Registered Nurse (R.N.) is a national certification, not a Tennessee license. How a Tennessee court weighs it is decided case by case under the forum's expert rules; this page covers the credential's scope, the Tennessee venues where a plan is examined, and our planners who hold it and serve Tennessee.
Registered nurse licensure authorizes the practice of professional nursing. In life care planning, the RN is a qualifying clinical credential for both CLCP and CNLCP certification and grounds the plan in direct knowledge of skilled nursing care, medication administration, wound and skin care, supplies, and the daily routines that determine attendant care hours.
Tennessee personal injury and medical malpractice claims are tried in the Circuit Courts, with malpractice claims requiring pre-suit notice and a certificate of good faith. Workers' compensation claims are decided by the Court of Workers' Compensation Claims within the Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
Outside the civil courts, the Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation is the forum where a plan is most often examined in Tennessee. KW Life Care Planning R.N.-credentialed experts apply nationally recognized standards while accounting for Tennessee's practice environment.
R.N.-credentialed experts provide testimony in Tennessee's courts, where expert qualification is determined case by case.
Highest court: Tennessee Supreme Court. Federal venues: E.D. Tenn., M.D. Tenn., W.D. Tenn..
KW Life Care Planning provides R.N.-credentialed life care planners for Tennessee cases, including remote consultation and on-site evaluation where required. Contact us to discuss availability for your matter.
Clinical familiarity with the hands-on care a condition requires: skilled nursing tasks, medication and supply quantities, equipment use, and the practical hours of attendant care a person needs at each level of function.
Certification is not legally required, but the CLCP or CNLCP documents specific training and examination in life care planning methodology and is widely expected in litigation.
The nurse planner testifies to the needs documented in the plan and their cost. Opinions that a specific treatment is medically necessary or causally related come from the treating or examining physician.
Contact our team to discuss how KW Life Care Planning can support your case with certified life care planning expertise. Request a Consultation or call (201) 343-0700.