spiderman

Larry- I worked as a consultant to the DD population on a very part time basis. My duties were different than you described. I was payed a flat fee/day plus the time to develop the report. It was a good way to earn some extra money and gain expereince without being committed to a regular part time postion. I would assess the current pay for nursing staff in your area. Also find out what the nurses in the state DD program are getting. Are you going to be paying your own health insurance, and other costs that are currently paid by your employer? Add this to your costs because insurance is expensive. Add malpractice insurance costs. Also, determine the program development time for the teaching. Are you developing the programs also?? Many costs for consulting are hidden in development portion. You can spend a great deal of time developing the teaching programs. If so, add this to your cost. (Once you develop, them I suggest you protect them with copyrights.) Good luck!!

YOu need to get your psychologist involved and develop a behavior plan to address these refusals. This is not a nursing problem but a behavior one.