jxmlt87 asked:


I am pursuing my BSN in nursing however I was thinking of going for my masters once I am finished, and one of my bosses said why don’t you go get your masters in law instead and use the BSN as your pre-law degree. I thought hmm sounds like an idea.

I know a nurse who is a legal nurse and works with attorneys and insurance companies, she has her masters in law and a BSN for nursing, is that the normal route to take to do this? I know there is also some licensing for Legal nursing certificate, If i got my law degree wouldn’t that look better than a cert?

Does that sound possible to do … BSN in nursing and a Masters in law , do you get paid more for being more credible?
Ah yes a doctorate in my Law, my mistake. Also I do plan on working in the nursing field for a few years before utilizing my law degree because I know experience is important and crucial.

–yes, locates in the US

Lucrecia

2 Responses to “LEGAL NURSES– Law degree and BSN nursing. what could you do with these degrees?”

1. freeharoldreynolds on January 25th, 2010 5:07 pm

   Crista

   Assuming you are in the United States, you do not typically get a masters in law. You get a doctorate. The degree is a JD (Juris Doctor). An LLM is available but typically isn’t useful in the States.

   You would certainly be more credible and valuable to such places as hospitals and clinics. Not sure if you would be that helpful to an insurance agency unless you actually have spent some time as a nurse, but certainly some familiarity with medical terminology would definately be beneficial. Just in general there is a very large field of healthcare law.

2. Cori L on January 28th, 2010 1:43 pm

   Glayds

   With those two degrees you could very easily work for a personal injury, medical malpractice lawyer or go the health care route and work for a hospital etc in the Risk Management Department.