Reply #3: My niece a contract nurse....

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makes $35.00/hr through a private agency that sends her to different states. The problems is that she doesn't have health insurance. Even if she got paid $100./hr, she cannot afford the health insurance and liability insurance (must be bonded). Her husband is an electrician but has been on an off work. It's a big hardship for the family when she's gone from the home for 3 or 4 months on a nurshing assignment. Most hospitals today, don't want to hire full time nurses. It's a way to avoid paying health insurance. When my niece is sick, she has to work no matter what, which worries her because she could make her patience sicker or even herself if her ammune system is low and catches a sickness from her patience. Her greatest worry is health insurance.