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R.N. Going To Massage Therapy School Hello, all...Happy New Year. I am an Experienced CA R.N. who will be beginning Massage Therapy school in a few weeks...anyone out there who has done the same, considering doing the same, or have any comments or suggestions for me? I am very much more interested in wellness vs illness, and want to get up each day loving what i do for a living and to be able to work for myself and control my income...I am interested in starting a mobile chair massage business, but will also do full body massages...ANYONE????? thanks...

Hello...just stumbled onto your response and wanted to comment, and inquire. Namaste to you, too. I am an experienced R.N., have worked in many areas of nursing, but got laid off from my last FT, benefitted position 2 years ago and have not been able to find a new FT benefitted position since despite spending MANY hours daily in my search. I have been working as a home health/home infusion nurse for the last 2 years, but a per diem position that has no benefits and the work fluctuates quite a bit. Some weeks I would make more money if I worked as a Walmart Greeter, especially with all of the time it takes to do the paperwork involved and the driving to patients. I am very disillusioned, and although I LOVE being a nurse I no longer get up each day and look forward to my job. I've always been more interested in wellness vs illness, and am personally an avid yoga practitioner and I meditate daily. I have spent the last few months trying to figure out what I can do to: 1. Make enough money to be more comfortable (right now if my car broke down I'd be hard pressed to be able to afford to fix it) and 2. Get up each day loving what I do for a living and excited to get busy taking care of people...After a long thought process I have decided to go to Massage Therapy school...not to REPLACE my R.N. (as many people are assuming and bringing up to me) but to have something I can ADD to my orificenal of ways to help heal. Yes, as many people have mentioned on this site, a nurse can give a "backrub" as part of his/her scope of practice...but massage therapy involves much more than that, and training to become an R.N. definitely doesn't qualify anyone to give a therapeutic massage! I am on my way today to enroll in a 300 hr MT program (to start...that's all I can afford right now), and I look forward to being able to help heal many people's stressful existences by providing massage, AND to be able to work for myself and earn a better income (it will take some great marketing and hustling to get the business I will need, but that is do-able)...I am very interested in starting a mobile chair massage business (but will also do full body massages when needed)...I am most looking forward to getting up each day LOVING what I do for a living!!!!! Any thoughts, comments, or help you can offer????? thank you...Namaste...Debbie

Thanks for the input, Classicdame...There is no problem with the Nursing Board as long as there is an MD serving as oversight, but I just don't know all of the other requirements...I have personal liability insurance, but I don't know what kind of insurance I'd need beyond that, and what kind of licenses I might need, and how, exactly the MD needs to be involved...so if anyone else has any input for me, thanks!

Hello...I am a CA RN interested in setting up and running my own Flu Shot clinic. Can anyone help to steer me in the right direction as to what is necessary in order for me to get this business going? I have been working at these clinics for years, but now want to do it for myself and cut out the middleman. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...