The initials LNCC stand for Legal Nurse Consultant Certified. This nursing certification is a voluntary process that the nurse undertakes which validates his/her skills and knowledge against a standardized benchmark. The LNCC exam promotes excellence in nursing by encouraging and fostering the nurse in increasing educational endeavors, thereby elevating skills and proficiency of practice. Earning the LNCCC will require several years of training and experience beyond graduating with a nursing degree.
Qualifying for LNCC Certification
Qualifications to sit for the LNCC exam include:having a current, unrestricted license to practice nursing in the United States and having at least 5 years experience as a registered nurse. In addition, the nurse must have 2,000 hours of practice as a Legal Nurse Consultant in the last three years.
The LNCC test format consists of 200 multiple choice questions; a reading passage is provided to the candidate and the candidate must assess the questions based upon the information provided in the reading passage. The Nurse is allowed a maximum of four hours in which to complete the exam.
LNCC recertification is on a five-year cycle. The nurse may renew certification by retaking the examination or by continuing education credits. The original eligibility rules to sit for the examination apply. If the nurse is recertifying by contact hours he/she must have accumulated a total of 60 hours that meet designated criteria.
The LNCC certification board has a candidate handbook which is available for download free of charge. The candidate handbook outlines the eligibility criteria, details the testing process, and provides applications. The website has a test outline and a list of study resources. The LNCC candidate should consult the candidate handbook throughout the credentialing process and use the provided study resources to help direct study so that the candidate has the best chance possible of passing the exam.
The LNCC credentials serve to validate to the community and professional peers that by passing the LNCC certification exam, the nurse has attained the skills and proficiency to practice capably within this highly specialized and unique field of nursing. The voluntary nature of certification implies the dedication of the nurse to her profession and devotion to lifelong learning.
Earning the LNCC credentials is recognition of excellence in practice that the nurse can take extreme pride in.