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Define and identify the role of anentrepreneur

List the opportunities open to a nurseentrepreneur

List the challenges to becoming a nurseentrepreneur

Assess self, goals and support systems fornurse entrepreneur role


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Is a person who

organize, operates

and assumes therisk for business

adventure.


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An individual who assumes the total

responsibility and risk for discovering or

creating unique opportunities to usepersonal talents, skills and energy and

who employs a strategic planning

process to transfer that opportunity into

a marketable service or product


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A proprietor of businessthat offers nursingservices of a direct care,educational, research,administrative or consultative in nature .The Self employed nurse

is directly accountableto client, to whomnursing services areprovided.


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Section 28. Scope of Nursing. - A personshall be deemed to be practicing nursingwithin the meaning of this Act when he/shesingly or in collaboration with another,initiates and performs nursing services toindividuals, families and communities in anyhealth care setting. It includes, but not

limited to, nursing care during conception,labor, delivery, infancy, childhood, toddler,preschool, school age, adolescence,adulthood, and old age


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As independent practitioners, nurses areprimarily responsible for the promotion of

health and prevention of illness. A membersof the health team, nurses shall collaboratewith other health care providers for thecurative, preventive, and rehabilitative

aspects of care, restoration of health,alleviation of suffering, and when recoveryis not possible, towards a peaceful death. Itshall be the duty of the nurse to:


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(a) Provide nursing care through the utilization

of the nursing process. Nursing care includes,but not limited to, traditional and innovative

approaches, therapeutic use of self,

executing health care techniques and

procedures, essential primary health care,comfort measures, health teachings, and

administration of written prescription for

treatment, therapies, oral topical andparenteral medications, internal examinationduring labor in the absence of antenatal

bleeding and delivery.


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b) establish linkages with community resources andcoordination with the health team;(c) Provide health education to individuals, families

and communities;(d) Teach, guide and supervise students in nursingeducation programs including the administration ofnursing services in varied settings such as hospitalsand clinics; undertake consultation services;engage in such activities that require the utilizationof knowledge and decision-making skills of aregistered nurse; and(e) Undertake nursing and health human resourcedevelopment training and research, which shallinclude, but not limited to, the development ofadvance nursing practice;


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Personal opportunities forconsidering entrepreneurship-

Independence & Autonomy of nursingpractice

As a competent professional nurse you willhave the authority, responsibility, andaccountability to serve your clients


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Reasons for pursuing the opportunities ofentrepreneurship:

Improve the quality of nursing care

Improve the nations health care system

Become a part of the larger health care system

Demonstrate quality professional practice

Implement a scope of practice that reflects

current nursing knowledge and expertise

Reduce health care costs for the consumer


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Positive Entrepreneurial Qualities:

One who organizes and manages a business,

assuming the risk for the sake of profit Enjoys decision-making and taking charge Is self disciplined and self directed

Possesses stamina Able to communicate at all levels and

negotiate


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Positive Entrepreneurial Qualities:

Enjoy competing in a business environment

Can admit when wrong A self starter who can work on your own

Basically trusts people

Knows how to solve problems quickly

Has a personal and professional support system Able to compartmental business/personal and

professional life

Can multi-task


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Positive Entrepreneurial Qualities Like to be in control

IS goal oriented Able to manage by aims and goals and

deadlines

Able to analyze situations to minimize risk

Thinks creatively Believes in themselves and product


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Negative Entrepreneurial Qualities:

Lack management experience

Lacks sufficient professional experience

Lacks understanding of financial planning

Selects poor location for facility

Is poor fiscal manager

Underestimates the personal time commitment

Selects poor and/or inappropriate personnel Over expands too quickly

Fails to stay on budget


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If you have foresight, yourblessed, but if you have

insight, youre a thousandtimes blessed.


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Self Assessment:

Personal qualities and characteristics

Strengths and limitations

Opportunities and threats

Skills and motivation

Communication skills and practices


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Setting goals:

Personal

Nursing Practice

Professional direction

Business goals for five, ten and fifteenyears


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Self Development:

Gain professional experience

Continue education to decrease areas

of deficit as entrepreneur


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Identify your niche:

Listen and Learn Identify your passion

Assess self and goals

Begin research into interests


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Setting up your ownnursing clinic

Providing Health

Education forcompanies

Child Care Services

Establishment of

Nursing Home


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Nursing is no longer just about offering

services to patients, and working inhospitals and homes. Today,

experienced nurses can become

entrepreneurs, and be their own boss.

While becoming a nurse entrepreneurcan be exciting, the job also has

challenges and difficulties, something

that is part of all businesses


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Here are some ways to becoming a

successful nurse entrepreneur


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You need to know and understand theneeds of your patients. Apart from that, you

need to combine various approaches toprovide the best healthcare possible, fromeducational to management and training.The American Association of Diabetes

Educators, for example, provides trainingand advice to potential nurseentrepreneurs, and helps them start anursing business.


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Make plans before you start with your

business. How will you source funds for

your business? How much time can youdevote to it? What kind of property and

equipment do you need to invest in?

How about stationery with logo on it,

and business cards? Every little detailneeds to be taken care of before you

can become a nurse entrepreneur


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Nothing works like a positive attitude.

You need to be a good leader and

motivate people in order to make asuccess of your nursing business.


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Since you are a newcomer to nurse

entrepreneurship, you do not know how

successful your business might be. If itdoes not work out, you should have a fall

back option. Think about nursing

consultancy services, speaker,

education etc.


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The nursing profession has a problem of

shortage in employment, so anyone with

experience in nursing is welcome athospitals and healthcare sector.


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Being your own boss means that you can

choose you working hours to some

extent. Apart from hospitals, you canalso be associated with old age homes,

maternity homes and similar sectors.


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While becoming a nurse entrepreneur is exciting, there arecertain dangers you should watch out for.


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You may have been a good nursing

professional, but that does not mean you

will be a good businessperson. Businessknowledge comes with experience, so

you might want to team up with

someone who knows how to run a

business.


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Any start up business needs funds.

Shortage of funds as well as customer

support can be harmful to your business.


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Review your interest

Pursue professional adviceMake Knowledgeable

decisions


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Depends on where you begin

Entails hard work and long hours

Investigate other options for moreautonomy


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The entrepreneur in us sees opportunities

everywhere we look, but many peoplesee only problems everywhere they look.

The entrepreneur in us is moreconcerned with discriminating between

opportunities than he or she is with failingto see the opportunities

- Michael Gerber, author, entrepreneur

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