FAQ's for RN's

Private duty nursing offers to schedule flexibility, control over compensation structure, and a low patient ratio as

one-on-one care.

Private nurse care is not covered by insurance. Some long-term care policies may cover a portion of this type of care, but each patient client would need to investigate the parameters of coverage with their insurer.

Malpractice insurance protects your professional license, safeguards your assets and career. Professional Liability coverage is very affordable and can include Information Privacy Coverage (HIPAA), Assault Coverage, License Protection, Defense Attorney Coverage and more. It is imperative that the nurse carries coverage to protect their license to practice their means of support.

Yes. PNG encourages nurses to act as advocates in other settings, sitting bedside for a hospital or rehabilitation stay for better outcomes and oversight or accompanying patients to physician appointments for clearer interpretation to family members. And nurses can commit to patients having out of town elective surgeries such as plastic or orthopedic surgery. Remote disease treatments may require an onsite oncology nurse or other specialized nurse. 

 www.hhs.gov/hipaa  or  1-800-368-1019

If you are interested in working private duty nurse shifts, go to PrivateNurseGig.com and register. Patients requiring care in your area will send you a message describing their needs and you make the decision to contact them and share your contact and clinical experience with them. PNG does not reveal your information to any client for security reasons. 

The nurse can accept any agreed-upon form of payment. It is suggested that the nurse communicates with their accountant to track

cash payments properly.

As an independent contractor, the nurse negotiates rates with the patient/client for holiday pay differential and other arrangements for time off. All elements of the pay structure are private information between the nurse and the client.

The nurse must readily identify and respond to all medical emergencies utilizing critical thinking skills and patient condition to triage the situation and escalate to the appropriate level of care. 

As a Registered Nurse in good standing, you would follow the practices as described in each state Board of Nursing Nurse Practice Act (NPA).  This information can be found at www.ncbon.com for nurses licensed in North Carolina.

As an independent nurse contractor, each nurse will be responsible for providing supplies or require patient to have supplies on hand. PrivateNurseGig.com does not provide supplies.

The nurse can communicate with the treating physician to request a HIPAA compliant medical release form to be put on file in order to access relevant information to care for the patient.

The nurse must create contingency plans in the event that they cannot keep their appointment. This could be due to illness, family emergency or weather. This should be addressed in initial patient assessment. It is the responsibility of the nurse and client to have a backup plan. PNG suggests having a 2nd and 3rd tier nurse through PNG as alternate nurses.