Nurse X

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1. Nurses as independent contractors...

   Nurse X replied to NurseMark's topic in General Nursing

   Hurdles continued: Becoming a LLC which your accountant will help you with(it's just a little money and a little paperwork which will make you a limited liability co. so you'll be fairly safe from suits). And some other hurdles which I will tell y...

2. Nurses as independent contractors...

   Nurse X replied to NurseMark's topic in General Nursing

   Another excellent post NurseMark. Have checked in to doing exactly what you suggest. Here's what I found out from my accountant. First of all, you'll need to charge the hospitals more like $70.00 per hour because not only do you have to pay your ow...

3. What are you worth in pay?

   Nurse X replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

   You've got to be kidding with this 50,000.00 a year crap!! Are you people lab rats?!?! Working fulltime at pizza hut in nursing school in Birmingham, AL, 1993 I made $35,000.00.Nurses at minumum right out of school should be getting $65,000.00 per ...

4. $$58.50 PER HOUR!!

   Nurse X posted a topic in General Nursing

   So far, the highest rates in the nation I have been able to research on the internet for regular time/nonstrike nursing is an assignment in Portland which pays 50-58.50 per hour for a 26 week commitment. Can any agency, Per diem, travel or fulltime ...

5. Why nursing is a failing profession...

   Nurse X replied to NurseMark's topic in General Nursing

   Right on Brother! Kick Nancy Nurse off of the plank! We need BRUTUS nurses. I'd appreciate your thoughts on forming a national union. Nurse X

6. A CALL FOR A NATIONAL NURSING UNION

   Nurse X posted a topic in General Nursing

   The time is now. The crises has begun. We have the power. This is the time where we as fellow nurses can fully unite and be not only a tremendous force of change in the working conditions and salaries of health care professionals, but also a power...