Mental health practice

Suzanne Drake, PhD, APN, board certified clinical specialist and owner of The Wellness Group of New Jersey,
LLC. Suzanne provides a variety of mental health services to individuals, couples, and families, including
psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and wellness counseling.

Vascular access agency

Jamie L Howard-Hamm, RN, BSN, VA-BC, founder and CEO of Vascular Access Plus, a unique nurse-run agency
in Omaha, Neb., that is dedicated to providing patients with access to high-quality vascular access care.

Adult day care facility

Tracey L. Wolfman, RN, BSN, MA and CEO of We Care Adult Care, an agency that provides high-quality day
care to adults with Alzheimer’s.

Diabetes education services

Beverly Thomassian, RN, MPH, CDE, BC-ADM, registered nurse, diabetes educator and founder of Diabetes
Education Services. Beverly is dedicated to making an impact in diabetes education through training clinicians
and teaching patients how to take control of the disease.

Foot care services

Sara Genta, RN, BSN, CFCN, owner of Healthy Feet: RN Foot Care Services. Sara provides foot care services in
the Portland, Ore., area to individuals who are unable to care for their own feet because of medical reasons,
lack of mobility, etc.

Wellness coach

Joyce Harrell, RN, OCN, founder of Joyce Harrell Wellness. Joyce is a nurse with 24 years of experience and
provides services as a wellness coach.

Cancer treatment guide

Susan Scherer, RN, BSN, OCN, founder of RN Cancer Guides, a professional oncology nursing navigator service
through which patients can rely on advocacy and guidance in their cancer treatment journey.

Yoga teacher, health and wellness speaker

Toni Scott, RN, BSN, is the founder of Yogatones Health and Wellness. Toni is a sought-after wellness speaker and
yoga teacher.

Writer, podcast host, and nurse coach

And finally, Keith Carlson, RN, BSN, NC-BC, and Nurse.com’s new career columnist. Keith is a nurse coach, a
writer, a co-host of RNFM Radio and has launched his podcast, The Nurse Keith Show, earlier this year. This
article, featuring Keith’s work, was the inspiration for the Nurse Entrepreneur Series.

References:

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Skills and Opportunities for Entrepreneurial nurses addressing health related course

 Persistence

The ability to be persistent even though you’re not getting the results you want. Why is that a skill?
Because it takes a certain mindset to do that. The average person will slowly move onto something less
painful generally after a short period of time if they’re not getting the result they want.

 Manage distractions

Being able to resist distraction enhances your entrepreneurial skills as a nurse. Some of the
distractions nurses face include competition from colleagues, low pay and harsh working
conditions. You shouldn’t let any of them bring you down. To manage distractions, you can share
them with key people who inspire you.

 Overcome rejection quickly

This is a skill that applies to any industry you intend to venture in. Once you decide to be a nurse in
business, understand that your product or service isn’t for everyone. In my own ventures, I learnt that
some people will appreciate you some wont. So what next? Life goes on regardless.

 Market your product

You should market your product so that you won’t quit too soon before you start getting the results
you want. One ppc campaign is not going to get it. One email blast is not going to get it. The best
analogy I can use is the tuning of a piano. You don’t tune a piano one time and never touch it again.

 Get a mentor
There are many nurses in a healthcare facility who have either tried and failed or succeeded as
entrepreneurs. These are the people you should consider your mentors. They understand the
challenges and how to overcome them. Make sure you spend time to build entrepreneurial skills as a
nurse.

 Set goals
A good nurse who wants to be a successful entrepreneur must learn how to set goals. There is a
process of learning how to and committing to these goals. Most people see a goal as a resolution they
set on New Years and 30 days later it is dust with the wind. This shouldn’t always be the case.

 Know your priorities

entrepreneurial skills for nurses that work must always have the business in mind. Keep th e main thing,
the main thing. Once you start a goal, prioritise and commit to it until it is successful. The world we
rearrange itself for a person that follows through with a commitment.
  Avoid negative people
There will be a time that you can walk through a hoard of negative people, including your close best
friends and their words cannot hurt you. But, until you are there avoid them at all costs. Negative
people suck the dreams out of humanity

 Planning
This is a skill that a nurse should learn if he/she considers starting a new business. Good planning should
be able to forecast and foresee the changing market conditions and adopt suitable strategies to
counter or take advantage of them

 Management
The need for management skills becomes necessary, especially if you have the intention of employing
several employees. Skills in areas such as recruitment, team building, motivation, knowledge of
employment law and health and safety requirements are all part of management skills. Never launch
your business without first developing entrepreneurial skills as a nurse.

 Organisation
Whether your business is big or small or whether you employ workers to run your business, your
organizational skill will be tested fully as a nurse entrepreneur. You have to set up syste ms to take
orders, handle inquiries and maintain records.

 Give value
You should always learn to give value in anything you do. Learn to focus on giving compelling,
relevant and informative value for free. However, you should also save your best stuff for paying clients
and customers. If you’re not happy with your life, just make the efforts by becoming an
entrepreneur starting today.

Reference:
(n.d.). Retrieved january 27, 2018, from https://www.nurse.com/blog/2015/10/19/9-inspiring-nurse-entrepreneurs/