NurseBenz

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1. Unsafe situations...Your thoughts please

   NurseBenz posted a topic in Home Health

   Hi all, here is the situation. The agency I work (ed) for 2 months has had 6 nurses quit in 1 1/2 weeks. I was on call last w/e & this one after being told I would only have to take call a weekend every 3-4 months. Another thing I was told was ca...

2. Need advice on agencies trying to stop me from being IC

   NurseBenz replied to tink135's topic in Entrepreneurs

   you're right...I was trying to figure in my head just as an example. Guess it's a good thing I am a nurse and not an accountant. Bottom line is they are only charging me 6%.

3. PRN vs Independent Contract

   NurseBenz replied to AnneRn's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Agnus...sorry got your name wrong.

4. PRN vs Independent Contract

   NurseBenz replied to AnneRn's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Angus, what is the "business license" that you have mentioned in a few of your posts? Are you talking about a business entity like a corp. or sole proprietor or what? I'm am confused, please clarify. Thanks

5. Need advice on agencies trying to stop me from being IC

   NurseBenz replied to tink135's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I have in the past and am currently using a factoring company and have never been charged more than 8%, I am being charged 6% right now. How it works, I send my receivables, say for example $10,000. they deposit $8000. in my account within a day, the...

6. Need advice on agencies trying to stop me from being IC

   NurseBenz replied to tink135's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Maybe I am confused or reading your post wrong but you cannot file s corp without being a corporation or LLC. Sole proprietors cannot claim s corp status. Also, there are many agencies that will let you work thru them as an IC, maybe you just haven'...

7. Nurses in Other Professions

   NurseBenz replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing agency owner here....don't know about Wyoming but I guess I should move my agency there because my bill rates for the midwest are around $35-37. Wow, I don't even know anyone who bills $65, not even in California.

8. Two RN's Living To Assist

   NurseBenz replied to MNicholsonRN's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I looked into this several years ago and what I found out is you had better have deep pockets. I tried to get funding for an assisted living home...like an actual house that people live in and you hire staff to take care of them. Could not even find ...

9. Travel nursing with kids along

   NurseBenz replied to BETSRN's topic in Travel

   I asked the same question awhile back and didn't get a response but what I have ended up doing is hiring a nanny and she is going to travel with me and take care of my 2 year old since I felt very uncomfortable trying to find day/evening care in an u...

10. But I have little kids!

    NurseBenz replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I always volunteer to work all of the holidays...it's quiet and oh yea, about $45 and hour. My kids ages 15 & 2 don't mind having xmas a day early or late as long as they have it.

11. CORRECTIONAL NURSING

    NurseBenz replied to CHER-LYNN's topic in Correctional

    when I did that type of work a regular shift was setting up meds then doing medline (passing out the pills), attending to emergencies such as sports injuries, chest pain, seizures, etc... did intakes, blood draws. I also did a lot of education about ...

12. New Med

    NurseBenz replied to mamabear's topic in Psychiatric

    I have several teenagers at the school I work at on Abilify prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia. They have only been on it for a few months.

13. Suicide in Psych Ward

    NurseBenz replied to emily_mom's topic in Psychiatric

    Ditto...our facility does strip search and photographs all bruises for the protection of staff from false accusation.

14. Beverly health care

    NurseBenz replied to renerian's topic in Geriatric

    I worked for a Beverly facility in the late 80's pay and bennies were not good back then but I had an awsome administrator & DON so that made a lot of difference.

15. Certification

    NurseBenz replied to Mama Val's topic in Correctional

    Big difference between Canyon College "certificate" and NCCHC certification.