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Any experienced PDNs who do their own taxes? I am a private duty Medicaid nurse in NY. I have been a nurse for 11 years, but just started PDN last year. I've done my own tases since I was a kid, but being "self-employed" is really confusing. I took my taxes to a popular tax place last year, (which I won't name) and they didn't do any business deductions or credits for me, ( and wanted to charge me >$300). I ended up doing my own taxes, ended up owing ~$1000 less than I was quoted with the deductions I did, but still owed >2k. Are there any resources for PDNs or guides as far as what types of things we can deduct, credits wer can claim, etc? I'd really like to get all I can/ owe as little as possible this year. Hints and suggestions appreciuated!

I look at it like this: At my private-duty case, I'm getting paid more to take care of ONE patient on a vent than I ever made taking care of multiple patients on a vent unit and running around like a headless chicken. The LEAST I can do is fold a little laundry, even without the pay increase. Let's be REAL for a minute. As a PDN, there will be days where you will earn the majority of your wages reading or watching TV. In most other nursing specialties, there are days where you never SIT, much less relax. Come on. You guys are SERIOUSLY complaining about doing a little housework? :vlin: Beats sitting in a chair all day. This guy is my bread and butter- you better BELIEVE I'm going to take VERY good care of him. Be foolish not to. Of course I do laundry and clean his apt... when we're not playing X-Box. :rckn: If you're complaining about your case- LEAVE THE CASE. It's not a good fit for you and you're not going to be giving the highest quality of care. Find the right fit.

Last year, a new company won the bid and took over the medical dpt. The departing company decided to stop ordering stock meds during the last month, to save money, I guess. The last two days of the month, we were out of Motrin and Tum. The med passes went by SO QUICKLY, LOL! :roll

Here at the county jail, we used to do KOP for lotions, drops, shampoo, etc but now have to dispense portions of everything from the cart. The only KOPs allowed now are inhalers, (for SOME IMs) and three nitro tabs. I would think that the nitro is more dangerous than Motrin in the hands of an IM. The State prisons allow KOP OTC meds- one month's worth at a time.