Kelynco University

Setting the Standards

Setting the Standards in Life Care Planning© is a comprehensive course teaching registered nurses how to develop Life Care Plans using the nursing process and incorporating the nursing diagnosis.

Course Description

The course covers the 5 major catastrophic injuries commonly seen in Nurse Life Care Planning cases. Following completion of the course, you will be able to use your nursing care plans for litigation, assisting seniors in home management, increase your case management skills, or develop a plan for insurance companies. Your care plan is written for a day, a week or a lifetime.

The course is totally online and totally convenient. Setting the Standards In Life Care Planning consists of 8 modules which are accessed in a pre-recorded format. You may listen for 1 hour or 8 hours. The time you spend at each session is guided by you and your schedule. In addition to the webinars, you will receive 3 live webinars offered each month:


  1. Question and Answers
    Opportunity to ask questions and receive answers.
  2. Visual Tools
    See the real plan on your computer screen after you have turned in your plan. Learn how to put a critique together of the Plaintiff’s plan.
  3. Exam Review
    We’ll prepare you for the exam.

Additional Information

This is the only course where you have all the help you need.

Remember you are a Nurse with a license to formulate a plan of care, diagnose, and prescribe a strategy of care. This is only course to teach you how to extend your care plan into the future using the process that you already know. Learn from the founder of Nurse Life Care Planning.

Nurses are charging $250-$400 per hour for this service. This is the ONLY course to offer education taught from a Family Nurse Practitioner using the nursing process and to offer assistance post training. Learn from the founder of the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners. Kelly Lance has been teaching the course since 1998 and is the original education provider to bring nursing into the field of Life Care Planning.

The course provides hands-on Life Care Plan development using real case examples. You will learn the foundation of Nurse Life Care Planning as you are taught the critical thinking skills for success.

The course provides hands-on Life Care Plan development using real case examples. You will learn the foundation of Nurse Life Care Planning as you are taught the critical thinking skills for success.

Career Options Specialty Package $8,500.00 Premiere Executive Package $6,500.00 Executive Package $4.500.00 Basic Executive Package $3,500.00 Basic No Frills Package $2,500.00
Nurse Life Care Planning Setting the Standards In Life Care Planning Includes course and live webinars. Access to the course for 90 days. No course books distributed. This is an ideal course for nurses who feel they do not need any assistance.
Medicare Set Aside Course
Senior Care Consulting Course
List Serve Membership
2 Sample Life Care Plans
Executive Forum Registration for the 1st year
Listing on the National Marketing Website
Mentoring Mentoring with Kelly for 2 Years Mentoring with Kelly for 1 Year Mentoring with Kelly for 1st plan

ABOUT THE CAREER CONTENT

Life Care Planning & The Future

  • The Nursing Process in Life Care Planning
  • Empowering Nurses
  • Tools for Life Care Planning
  • The Nursing Diagnosis
  • The Life Care Planning Process

Get all the tools you need for Life Care Planning: Interview Forms, Contracts, Formats

Spinal Cord Injuries

  • Anatomy & Complications
  • Sexuality & Bladder Issues
  • Van Modifications
  • Home Modifications
  • Equipment Issues
  • Constructing the Life Care Plan

Complete Your Life Care Plan with step-by-step instruction

Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Overview of TBI
  • Complications
  • The Neuropsychological Evaluation in Life Care Planning
  • Facility Review
  • Options for Treatment

Learn how to Critique a Plan for the Defense

Burns & Management

  • Overview of the Burn Life Care Plan
  • Amputations
  • Prosthesis Cost & Management
  • Important Components in the Life Care Plan
  • Writing the Life Care Plan

Cerebral Palsy

  • Etiology & Management
  • Treatment & Therapies
  • Equipment Issues
  • Life Care Planning Process

Learn how to Critique a Plan for the Defense

Chronic Pain in Life Care Planning

  • Chronic Pain Principles
  • Overview of the Chronic Pain Life Care Plan
  • Steps to Success in Developing your Life Care Plan
  • Obtaining Costs for Services

The Law & Life Care Planning

  • Legal Terminology
  • Working for the Plaintiff and the Defense
  • Overview of Depositions and Trial
  • Common Trial and Deposition Questions
  • Qualifications Sought by Attorneys
  • Tips for Getting Your First Life Care Plan

Setting the Standards in Life Care Planning© Courses

$600.00

Setting the Standards: Module 1

Setting the Standards in Life Care Planning© - Module 1: Life Care Planning and the Future includes the following sections: The Nursing Process in Life Care Planning, Empowering Nurses, Tools for Life Care Planning, The Nursing Diagnosis, The Life Care Planning Process and more.

$600

Setting the Standards: Module 2

Setting the Standards in Life Care Planning© - Module 2: Spinal Cord Injuries includes the following sections: Anatomy & Complications, Sexuality & Bladder Issues, Home and Van Modifications, Equipment Issues, and Constructing the Life Care Plan.

$600

Setting the Standards: Module 3

Setting the Standards in Life Care Planning© - Module 3: Traumatic Brain Injury includes the following sections: Overview of TBI, Complications, The Neuropsychological Evaluation in Life Care Planning, Facility Review, Options for Treatment<, Learn how to Critique a Plan for the Defense.

$600

Setting the Standards: Module 4

Setting the Standards in Life Care Planning© - Module 4: Burns & Management includes the following sections:
Overview of the Burn Life Care Plan, Amputations, Prosthesis Cost & Management, Important Components in the Life Care Plan, Writing the Life Care Plan.

$600

Setting the Standards: Module 5

Setting the Standards in Life Care Planning© - Module 5: Cerebral Palsy includes the following sections: Etiology & Management, Treatment & Therapies, Equipment Issues, Life Care Planning Process and more.

$600

Setting the Standards: Module 6

Setting the Standards in Life Care Planning© - Module 6: Chronic Pain in Life Care Planning includes the following sections: Chronic Pain Principles, Overview of the Chronic Pain Life Care Plan, Steps to Success in Developing your Life Care Plan, Obtaining Costs for Services and more.

$600

Setting the Standards: Module 7

Setting the Standards in Life Care Planning© - Module 7: The Law & Life Care Planning includes the following sections: Legal Terminology, Working for the Plaintiff and the Defense, Overview of Depositions and Trial, Common Trial and Deposition Questions, Qualifications Sought by Attorneys, Tips for Getting Your First Life Care Plan and more.