On Your Own

Freelance to do what? Consultation? Writing?

Nurses have been Private Duty-ing as long as I know. They advertise in newspapers, on-line, word-of-mouth, etc.

How do you define 'freelance'? One is his/her own boss?

On 3/15/2020 at 8:25 PM, amoLucia said:

Freelance to do what? Consultation? Writing?

Nurses have been Private Duty-ing as long as I know. They advertise in newspapers, on-line, word-of-mouth, etc.

How do you define 'freelance'? One is his/her own boss?

The last several months I have been helping out friends with different problems they are having with the Medical community. I have been their portable advocate. Could a Business of being an advocate for hire be legal? Could it work?

On 3/15/2020 at 9:07 PM, NRSKarenRN said:

Check allnurses Career section: Entrepreneurs-Innovators-Hub

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for info, support and guidance you seek.

Thank you very very much ?

I would love to find out her name and how business is doing.

Most people here in UT just take the Dr’s word as God, no questions asked. Then when something goes wrong they blame themselves for not knowing better.

If they have a neutral third party that they could ask questions to, maybe that something won’t go wrong.

Deciding how much to charge and getting your clients to pay in a timely fashion are issues people in a lot of freelance jobs find.

Nurse Navigator is a well-known branch of nursing. They are mostly employed by centers providing highly complex care which can be overwhelming for patients, like advanced oncology.

I personally know a LPN who is her own boss doing private duty psych and gery/psych. She has tons of experience and a sort of magic touch with that kind of patients, and she gradually educated herself to the point she knows things many psychiatrists have no idea about. She sometimes stays with the patient 24/7 for a week or more, has waiting list and charges a lot of $$$.

On 3/16/2020 at 3:16 AM, 2beAnurseR0 said:

Most people here in UT just take the Dr’s word as God, no questions asked. Then when something goes wrong they blame themselves for not knowing better.

I must relocate there ASAP!

Some long time ago, I was just browsing around and I found something like the Nurse Navigator services as KatieMI & caliotter commented. But the creds were more along the line of LSWs. And it was quite a few advertising. Something along the line of Life Care Advocates.

It came up on AN here and I remember the question of the population to be served and pay't for services came up also.

I wish I could remember more. But it sounded like a tough nut to crack into to me.

I think it's important to note that "most people here in Utah" is one person's opinion and doesn't speak for all of us.

35 minutes ago, amoLucia said:

Some long time ago, I was just browsing around and I found something like the Nurse Navigator services as KatieMI & caliotter commented. But the creds were more along the line of LSWs. And it was quite a few advertising. Something along the line of Life Care Advocates.

It came up on AN here and I remember the question of the population to be served and pay't for services came up also.

I wish I could remember more. But it sounded like a tough nut to crack into to me.

I was working with several Navigators and all of them had decades of specialty experience in a particular place. All of them became Navigators after they had to switch to M-F 8- 5 for some reason. Several had MSNs in Ed or Leadership, others were BSN but all had extensive experience and knew people and system inside out.

I have often thought about doing something similar - striking out on my own. Helping clients with more complicated procedures like IVs and ports and navigating our difficult healthcare system. I have also done it for a friend, and can say that it was stimulating, satisfying, and rewarding. I felt like I was a real 360 degrees / all round nurse. It can also be extremely sad and tough, as with everything.