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Overview:
Nurse entrepreneurs combine their nursing background with
business savvy,
creativity and ingenuity to start their own businesses. Companies
may provide
patient care, equipment, consulting, education
or other services related to nursing.
Typical
venues: office, clinic, home
Job
outlook: Nursing as a whole will be one of the top 10
fastest growing professions in the United States in the next
decade, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Opportunities:
autonomy, can be more lucrative than traditional nursing
Challenges:
finding funding; creating a market niche; finding a consistent
customer base
For
more information:
National
Association of Independent Nurses
1125 E. Broadway Rd. ST. 116
Tempe, AZ 85282
!-800-338-5105
www.independentrn.com
National
Nursing in Business Association
Box 561081
Rockledge,
Fla. 32956-1081
Phone:
(877) 353-8888
http://cocoabeachlearning.com/NNBA.htm
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nursing
http://www.nurseweek.com/features/00-01/netnurse.html
Mail
order and online continuing education
courses
http://www.nurseweek.com/career/homstudy.html)
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Wizard (http://www.nurseweek.com/salary/index.html)
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