Any nurse advocates out there?

I think it involves doing what we do for friends and acquaintences already...but trying to make a living at it.

How often do we go to the hospital to see a sick friend and end up offering advice and assistance between the staff and patient or doc and patient? Or when church members call us and we 'splain things to them they do not understand. So often we give this consultation service away for free when if they went to a doc's office they would pay a hefty fee.

I figure...why not try and make a living doing this? I know we won't get rich but I don't need much money. I do know I'm tired of hospital administrators controlling my life.

Maybe we'll both get some good answers, ChristianRN...I am also perusing this nurse entrepeneur area for encouragement!

I know parish nursing is an option...and a way to start using our talents to help a group of people...but I am unsure how to begin thinking about reimbursement for this. I suppose one could work like a minister...for donations or love gifts...and look at it as charity work.

Please feel free to share what you learn and I will do the same...maybe we'll come up with something together!!