What I Do

Legal nurse consulting and case analysis for matters involving nurse practitioner education and preparation, nurse practitioner care, rural healthcare systems, and medical cannabis practice.

Provide attorneys with objective, clinically grounded analysis of healthcare issues in legal matters, drawing on specialized expertise in nurse practitioner practice, primary care, scope of practice, and related clinical and professional domains.

Specialties

My areas of clinical and professional expertise include:

• Nurse Practitioners

• Primary Care

• Outpatient Internal Medicine

• Rural Health

• Scope of Practice

• Medical Cannabis

• Nurse Practitioner Education and Preparation

• Nurse Administration and Executive Leadership

• Practice Contracts

• Ethical Dilemmas

• Advocacy

• Healthcare Volunteerism

• And related areas

I hold a Graduate Certificate in Appalachian Studies, providing added context for cases involving rural healthcare delivery, access limitations, and region-specific practice considerations.

Additional healthcare specialties may be available upon request, such as pediatrics, gerontology, women’s health, cardiovascular, dermatology, long-term care, and other areas relevant to the matter under review

ABOUT

Judy Jenks is a Nurse Practitioner and Legal Nurse Consultant with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree and 25+ years of experience in primary care, nurse practitioner education, scope of practice, and more.

She has specialized expertise in medical cannabis, has published medical cannabis research, has presented professionally on multiple topics pertaining to malpractice, including mock depositions and trial preparation.

Her consulting approach is objective, detail-oriented, and focused on clear communication to support legal analysis.