Discussions are currently taking place to secure the appointment of a nurse consultant on each NHS board.

But now her students are real: legions of nurses are paying Ms. Milazzo to instruct them on how to become legal nurse consultants.

The company, with offices in Houston, trained and certified more than 2,000 legal nurse consultants last year, twice as many as in 1995.

Legal nurse consultants earn $60 to $150 an hour, compared with $18 an hour for a typical paralegal.

"I want them to know that they possess valuable skills even if they decide not to become a legal nurse consultant," she said.

She dreams of being a nurse consultant and knows she's got the qualities needed.

Brown was also selected as a nurse consultant to the Office of the Secretary of the Community Human Resources.

A legal nurse consultant bridges gaps in an attorney's knowledge.

A legal nurse consultant uses existing expertise as a health care professional to consult and educate clients on specific medical and nursing issues in their cases.

For over 20 years, legal nurse consultants have acted as collaborators and strategists, offering support in medically related litigation and other medical-legal matters.