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National Media Features and Profiles
The authoritative educator in this field, Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD has been profiled in The New York Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Houston Business Journal, Houston Woman Magazine, JAVA, The Progressive and NurseWeek. Articles featuring Vickie have also been published in Entrepreneur, Ladies' Home Journal, Houston Chronicle, Pittsburgh Business Times and Lawyers Weekly USA. She has been interviewed on radio and TV as an entrepreneur expert and recognized as the most innovative company in 2004 by Pitney Bowes.
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Inside Every Woman Makes the Wall Street Journal Bestseller List
Thank you! Because of your support, Inside Every Woman: Using the 10 Strengths You Didn’t Know You Had to Get the Career and Life You Want Now made the Wall Street Journal bestseller list on Friday, August 3, 2007.
I am so excited to share this great news. This national recognition gives Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM across the country even more credibility.
Now in its fifth printing and being published in five additional languages, Inside Every Woman continues to be stocked by stores nationwide as well as by Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. The Inside Every Woman program is available on DVD or audio CD at InsideEveryWoman.com.
Inside Every Woman would make a great gift for all the important women in your life who may want to start a business or are ready for a career change.
Again, my sincere thanks.
Success Is Inside!

Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD
Pioneer of Legal Nurse Consulting
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author
Inc. Top 10 Entrepreneur
The New York Times Profiles Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD
On Sunday, February 18, 2001, the Business section of The New York Times profiled Vickie as a leader in the field of legal nurse consulting. This article was exciting for legal nurse consulting as a specialty practice. Attorneys nationwide saw the story, and the powerful reputation of The New York Times gave our profession instant credibility. This kind of visibility, worth more than a fortune in mere advertising, paved the way for you in your marketing efforts.
Please note the following corrections to the article: Ms. Milazzo's company was founded in 1982 and incorporated as the Medical-Legal Consulting Institute, Inc. in 1989. She has trained legal nurse consultants since 1982.
Premiere Issue Features Vickie and Legal Nurse Consulting
With its cover story on Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD and legal nurse consulting, a brand new publication for working women hit the stands in Houston in March. The front cover of the premiere issue of Houston Woman Magazine showed a photograph of Vickie and highlighted its accompanying article with the lead title, "Vickie Milazzo Pioneers New Field for RNs."
Vickie is quoted, "Any nurse who has a CLNC® Certification, a strong nursing background and the courage to hang in there can make it as a legal nurse consultant. I tell my clients to believe what I know to be true: We are nurses, and we can do anything!"
As a sidebar, the magazine published Vickie's article, "5 Success Promises I Make Daily." These are the commitments Vickie has made to herself every day for two decades now including, "I will take one action step a day toward my career goals."
Click here to read the full article, "Founder Considered Pioneer in New Field: Vickie Milazzo Institute Training RNs to be Certified Legal Nurse Consultants."
Vickie Milazzo Named to Inc.'s 2004 Top Ten Entrepreneur List
The first private businessman to launch a human into space, a Hollywood superstar who made a groundbreaking film about Jesus Christ and Vickie Milazzo, an RN who is changing the face of nursing, were named Dec. 30th to Inc.'s 2004 Top Ten Entrepreneur list.
Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD, was honored by Inc. along with the Entrepreneur of the Year and nine other national newsmakers. Recognized as the pioneer of the legal nurse consulting profession, she turns traditional hospital RNs into entrepreneurs.
Vickie was one of thousands of entrepreneurs from all over the U.S. nominated in Inc. magazine's "Entrepreneur of the Year" competition. Her story and photo, along with space entrepreneur Bill Rutan's and movie star Mel Gibson's, can be seen on the Inc. website where Vickie is honored as a Top Ten Entrepreneur.
This honor is wonderful publicity for the CLNC® Community. Thousands of visitors to Inc. magazine's website (including attorneys) have learned about Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM.
Inc. posted hundreds of personal testimonies about Vickie on their website that were sent in by Legal Nurse Consulting Ezine subscribers, CLNC® graduates, staff members and entrepreneurial peers. Inc.com noted that these supporters "loved her."
"As a nurse for 30 years, I've seen a lot," wrote South Carolina RN Sherryl Scott on the Inc. website. "Vickie promotes nursing even more than Florence Nightingale could have dreamed."
Inc. magazine editor John Koten said the Top Ten Entrepreneurs are, "dynamic company builders who seized opportunities that others missed, worked tirelessly, and brought their dreams to fruition."
"I love training other RNs to be innovative entrepreneurs," says Milazzo. "If nurses can save lives in the middle of the night with no doctor in sight, they can also use that drive and decision-making ability to become winning entrepreneurs."
JAVA Magazine Features Vickie and Publishes Her 12 Success Secrets
The Journal of the Association for Vascular Access (JAVA) recently featured Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD as an entrepreneur expert for the article, "Pursuit of an Independent Vision A Conversation with Five Entrepreneurs." These nursing leaders share their experiences and successes as independent business owners. They offer practical advice to healthcare professionals who are interested in starting their own businesses. In the article, Vickie advises every RN to do three things to guarantee success:
- Live your passion.
- Act as decisively as you do with challenging clinical situations so the fear of making a mistake never paralyzes you.
- Put your skills at triaging and prioritizing multiple tasks to work in a nursing business you love.
She reminds readers that, "Where you focus your energy, attention and effort is where you will achieve results." Focus big.
In the same Spring 2004 issue, JAVA published Vickie's article, "12 Things Nursing Taught Me About Owning a Business," In it Vickie shows how even the most routine nursing job is full of life lessons that nurses can apply to the business world. Acting quickly and decisively is just one of these 12 success secrets RNs can transfer to their CLNC® practices.
To read "12 Things Nursing Taught Me About Owning a Business," originally published in Legal Nurse Consulting Ezine, Vol. 12, No. 12, July 12, 2001, visit the LNC Ezine Archives in the NACLNC® Community.
Vickie Milazzo Institute Named to Top 100 Small Businesses in Houston for Third Year
in a Row
The nation's oldest and largest training institute for legal nurse consulting, Vickie Milazzo Institute, is officially recognized as one of the "Top 100 Small Businesses" in Houston by the Houston Business Journal. We have achieved this prestigious milestone for the third year in a row.
It is an honor to be recognized as one of the leading small businesses in the fourth largest city in the country. This milestone award has given me the opportunity to educate consumers about what CLNC®s do.
Vickie Milazzo Institute started with a dream. Today I am living my dreams. You can live yours too if you remember: "We are nurses and We can do anything®!"
Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD
Houston Business Journal Honors Vickie Milazzo with
“Top 50 Woman-Owned Business” Award
The Houston Business Journal bestowed its prestigious “Top 50 Woman-Owned Business” award on Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD for a second consecutive year. Vickie accepted the award during the September 9, 2005 ceremony that brought together a Houston who’s who of businessmen and women.
Vickie Milazzo Institute, founded in 1982 in Vickie's one-bedroom condo with a staff of one, now occupies 8,400 square feet of office space with an extensive support staff.
The Institute is ranked 18th among privately held, 100% woman-owned firms in Houston, a momentous achievement in the nation's fourth largest city. "There are more than 90,000 majority-owned, privately held woman-owned firms in Houston," said Leanne Semmel, the Houston Business Journal marketing director who conducts the "Top 50" project.
"Enterprise is in a woman's DNA – just look at what we accomplish," said Vickie. "Women understand enterprise. Whether they choose to use their enterprising strength to start a venture of their own, manage a family or build a corporate career, enterprise is already inside them.
"The biggest reward for me is being able to positively influence so many of my students' careers and witness the astonishing changes that result in their lives," she added. "This honor is a tribute to the dedication of my staff and confirms my passion for what we do."
The September 9, 2005 special edition of the Houston Business Journal also featured Vickie's article "Mentors: When the going gets tough, help is around the corner." In the article, Vickie discusses the value of mentoring and cites the Institute's formal mentoring program as the core of the company.
The Houston Business Journal is owned by American City Business Journals, the nation's largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers.
Vickie Milazzo Institute, a division of Medical-Legal Consulting Institute, Inc., is the oldest and largest legal nurse consulting company in the U.S., and has trained over 11,000 RNs to be Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM (CLNC®s). Vickie is the author of Inside Every Woman: Using the 10 Strengths You Didn't Know You Had to Get the Career and Life You Want Now (Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., March 2006).
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Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD (center) and Institute team members celebrate Vickie's receiving the Houston Business Journal's "Top 50 Woman-Owned Business" award for a second consecutive year. |
Workforce Management Magazine Features Entrepreneur Expert Vickie
Vickie was recently featured in Workforce Management magazine. The article, "A Reward Money Can't Buy," spotlights Vickie as an entrepreneur expert who genuinely practices what she preaches.
"I want my employees to feel an ownership of the company on some level, but since we're a private company, they can't buy stock," she says. Instead, the 22 employees are rewarded for overall company success with time off.
The company uses many other motivational techniques, but the days off are by far the most popular.
Every CLNC® can think about innovative ways to motivate and reward their CLNC® subs and employees. Start today. It works.
California Publication Features Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM and Vickie
A recent article, "Consultants Bridge Medical-Legal Gap," appeared in The Modesto Bee. This California daily newspaper interviewed Vickie and three successful CLNC®s for a story on this "attractive career change" for nurses. CLNC®s talked with the reporter about how "The investigative aspect of legal nurse consulting appeals to many nurses." Each nurse briefly described why she became a CLNC®.
Readers learned that, "By helping the legal system understand complex language and protocol of the medical universe, nurse consultants can help deter abuse and fraud, and hold negligent doctors or nurses accountable."
Vickie is quoted, "I always tell them they have skills no one else on the planet has. Consulting gives many nurses the satisfying career they want."
Sacramento Business Journal Features Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM and Vickie
The Sacramento Business Journal featured Vickie and two successful CLNC®s in the article "Nurses Enjoy New Vistas with Consulting Side Jobs."
Vickie L. Milazzo points out that, "Part of what's attractive about legal nurse consulting is we have more than a million attorneys in the United States and they deal with everything from medical malpractice to personal injury cases."
Another attraction is the pay. Legal nurse consultants can earn much more than they earn from nursing, and they can do the work part time. Vickie also reminds us that, "The average age of an RN is mid-40s, so it's just natural that nurses at some stage would look for other ways to use their experience and expertise." She herself only had 6 years of nursing experience before becoming a successful legal nurse consultant.
Barbara Christensen, RN, BSN, PHN, CLNC agrees. "It's a stimulating way to expand your career. So as you burn out on the type of job you're doing, it gives you another way to use the expertise you already have."
Click here to read the full article.
Terra Wellington of Balanced Living™ Seeks Vickie's Educational Expertise
Terra Wellington is a consumer wellness expert and she interviewed Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD for the article "Education Brings Lasting Joy" in her column, Balanced Living.
The article quotes Vickie as saying,"The people who are the happiest are the ones who are always growing. The only way you can grow is to learn." Reports Vickie, "…no matter your income level or age, there are always possibilities of learning."
As students of the Institute already know, Vickie is passionate about education. That passion began early. Her favorite game growing up in New Orleans was teaching her imaginary class. And now she teaches thousands of nurses every year.
She follows the same advice as she gives her students, and she makes sure her learning is purposeful and focused. Massively successful people focus on learning the right things. For example, Vickie asks, "Do you want to learn about the life of a movie star or about something that is going to help you become the star of your own life?"
Make education a priority and commit to being a lifetime student. With this commitment of self-directed learning you will earn many "degrees" during your lifetime.
Pittsburgh Business Times Interviews Vickie About Nurse Entrepreneurs
In a January 2003 article about nurse entrepreneurs, the Pittsburgh Business Times discussed various career routes nurses take to get out of the hospital and use their nursing expertise in a different way. According to the article, this migration from the bedside to entrepreneurship is happening because nurses are "so disenchanted with the hospital setting that they're opting to start their own businesses."
Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD, "the nurse who is credited for pioneering the legal nurse consulting profession," is quoted as saying, "Working conditions in the hospital are a lot worse than they were 10 years ago.... The workload on nurses these days is a lot more than it used to be."
One of Vickie's students, Leigh Ann Chermak, RN, CLNC, is also featured in the article. "Part of the reason I'm doing this is to be at home," says Leigh Ann, who is expecting her first child. "You have to market yourself and get your name out there.... The overhead is minimal with only a computer, fax and business stationery needed to get started."
Like Leigh Ann, many nurses are turning to the Vickie Milazzo Institute for training and certification in legal nurse consulting. The most obvious benefit: nurses-turned-consultants earn more while working less. Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM (CLNC®s) typically earn $125-$150/hour. In addition, the flexibility, the low start-up costs and the chance to use hard-earned nursing expertise in exciting medical-related legal cases make this lucrative profession even more appealing to nurses.
Vickie Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine
In the January 2003 issue of Entrepreneur, Vickie Milazzo and Tom Ziemba were interviewed for an article titled, "Do You Take This Man?" In 1984 Vickie hired her husband Tom as her first employee.
The story features women entrepreneurs who have hired their spouses as employees. Vickie and Tom share some of the many benefits of working together, such as the 10 weeks of vacation they take each year, a fitting reward for the long hours they spend keeping the business on track. But there's a bigger benefit. Vickie states, "Because we are both involved in the business, I never feel that he doesn't understand my commitment to it."
Lawyers Weekly USA Educates Lawyers about Legal Nurse Consulting
When Lawyers Weekly USA called wanting to interview me because I pioneered legal nurse consulting, I was thrilled. This major national newspaper is one of my favorite publications. Attorneys pay up to $289/year to subscribe (28% of subscribers are millionaires). According to the Lawyers Weekly USA website, their subscribers referred 223,000 cases in the last 12 months. So you can see why I took the time to talk to their reporter, even though I was rushing off to the airport for a dream vacation in Africa.
Since approximately half of Lawyers Weekly USA subscribers handle medical-related cases, I knew the readership for the article, "Finding the Right Nurse for Your Firm," would be high. The story informed attorneys that legal nurse consultants can work on a variety of cases, such as workers' comp, products liability and criminal as well as medical malpractice. Now the thousands of attorneys who read and respect Lawyers Weekly USA know more about what legal nurse consultants can do to help them win their cases.
Remember to always educate your attorney-clients and everyone else you know about the many specialized consulting services you can provide. For a quick refresher on the 32 services CLNC®s can offer click here. Suggest to your clients how one or two of these consulting services can benefit their legal practice. Continue adding value and more services, and you'll win repeat business.
Success Is Yours!
Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD
P.S. Following the publication of this article, I sent a letter to the editor. It was published in the October 28 issue of Lawyers Weekly USA. In it I stressed, "Having worked with attorneys and legal nurse consultants for 20 years, I know that an attorney who represents a client (plaintiff or defense) on a medical-related case without the expertise of a Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM is at risk for being sued for legal malpractice." This is the real message the legal community and every consumer need to understand. Please help spread this vital message to everyone you know.
Houston Chronicle Features Vickie and the LNC Profession
After interviewing Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD, the Houston Chronicle (Houston's major daily newspaper) published an article on Vickie and the profession of legal nurse consulting in the Sunday, January 27, 2002 edition.
In the article, "Nurse Consultants Tackle Medical-Legal Issues," Chronicle correspondent Alice Adams reported that, "Legal nurse consultants who have earned an RN will charge anywhere from $75 to $150, depending on the consultant and their experience. Compared to what physicians usually charge often $400 an hour nurse consultants have become a cost-effective solution to getting cases analyzed prior to trial."
The article also pointed out that "of the approximately 900,000 attorneys in practice today, 25 percent deal with medical malpractice and personal injury cases. Sheer numbers indicate the growing need for specialized legal nurse consultants."
Vickie is quoted as saying, "Attorneys are seeking nursing experience. Attorneys know the law and they understand the legal implications of a case. What they need is an interpreter to help them understand the medical aspects of the trial."
The piece featured a photo of two of Vickie's students, Copia Westbrook, RN, and Jennifer Fougerousse, RN, CLNC, consulting on a complicated medical case. In addition to outlining the typical steps in an LNC's involvement in a medical malpractice case, the article gave an overview of the Institute's training programs.
Vickie Featured in Employment Review
In an article titled "Medical Entrepreneurs Provide Dose of Innovation," Employment Review, November 2001, Vickie speaks out about how nurses are looking for entrepreneurial career options. The article includes Vickie's comments on a survey of her students which established some of the key reasons nurses seek entrepreneurship:
- "To make a difference in people's lives"
- "To be financially independent"
- "To be your own boss"
- "To be in charge of your future"
- "To have flexibility and control over your life"
- "To be part of something new and exciting"
- "To keep your brain functioning"
Entrepreneurs are innovators who have a desire to revolutionize. RNs are no different. RNs go into legal nurse consulting because it allows them to stay in the medical field yet do something totally different, challenging and stimulating. To be a legal nurse consultant, Vickie says, takes "...commitment, persistence and perseverance.... Being an entrepreneur is very demanding and very time-consuming." She suggests that entrepreneurs find mentors to guide them along the way.
In summary, Vickie says, "There is no magic to being an entrepreneur. It's not about what someone's IQ is or how many degrees you have behind your name. It's about getting in there and working at it."
Houston Business Journal Features Vickie and the LNC Profession
Attorneys who read the Houston Business Journal know more about the legal nurse consulting profession. This popular business weekly interviewed Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD, for their quarterly special focus on healthcare, citing her as the pioneer of this field.
In the article, Denise Heath-Graham, RN, CLNC, praised the LNC training she received through the Vickie Milazzo Institute: "The training positioned me for success and provided the encouragement and support I needed to actually get out there and do it."
"With fees ranging to $150 an hour," Vickie says, "legal nurse consulting is more lucrative than the typical nursing job." Jennifer Fougerousse, RN, CLNC, of League City, Texas, reports that she is now making more money working part time as a legal nurse consultant than she did working part time in the hospital.
Jennifer says she considers the training in legal terminology and understanding "the attorney's viewpoint" to be among the most valuable parts of the the Institute's home-study course she took. "I don't feel I've lost any of my nursing knowledge. I've gained more than I ever could have in a hospital setting," says the Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM.
Click here to read the full article.
CLNC® Success Stories Book Featured in AORN Journal
The AORN Journal published a review of the Institute's book CLNC® Success Stories. According to the review, "This book will serve as an inspiration to any professional nurse considering a career as a Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM." Mentioning that the contributing successful CLNC®s are nurses from diverse backgrounds, the reviewer adds, "The book shows that a nursing education can serve as a foundation for a career in business as well as acute care."
The review also states that CLNC® Success Stories addresses many aspects of running a successful business, such as "managing time, setting up an office, writing a business plan, and marketing the business." The reviewer goes on to say, "Each contributor discusses a different set of obstacles and strategies for coping with and overcoming them."
The reviewer stresses that, "Each CLNC® partially or wholly attributes her success to participation in an educational program offered by the editor of this book," the pioneer in legal nurse consulting, Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD. "Each CLNC® regards Vickie as an exceptional coach and mentor who empowered her to fashion a profitable career as a Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM."
Click here to receive your FREE copy of CLNC® Success Stories, Second Edition or call
800.880.0944.
Vickie Featured in West University Examiner
Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD was recently featured in the West University Examiner. In the article, "Legal Nurses Bridge Two Fields," Vickie was in "pioneer mode," educating readers about the value of nurses' knowledge and how they are making a difference in the legal community as Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantsCM (CLNC®s). The article recognized the Institute as the "oldest and largest training center in the industry."
"So many nurses think nursing didn't prepare them for having a business," Vickie said in the article, "not true." Vickie's profound belief that "Nurses Can Do Anything" is the very core of her own success. She constantly reminds nurses that they make split-second life-or-death decisions for patients. Surely they can do something as simple as explain a medical record to an attorney.
The article stressed the increased demand for CLNC®s by stating, "Demand for legal nurse services took off two decades ago with the rise in medical-related litigation, consumer health awareness and health care reform."
Nursing Spectrum 2002 Career Fitness Guide Interviews Vickie on Charting a New Legal Course
Vickie discussed the rewards of legal nurse consulting in Nursing Spectrum's 2002 Career Fitness Guide. In the article, "Nurses Charting a New (Legal) Course," Vickie distinguished between legal nurse consultants and nurse-paralegals.
"We have the right to define who we are," Vickie said. "An RN interfaces so well with the legal profession... because the LNC focuses on core competencies."
"You have autonomy, flexibility and control over your own career," Vickie concluded. "You also have the ability to make a difference and see the impact of that difference."
To read the complete article in Nursing Spectrum 2002 Career Fitness Guide, click here.
Vickie Weighs in on Nursing Shortage for Gazette
David Abrams, staff writer for the Gazette, recently interviewed Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD about the nursing shortage. In a May 17, 2002 article, "Shortage of Nurses Worsening, Survey Says," Vickie states, "I think the fact that nurses are leaving traditional settings tells you everything you need to know about the work environment. This year, nurses are complaining more than ever that they are stretched too thin to provide adequate care for their patients rather than about pay and benefits."
The Vickie Milazzo Institute offers an exciting alternative to those nurses seeking new, lucrative career adventures. If you'd like to learn how to use your hard-earned nursing expertise and insider knowledge of the healthcare system as a Certified Legal Nurse ConsultantCM (CLNC®), click here.
Vickie Advises the Readers of Ladies' Home Journal
RNs across our country shared their inside tips for navigating the healthcare system in the July 2002 issue of Ladies' Home Journal. Writer Hallie Levine interviewed Vickie and other RNs the real experts on health to find answers to questions like, "How do you find the right doctor?"
One of Vickie's tips to the magazine's 4,100,000 subscribers is, "Don't hesitate to dump your doctor if she refuses to listen to you. No one knows more about your own body than you do. If your physician isn't willing to pay attention to you, chances are she isn't giving you good medical care. After all, diagnosis is ninety-five percent listening and five percent medical tests and exams."
Check out the July 2002 Ladies' Home Journal. You'll love this article full of wise advice from Vickie and your RN colleagues.
Vickie Hits the Airwaves on How Women Shop
The "Houston Business Show" on Business Radio 650AM recently featured Vickie as special guest. She told radio host Kevin J. Price how women buy, explaining that for women the buying experience is both physiological and psychological. Physiologically, women use their five senses when they are buying, but they also seek to fill an emotional need with each purchase.
For example, the RNs who are researching legal nurse consulting are seeking to change their career which can ultimately change their life.
For this reason trust is a must in the relationship between the Institute and that RN. Here are two things the Institute does to assure the RN that she will have little to risk financially or emotionally when choosing the CLNC® Certification Program:
- Guarantee the program with the risk-free guarantee.
- Provide FREE mentoring through practicing CLNC®s after purchase and as long as they remain certified.
Similar principles can be applied to your attorney-client relationships to ensure they aren't out shopping for LNC services from your competitors.
Sigma Theta Tau Features Vickie as a Nursing Leader
Sigma Theta Tau featured Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD, as a nursing leader in its first issue of the 2002 Reflections on Nursing Leadership journal. The article entitled "Nothing but the Truth" not only profiled Vickie but also described legal nurse consulting in-depth.
"Nobody knows better than an RN what should be inside a medical record," said Vickie. "In the next 20 years we'll see even more impact of RNs interfacing with the legal world. There is a big distinction between reading the lines in a medical chart and reading between the lines. You can figure out what's not there that should be there. You are able to interpret those meanings that aren't so obvious to a nonhealth-care professional." The award-winning news magazine of the nursing honor society Sigma Theta Tau International also told readers, "An LNC may work independently or as an in-house member of a legal team."
Vickie Shares 4 Entrepreneurship Tips with TV Viewers
Sunday morning viewers of Houston's number one television station heard from entrepreneurship expert, Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD.
Vickie revealed to the KTRK-TV (ABC) audience the 4 commitments she made to herself back in 1982 when she first started her legal nurse consulting business. These promises helped her get where she is today, and she coaches every CLNC® student to make these same promises when starting their CLNC® practices.
- Find your passion and turn it into a business.
- Go for it or reject it outright.
- Take one action step to advance your business idea each day.
- Commit to being a lifetime student.
Even after 20 years, Vickie still makes these commitments daily. Make Vickie's commitments a part of your life and you too will live your career dreams.
Vickie Quoted in Emerging Business
In the Winter 2002 edition of Emerging Business, Vickie was interviewed for an article titled "Finders, Keepers: Finding and Keeping Customers in Today's Competitive World." Emerging Business is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and it spotlights companies that exemplify SBA goals and objectives. In the article Vickie outlines what she does to attract and keep customers. Following the same advice she gives her students, she offers a free newsletter, the Legal Nurse Consulting Ezine, and her risk-free guarantee, as well as many other benefits, such as FREE mentoring to her students and CLNC®s.
The same principles apply to your LNC practice. Offer your attorney-clients more than your competitors and add value to any service you provide. If your attorney asks for library research, include your opinion of the research and show how it applies to the case. Send an informational newsletter with bits of medical information that will be valuable to the attorney. And don't forget to offer your own risk-free guarantee on your work product. By implementing a few of these simple strategies, you, too, can keep the attorney-clients you find.
Vickie Speaks Out on Healthcare Career Options
The news magazine for businesswomen, Women's Enterprise, profiled Vickie as one of the women at the forefront of new opportunities in the dynamic, changing field of healthcare. In the article, "Expanding Health-Care Career Horizons," Vickie says that, "Nursing taught me great respect for appreciating that what feels hard today will feel easy tomorrow. I find I have my most dramatic days and best results when I start with the more difficult things. When you delay making important decisions, they often get made for you."
According to the article, "As both the healthcare system and the legal system become more complex, Milazzo's firm trains nurses to provide medical expertise to attorneys on health-related cases." Vickie encourages nurses to develop core competencies that can help them make the transition to business. She reminds readers, "The ones who make their career dreams come true are the nurses who put action to their dreams. A vision without action is nothing more than a hallucination."
Be sure you have the tools you need to put your career dreams into action. Contact the success coaches at the Vickie Milazzo Institute today, toll-free at 800.880.0944.
Vickie Profiled in University of St. Thomas UST Insider
The alumni newsletter for the University of St. Thomas (UST), Houston, interviewed alumna Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD. Vickie, who earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from UST, was profiled for a "Great Grad" feature article in the June 2002 UST Insider.
The article, "Prescription for Success," reports that, "Like many children, Vickie L. Milazzo aspired to several careers." Vickie is quoted as saying, "I wanted to be a lawyer, teacher, journalist, all kinds of things. Probably because of my dad's coronary, I chose nursing."
As the article relates, Vickie is proof that childhood career dreams can come true. She merged her other passions of law, speaking, journalism and entrepreneurship to pioneer legal nurse consulting for RNs. She has even slipped her love of travel into her vision of revolutionizing nursing careers one RN at a time. Vickie travels the nation certifying legal nurse consultants through her trademark programs. In addition, she is the author of numerous books and tapes and editor of the Legal Nurse Consulting Ezine.
Vickie Shares Career Experiences on Popular Women's Website
A feature article on Women.com showcased Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD, discussing the career path that laid the foundation for her success. This in-depth interview explored the first jobs and current occupations of three professional women in very different industries.
As the pioneer of legal nurse consulting, Vickie is a perfect example of someone who turned her first job into an opportunity for career growth and prosperity. "Every job you have can be a valuable learning experience," observes Vickie. "It's up to you to master the lessons from each endeavor."
Nursing Spectrum Magazine Publishes Vickie's Business Start-Up Tips
It's not easy to set up a business, but reading Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD's Nursing Spectrum article provides helpful insights from this successful entrepreneur. You'll find "14 Steps to Setting Up and Managing a Profitable Business" in the May 2001, Metro edition and also here. The article covers everything from developing a business plan and finding professional resources to picking a company name and creating a promotional package.
Vickie and Her Grads Featured in "Legal Eagles" Article
"Put nursing, law and business together and what do you get?" asks Minority Nurse magazine. Their answer is, "The exciting field of legal nurse consulting!"
In her interview with Minority Nurse about the legal nurse consulting profession, Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD, shared, "The door is wide open, whether nurses want to work for employers or independently.... There's no limit. You can take it wherever you want to go."
Graduates of the Institute's CLNC® Certification Program also commented in the "Legal Eagles" article, stating that "the education and mentoring they received through the Vickie Milazzo Institute gave them the tools to get started in the field." Click here for the article from the Summer 2001 issue of Minority Nurse, the career and education resource for the minority nursing profession.
NurseWeek Interview with Vickie
"I write. I teach. I get to do the things in the two areas I love healthcare and the law. I'm able to help nurses who want to change their careers," reports Vickie L. Milazzo, RN, MSN, JD in her interview with NurseWeek. This biweekly publication provides nurses with the latest news, resources and opportunities to help them succeed in their lives and careers. Click here to read the complete article "5 Minutes with...Vickie Milazzo, Legal Nurse Consultant" as published in the April 30, 2001 issue of NurseWeek.
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