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Nurse Life Care Planning
The men and women in this field help patients with a catastrophic illness or injury (such as a spinal cord or brain injury, or even an amputation or debilitating burn) by working with the patient's family, insurance company, attorneys, and others to develop a life care plan -- determining the future needs, services, and costs of care for the patient over his lifetime. These nurses must have a thorough knowledge of what goes into the treatment and care of patients with these injuries. They must be rigid advocates for their patients, who often cannot express their own needs. Many nurse life care planners work independently from the hospital system and act as a consultant for businesses, families, or courts of law.