Below is a partial list of Patricia Iyer’s publications.

Books

how-to-start-lnc Iyer, P. How to Start a Legal Nurse Consultant Practice, The Pat Iyer Group, 2016.
legal-nurse-marketing Iyer, P. Legal Nurse Consultant Marketing, The Pat Iyer Group, 2016.
how-to-analyze-medical-records Iyer, P. How to Analyze Medical Records: A Primer for LNCs, The Pat Iyer Group, 2016.
how-to-be-a-successful-expert Iyer, P. How to be a Successful Expert Witness, The Pat Iyer Group, 2016.
path-legal-nurse-consulting-second-edition Iyer, P. (Editor) Path to Legal Nurse Consulting: Collective Wisdom of Successful LNCs, Second Edition, The Pat Iyer Group, 2016.
analyzing-emergency-department-records Iyer, P., Analyzing Emergency Department Medical Malpractice Cases, The Pat Iyer Group, 2014.
analyzing-falls-pressure-sores Iyer, P. Analyzing Falls, Pressure Sores and IV Therapy Cases, The Pat Iyer Group, 2013.
honing-your-lnc-skills Iyer, P. Honing Your Legal Nurse Consulting Practice, The Pat Iyer Group 2012.
building-blocks-for-lnc-practice Iyer, P. Building Blocks of a Legal Nurse Consulting Business, The Pat Iyer Group 2012.
secrets-of-expanding-lnc-practice Iyer, P. Secrets of Growing Your Legal Nurse Consulting Business, The Pat Iyer Group 2012.
how-to-get-published Iyer, P. How to Get Published, The Pat Iyer Group 2012.
safeguard-your-ambulatory-care-practice Iyer, P. Safeguard your Ambulatory Care Nursing Practice, The Pat Iyer Group, 2012.
path-to-lnc-collective-first-edition Iyer, P. and Adams, A. (Editors) Path to Legal Nurse Consulting: Collective Wisdom of Successful LNCs, The Pat Iyer Group, 2012.
social-media-for-lncs Iyer, P. Social Media Marketing for Legal Professionals, The Pat Iyer Group, 2012.
Iyer, P, Levin, B., Ashton, K., and Powell, V. (Editors) Nursing Malpractice, Tucson: Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, Fourth Edition, 2011.
Iyer. P. and Levin, B. (Editors), Medical Legal Aspects of Medical Records, Second Edition, Tucson, AZ, Lawyers and Judges Publishers, 2010.
Iyer, P., (Editor) Legal Nurse Consultant’s Handbook, Med League Support Services, 2008.
Gray-Micelli, D., Capezuti, E., Lawson, W. and Iyer, P., Falls Handbook: Clinical and Medical-legal Perspectives of Falls Across the Lifespan, 2007.
Iyer, P. (Editor) Nursing Home Litigation: Investigation and Case Preparation, Tucson: Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, second edition, 2006.
Iyer, P, Aken, J. and Condon, K. (Editors), Business Principles for Legal Nurse Consultants, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 2006.
Iyer, P. and Camp, N. Nursing Documentation: A Nursing Process Approach, originally published by St. Louis, MO: Mosby Year Book, fourth edition published by Med League Support Services, 2005. (Japanese and Indonesian translations)
Iyer, P. (Editor), Medical Legal Aspects of Pain and Suffering, Lawyers and Judges Publishing Co, 2003.
Iyer, P. (Editor), Legal Nurse Consulting: Principles and Practice, Second Edition, CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 2003.
Marguerite Barbacci, Denise Browsky, Annette Calderone, Shirley Cantwell Davis, Karen Clark, Patricia Iyer. Essentials of Medical Record Analysis. Glenview, IL: American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, 2001.
Iyer, P., Taptich, B., and Bernocchi-Losey, D., Nursing Process and Nursing Diagnosis. Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders. Third edition, 1995. (Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese translations)
Taptich, B., Iyer, P., and Bernocchi-Losey, D., Nursing Diagnosis and Care Planning. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders. Second edition, 1994. (Japanese translation)
Rowland, L., and Iyer, P., Patient Outcomes in Maternal Child Nursing. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Corporation, 1994.
Camp, N., and Iyer, P., Patient Outcomes in Medical Surgical Nursing. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Corporation, 1994.
Whitis, G., and Iyer, P., Patient Outcomes in Pediatric Nursing. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Corporation, 1994.

 

Videos / Audio

Clifford, R., Iyer, P., and Bemis, P. Legal Nurse Consulting: An Overview. 8 hours, Flemington, NJ: The Pat Iyer Group, 2012.
Iyer, P. Writing Handbook for LNCs: How to Stand Out in a Crowded Field. 2 hours, Flemington, NJ: The Pat Iyer Group, 2012.
lncc_certificat_course-sm Iyer, P., Clifford, R. And Bemis, P., Certification Preparation for the Legal Nurse Consultant, The Pat Iyer Group, 2014.
Iyer, P. Protecting the Children: Hot Issues that Affect Your Practice. 50 minutes, Flemington, NJ: The Pat Iyer Group, 2008.
Iyer, P. Documentation: Avoiding the Pitfalls. 60 minutes, Flemington, NJ: The Pat Iyer Group, 2008.
Shea, M. A., Levin, B., and Iyer, P. Effective Education: Nontraditional Approaches. 65 minutes, Flemington, NJ: The Pat Iyer Group, 2008.
Iyer, P. How to Get Published. 105 minutes, Flemington, NJ: The Pat Iyer Group, 2008.
Levin, B., Shea, M. A., and Iyer, P. Untangling Charlotte’s Web: The Story of a Life Cut Short by Medical Errors. 81 minutes, Flemington, NJ: The Pat Iyer Group, 2008.
Iyer, P. Medication Errors. 60 minutes, Flemington, NJ: Med League, 2004.
Iyer, P. Nursing Home Liability. 50 minutes, Flemington, NJ: Med League, 2004.

Online Courses

Iyer, P. 7 healthcare courses for an online education company, Callidus (formerly Bridgefront), 2015- 2016.

  • Adverse Events
  • Infection Prevention and Control Plans
  • Medication Safety and Security
  • Rapid Response or Early Warning
  • Translation/Communication
  • Transplant Safety
  • Strategies to Meet Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals
Iyer, P. 1 healthcare course for an online education company, Bridgefront, 2015.

  • Understanding the Needs of the Acute and Chronically Ill Patient
Iyer, P. 10 healthcare courses for an online education company, Bridgefront, 2014.

  • Violence and Abuse
  • Infant Abduction and Labor and Delivery Risks
  • Falls
  • Multidrug Resistant Infections
  • Restraints and Seclusion
  • Latex Allergies
  • Age Appropriate Care and Patient Rights
  • Documentation
  • Patient Safety Goals
  • Patient Safety in Ambulatory Care
Iyer, P., Surviving Your First Years as a Nurse: Legal Risks as a Nurse, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2011, 2015.
Iyer, P., Levin, B. and Shea, M., Legal Issues for Managers, Sigma Theta Tau International, 2008.
Iyer, P. (Chief Editor) Legal Nurse Consulting Online Course, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, 2004-2007.

Book Chapters

O’Donnell, J., Cohen, I.L. and Iyer, P. Medication Errors and Adverse-Drug reactions in Hospitals, From a Medico-Legal Perspective,

Iyer, P., Cohen, I.L., and O’Donnell, J. Medical Legal Aspects of Medication Errors,

Cohen, L. Iyer, P. and O’Donnell, J. Preventing Medication Errors

in O’Donnell, J.(Editor), Drug Injury: Liability, Analysis, And Prevention, Second Edition, Tucson, AZ: Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, 2005.
Iyer, P. Roots of Patient Injury, in G. Scott Tyler MD (Editor), Medical Errors and Litigation: Investigation and Case Preparation, Tucson: Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, 2004.
Appelbaum, S., Iyer, P., and Parisi, J. The Preparation and Use of Demonstrative Evidence in Nursing Home Cases, in Krisztal, R. (Editor) Nursing Home Litigation: Pretrial Practice and Trials, Second Edition, Tucson, Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, 2003.
Iyer, P., Documentation and the Allied Health Professional, in Tonia Aiken Esq., (Editor), Legal & Ethical Issues in Health Occupations, Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2002.
Iyer, P. Six chapters on the nursing process in Sorensen and Luckmann, in J. Bolander, Editor, Basic Nursing: A Psychophysiologic Approach, Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders, third edition 1994.
Iyer, P. Chapter in How I Became a Nurse Entrepreneur: Tales from 50 Nurses in Business, Petaluma, CA: National Nurses in Business Association, 1991.

AALNC Case studies

Banes, C. and Iyer, P. (Authors), 2002, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Glenview, Il: American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.
Barone, J. (Author), Iyer, P. (Editor), 2001, Brachial Plexus Injury, A Case Study and the Legal Nurse Consultant’s Role, Glenview, Il: American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.
Braz, R. (Author), Iyer, P. (Editor), 2001, Alleged Failure to Recognize and Report Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage, Glenview, Il: American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.
Weber, E. (Author), Iyer, P. (Editor), 2001, Asthma in a Pediatric Patient: An Expert Witness Perspective, Glenview, Il: American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.

Med League Case Studies / Toolkits

Iyer, P., Paralysis from a Medical Error, 2007.
Iyer, P. Medication Errors Toolkit, Med League Support Services, 2006.
Iyer, P. Nursing Home Liability Toolkit, Med League Support Services, 2006.
Iyer, P. Detection of Tampering with Medical Records Toolkit
For Plaintiff Attorneys, Legal Nurse Consultants, and
Paralegals, Med League Support Services, 2005.
Iyer, P. Detection of Tampering with Medical Records Toolkit
For Administrators, Risk Managers, and Defense Attorneys, Med League Support Services, 2005.

Articles

Iyer, P., Leone, A. and Rufo, R. Electronic Health Records: Promise and Reality, Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, Summer 2015

Iyer, P. Creating a Strong Fee Agreement and Contract, Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, Spring 2015

Iyer, P. and Stievano, A. The Corrosive Effects of Bullying – How To Stop Them, The Consultant, (published in England) 2012

Braun, J. and Iyer, P., Nursing Home Litigation and the Elder Law Attorney, in Seink, D. and Millonig, M. (Editors), Elder Law Handbook, Fourth Edition, Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, OH, 2010.

Iyer, P. New Blueprint for Evaluating Pressure Ulcer Liability, LNCResource, March 2005.

Clark, K., Iyer, P, Levin, B., Shea, M., Unlocking Medical Records, Legal Assistant Today, July/August 2004, 21 (6).

Iyer, P. What does that Medication Order Say? LNC Resource, March 2004.

Iyer, P. The Significance of Detecting Altered LTC Medical Records, LNC Resource, February 2004.

Iyer, P. Liability in the Care of the Elderly, Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, January/February 2004.

Iyer, P. Preventing Medication Errors, www.NursingSpectrum.com.

Ashton, K. and Iyer, P, Medication Errors: A Bitter Pill, Nursing Leadership Forum, Vol. 7 No. 3, Spring 2003.

Iyer, P., The Malingering Plaintiff. The Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, January 2000.

Hilsen, K., Davis, S., and Iyer, P., Fen Phen’s Message to Dentists. Journal of New Jersey Dental Association, Winter 1998.

Iyer, P., Leadership for the Nineties: Negotiating Successfully. PADONA Journal, September/October 1992.

Iyer, P., Detecting tampering with the record. National Medical-Legal Journal, 1st Quarter, 1991.

Iyer, P., Going by the Book: Mastering the 1991 JCAHO Standards. New Jersey Nurse, March/April 1991.

Iyer, P., New Trends in Charting, Nursing 91, January 1991.

Iyer, P., Book review: Change Agent Skills. Journal of Staff Development, March/April 1990.

Iyer, P., Katz, J., and Green, E., A Standardized Data Collection Tool. Journal of Nursing Quality Assurance, February, 1990.

Iyer, P., Preventing Falls in the Elderly. Southern California Nursing News, October 1988.

Iyer, P., My Baby was Premature. Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing, July/August 1981.

Iyer, P., Diabetes and Pregnancy, series of articles for Diabetes in the News, 1980-1981.

Iyer, P., The Battered Wife. Nursing 80, July 1980.

Iyer, P., A Teaching Plan for Pregnant Diabetics. Diabetes Educator, Spring 1980 and Diabetes, June 1979 Supplement.