Private Duty Traveling

From what I gather from my agency the clients requesting accompanying nurses are homecare type patients, not acute hospital patients. I am guessing one needs to be working under contract conditions and be very specific as to what one will be responsible for when you go on a trip with a client like this; as well as what will constitute dealbreakers.

I would worry about being taken to a foreign country then the family changes the deal and tried to force a nurse to comply or threaten some legal mess. I would worry about foreign laws and how they might apply, so I imagine knowing the laws of the country one is traveling to is quite imperative.. As one nurse I work with said, if something went bad the nurse might never get home or might leave minus a finger or two. What protections would the nurse have in a foreign land other than her embassy? How far would the contracting agency go to protect their nurse and how responsible are they in situations like this? Lots of questions.

I see you are working in Thailand Suzanne...are you a citizen there or on contract and how did that work for you...sounds interesting but I imagine there were some important considerations for you too before you began.

Oh I am not considering taking this assignment...just interested in the hows and whys...and curious if anybody out there has done this. Thanks for answering Suzanne...yes your situation sounds safe to me and I'm also wary of my agency's request. Just looking for some opinions here.

Yes this is some of what I was considering...and if the family was well known to an agency it would be a better situation for sure, I agree. The unknowns are the big question too in my mind. Thanks for answering.