armstrong

I am presently in a Parish Nurse program. I do not look to receive money for this position, my church is not well off and just want to help in a way I can. There are paid Parish Nurse positions, associated with hospitals

Hi everyone! Just want you to know I am going to the Foot & Nail Care courses for RN's at the University of Wisconsin in a week. I received a letter from my state board of nursing which leaves me thinking I should have not bothered. For sake of privacy and respect I am not going to state board of nursing I am talking about, but did write them a letter asking about specifics. I was planning to start a health promotion and wellness business. Not even that I wanted to do foot care, but actually screening for foot problems that they could be referred back to their health care provider for care. I also planned on performing simple Clia waived tests: Hemoglobin AlC, Lipid profiles, blood pressure checks, urine tests for protein which is an indicates kidney disease. As you may or may not know Clia waived tests are those tests that are not complex and many of these the public can buy and do on there own. The only requirement for being a Clia waived provider is to fill out a paper and pay a fee. There are specific tests you are restricted to, but if you ever went to a health screening or health fair, chances are the majority of these were clia waived. To make a long story short, the board stated " In order to perform foot care and other health & wellness promotion listed in your letter, a licensed physician in the state of _____________ is required to prescribe diagnostic testings, treatments, etc. As such, you may not establish an independent practice, unless you are recognized by the __________State Board of Nursing as an advanced practice nurse. I didn't mean to ramble on, but it heeds warning to check with your state of nursing before investing time and money in something you will not be able to undertake. It is kind of ironic, I was an LPN and enjoyed being in that capacity but decided I wanted to offer to others more than helping them get over an illness. I wanted to promote wellness. I obtained my BSN and can't see any difference in my role.