Becoming a Nurse Entrepreneur

Contact Hours: 1.25 NCPD Hours

Learning Outcome(s):

After participating in this course, learners will be able to:

• Develop innovative healthcare contributions.
• Understand practical entrepreneur issues
• Create and put into action systems, plans, and goals for your business
• Market and maintain your business's success with in-depth strategies

Author(s):

Patricia Ann Bemis, RN, CEN

Patricia Ann Bemis, RN, CEN, is the president of the National Nurses in Business Association, Inc. She has held the position since 1999. She received the Great 100 Nurses Award, in the entrepreneur category, presented by the Florida Nurses Association in 2009. She writes a syndicated column on nurse entrepreneurship and is the author of three books titled: Self-Employed RN: Choices, Business Aspects, and Marketing Strategies; Nurse Entrepreneurs: Tales of Nurses in Business; and Emergency Nursing Bible, a peer-reviewed resource book.