching stays interactive.

Practical education

Real-world tools, templates, and case application — not theory alone.

Experienced instructor

37 years in nursing, 23 years as an LNC, and 15 years as a nursing expert in medical malpractice.

Immediate application

Skills you can take back to a chart, a deposition file, or a law office the same week.

The practice

Teach. Speak. Write. Consult. Teach. Speak. Write. Consult.

Crossroads Consulting is the next chapter: legal nurse consulting for attorneys, and teaching that helps nurses carry clinical judgment into the legal system.

Legal nurse consulting

Chart review, standard-of-care analysis, and support for counsel on medical malpractice matters.

For attorneys

Teaching & speaking

Intensive classes and talks that move nurses from the bedside to legal work with confidence.

See the path

Writing

A place for the teaching to continue in print. Essays and resources are on the way.

Coming soon

Limited to 30 participants

Reserve your interest for the January class

Registration is opening so Karen can confirm the date and meeting place. Request a seat now and we will follow up when the details are posted.