1. Legal nurse consultants are generally nurses who were trained especially for that purpose.

• a. True
• b. False

2. AALNC is:

• a. An association of expert witnesses.
• b. A national association of all legal nurse consultants.
• c. A subspecialty of nurses who are trained in forensic nursing.
• d. A group of doctors who perform autopsies.

3. Duty refers to:

• a. The responsibility of a healthcare provider to a patient based on a relationship.
• b. A relationship brought about through phone contact between doctors.
• c. An obligation between a lawyer and client.
• d. The obligation of a patient to be honest with the physician.

4. Standard of care is:

• a. That which any layperson would expect of a medical provider.
• b. Unclear in most cases.
• c. The way similarly qualified practitioners would have managed the patient's care under the same or similar circumstances.
• d. Decided differently for each case.

5. Experts must receive special training before they can testify.

• a. True.
• b. False.

6. The primary role of the behind-the-scenes legal nurse consultant is to:

• a. Define medical terminology.
• b. Assist the attorney by making a complete medical assessment and then drafting the documents necessary to support the case.
• c. Find doctors who can support the case.
• d. Interview potential clients.

7. A life care planner is a person who:

• a. Helps an individual decide what career to choose.
• b. Places a dollar value on the cost to care for the plaintiff for life.
• c. Looks for deviations in the care of the plaintiff.
• d. Decides if the case has merit.

8. Independent contractors:

• a. Work for themselves.
• b. Are employed in an independent law firm.
• c. Can never be an expert witness.
• d. Need special training.

9. There is just one legitimate route to becoming a legal nurse consultant.

• a. True.
• b. False.

10. Bates-stamping is:

• a. Marking the records for demonstration at trial.
• b. An alpha-numeric identifier that is placed at the bottom of each page for reference.
• c. A way to check for records tampering.
• d. Identifying records that are still outstanding.

11. A chronology is a:

• a. Summary of the nurses notes in a patient's chart.
• b. Timeline.
• c. Summary of all the pertinent records in a layout that delineates the date, source, and significant information from each record entry.
• d. Requirement for every case.