Hey guys, let me introduce Keith Carlson, my Co-Host at “RN.FM Radio: Nursing Unleashed!“.
Keith has been a nurse for over 15 years and has been blogging and working online successfully since 2005. Recently, he has begun a nurse coaching practice, where he helps nurses rediscover their passion and live a more fulfilled life.
Keith believes that, ‘Success breeds success…how you think and who you hang out with on a daily basis will determine your frame of mind.’
Most nurses and caregivers in general, tend to give so much of themselves that they often forget to care for themselves as well. Who among us hasn’t been there?
The problem is that nurses who forget to take care of themselves are destined to face burnout.
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Andrew Lopez found himself spending hours on the Internet looking for additional resources as part of his nursing school projects and was unable to find what he wanted. What started as a frustration in nursing school, soon became an outlet for him to help fellow nurses and students and provide a great income for himself…Andrew’s Nurse Friendly Directories were born.
Do you have a frustration or maybe a passion that might be an answer to a nursing business opportunity?
The Nurse Friendly Directories is a place for nurses and anyone looking for information about nursing as a career path, nursing schools, nurse entrepreneurship, career alternatives, articles written by nurses, nursing specialties, business opportunities for nurses, the various diseases patients encounter and much more.
So many of us are looking for ways to make more money while we are working as a nurse.
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Nurse Entrepreneurs upholding the highest standards for their employees as one of BC Business Magazine’s 2011 Best Companies to Work for in British Columbia.
Good job, guys!
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Nurse Next Door, one of North America’s fastest growing home care franchise systems, is proud to announce that they have been named to BC Business Magazine’s 2011 Best Companies to Work for in BC list in the number 3 spot. For the fourth time in five years, Nurse Next Door was acknowledged by the annual program that recognizes thought leading employers in BC.
“We’re honored to be named a top employer again,” said John DeHart, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Nurse Next Door. “Caring for the people who care for our clients is the most important thing we can do. Being named to this list again shows our efforts to admire people and attract the best people are paying off.”
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Hey Guys!
This article from the UK-based magazine, Nursing Times, hits the nail on the head with the opening question of this article: “How many times have you struggled with a poorly designed piece of equipment, tried to book staff from an agency, or listened to a facilitator and thought: ‘I could do that better’?” This line of thinking is EXACTLY what spurs nurse entrepreneurs into action. But ACTION, not just having the thought, is the key!
Sure there are challenges along the way, but to those who risk comes reward.
Read up on these ambitious nurse entrepreneurs from across the pond and leave me a comment in the box below if you feel inspired!
Warmly,
Anna
The Nurse Entrepreneurs
by Victoria Hoban, Nursing Times Magazine (UK)
How many times have you struggled with a poorly designed piece of equipment, tried to book staff from an agency, or listened to a facilitator and thought: ‘I could do that better’?
And if you did have this thought, did you do anything about it? An increasing number of nurses are doing just that. By developing their ideas into successful businesses, services, or products, they are carving out new careers for themselves as nurse entrepreneurs.
One such nurse is Barbara Hastings-Asatourian, a former nurse educator and health visitor. ‘I used to run programmes on sex education, where I would speak in front of young people,’ she says.
‘It was embarrassing for them and they would ask very few questions. My intention was not to repeat the experience, so when I had to design my own programme for a group of young people with learning difficulties, I developed a board game so they learn together in small groups.’
Little did she know where her idea would lead. So far her company, Contraception Education Ltd, of which she is managing director, has sold 1,200 copies of Contraception: The Board Game.
Last year she was a finalist in the British Female Inventor of the Year Awards.
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Hey Guys!
Caught this awesome article in on workingnurse.com and wanted to share it with you. It profiles some of the heavy weights of the world of Nurse Entrepeneurship and highlights the fact that even nursing schools can no longer ignore the viability of nurse entrepreneurship as a way for nurses to make a big difference in the world and in their own lives. Enter The Center for Nursing Entrepreneurship (CNE) at the University of Rochester School of Nursing. Imagine Nursing Schools now teaching nurses how to market and sell themselves! I love it!
Enjoy a great read and let me know what you think in the comments box below the article.
Cheers,
Anna
Nurse Entrepreneurs
It takes a hefty dose of moxie and a business plan
BY ELIZABETH HANINK, RN, BSN, PHN
What do Seattle Sutton and Wild Iris in have in common, other than intriguing names? Both are companies started by nurses, people like you and me. Nurse entrepreneurs as a group are largely unknown, yet there are hundreds of them. They form a “sort of secret society,” says Pat Bemis, RN, CEN, head of the National Nurses in Business Association. It isn’t that obscurity is the goal. But many people — can I include the majority of nurses? — think that entrepreneurship is incompatible with nursing. We care for others, even for free, if necessary. It’s not just about the money, right? So how could you thrive in business with that attitude?
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Hey guys,
Just found this article and wanted to make sure you got a chance to read it. It’s from Nurseweek Magazine in 2002, but the nuggets of wisdom it contains are still as valuable as ever. What’s interesting to me when I read this article is that as great as it was to start a bricks and mortar business back in 2002, it is infinitely easier to start an online business based on your nursing expertise nowadays! We owe a ton of respect and a great deal of our current success to the pioneer nurse entrepreneurs that have gone before us!
Enjoy the article and let me know what you think in the comments box below!
Cheers,
Anna
When Opportunity Knocks…
Nurse entrepreneurs strike out on their own to find richer rewards, challenges
By Bree LeMaire, MS, RN
It was Saturday and Karon White Gibson, RN, and Joy Smith Catterson, RN, were making visits to several patients in their new home care business. They were also on their way to a wedding, so they were dressed more sophisticated than usual for a home visit.
They went to the designated address for the visit where the family welcomed them and offered them a cup of tea. Then they sat and chatted a bit with the family, as they were new in the home care business and wanted to establish a rapport with their patient. The family introduced them to their daughter and her husband.
Following tea and the introductions, White asked, “Where’s the patient?”
“Well, there was no patient because we were at the wrong house,” White said. That was when White and Catterson learned that people like to have nurses visit them, even when they’re not expected.
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I have fun playing Texas Hold ‘Em with friends. Did you know that playing the game or watching shows like World Tour of Poker can help you succeed in business?
I didn’t realize that while I was learning to play, I was gaining valuable business skills that have translated into money in my pocket. (And no, I don’t mean by gambling).
Let me explain. I learned the four following things from playing poker.
First, I learned how to make the best of the cards I was dealt.
I learned when to play a hand, when to take risks, and when to throw the cards away and wait to act with better ones. This kind of discernment helps a business owner make sound decisions about working with assets and when to cut a project loose if it’s not producing good results.
I found that when starting your own business, you will invest 2 assets—your time and your money. Depending on where you start, you’ll use one of these assets more than the other. A realistic understanding of which asset you’re working from can help you make the most of what you’ve got.
The second lesson I learned from poker is that you’ve got to use a strategy to win.
Good players spend years learning from each other and developing a strategy that’s right for them. Their strategy is reliable and flexible enough to adapt to new situations.
They learn something new from each game, and they actively look for the lessons when they lose a hand. They know how much they’re willing to bet in an evening, and they aren’t pushed off course by setbacks because their strategy takes the slow time into account.
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by ANGELA BROOKS on OCTOBER 31, 2011
As I was passing by two nurses, I could clearly hear that it was a heated conversation. Without trying to listen in anyone could tell it was not going well. The words that stuck in my mind were the ones that placed the sting in the conversation. “Who do you think you are? Your only a _____” as she slammed the words into the face of the lesser “ranked” person. I paused expecting it to get louder but instead the reply made me smile and walk on. The nurse replied…you look at me as a rank, and just the letters behind my name. I am a person that has the same learning potential as you do to go to school. I would rather stay beneath you than ever be like you.”
Every where you go there is a pecking order and ranking. It doesn’t matter if it is in nursing or on the play ground. The higher rank has the most say in decisions and usually better positions but it does not mean they have the best people skills or leadership skills. I have met so many people who were “less ranked” than myself. Listening to their story, watching how they perform, amazes me in the response they get from the ones they are taking care of. I have also noticed how the “high ranking” people can make an appearance and shatter the energy level in the air with a few cut words.
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“Escape the Bedside, Make A Difference & (finally) Earn What You’re Worth!”
Let me ask you guys a few critical questions.
Are you:
- Tired of working yourself to the bone & never getting ahead?
- Exhausted by grueling 12-hour shifts?
- Overwhelmed by ever-increasing workloads?
- Feeling overworked & understaffed?
- Alienated by the lack of respect & support on your unit?
- Sick & tired of being sick & tired?
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