I have been having a wonderful time reading all the comments from this year’s National Nurses in Business Association’s conference in Las Vegas! “Fabulous conference, perfect speakers, topics and Shark Tank Competition the best!!! Love the hotel, food and location. I’ll be back!” “Excellent speakers & content, thank you!” “I simply cannot say enough good…
DetailsChoices, Chances, Changes… On the way to Las Vegas Chapter 7 in my book is titled “Leaving the Comfort Zone”. I devoted a chapter to stress how important it is when making changes and dealing with changes that we just learn to become comfortable with being uncomfortable. It is human nature to…
DetailsThe Nurse Effect… In Celebration of National Nurses Week Today is the first day of National Nurses Week and I want to ask you to do something important. Take a moment and reflect on a few first memories…The first day you decided to become a nurse. The first day of your nursing education. The first…
DetailsNational Nurses in Business Association Agrees With SBA to Dream Big-Start Small and Celebrate! I love that National Nurses Week and National Small Business Week share celebration days in May. The NNBA, the #1 Nurse Business Owner Network, celebrates Nurses and Nurse Entrepreneurs every day! “Dream Big” is a wonderful encouragement that is supported by…
DetailsHas it really been a year since taking over the helm of the National Nurses in Business Association? It has gone by so fast that much of it has been a blur. Here are my biggest take-a-ways of this past year: Launch, the timing of the launch of a brand new website for the NNBA…
DetailsNNBA Book Review [I was happy to provide a book review for NNBA member, Lorie Brown, RN, MN, JD. I was also excited to see several of the contributing co-authors are NNBA members. I highly recommend purchasing Lorie’s book and enjoying it as I did. Thank you Lorie for putting together such a wonderful read.]…
DetailsHealth Leaders Top Stories of 2014 and What It Means for Nurses According to Health Leaders Media, the following are 3 stories of 2014 that are causing controversy and will impact how health care is delivered. I’ve summarized these stories and how I believe it will impact the nursing profession. If you would like to…
DetailsChristmas Unplugged I decided to go dark this Christmas Eve and Christmas, in that I did not look at my computer and did not carry my phone around with me. Yes, for two days I didn’t read or respond to emails on my laptop or phone and did not look at Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.…
DetailsNNBA Awards Florida Student Nurses Certificate of Appreciation NNBA’s Cindy Hart, RN, BSN has been very busy this past month with all kinds of happenings in Florida. Cindy was on the UCF campus November 5, 2014 for a ceremony recognizing the students nurses that volunteered at the National Nurses in Business Association’s 29th Annual Nurse…
DetailsNew Rules New Opportunities in Nursing! Thinking about starting your own nursing business? Already in business? Ever wish there was something else you could do as a nurse? Ever wanted more freedom, money and more professional respect? If you answered yes to any of those questions then you are going to want to participate in…
DetailsMichelle Podlesni’s Interview with CNA Career Agency Below is an interview I gave to CNA Career Agency, www.cnacareeragency.com. This company’s goal is to provide easily-accessible and simple information about CNA careers. Many men and women are interested in a career in nursing, but don’t have a reliable source of information about the basics—the role of a…
DetailsNetworking Magic… “You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” – Dale Carnegie You know that anxious feeling when you walk into a room full of strangers and you know you’re supposed to be…
DetailsThanking our military and congratulating two nurses… And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free. And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me. – Lee Greenwood Meet Libby Colvard, a TSgt in the United States Air Force Reserve and as of two weeks ago, a…
DetailsThe lessons I am learning from Jimmy Fallon… I loved this blog written by Patti Johnson for Success Magazine so much that I am going to place excerpts from it below. It is especially relevant for anyone taking on a new team, job or business with a legacy and traditions. I find myself in that…
DetailsDream Big “Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe…
DetailsTransitions “It’s time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I’d much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.” – Ernie Harwell There are several changes going on so I thought I would start of my first blog with discussing change and how it differs from transition. Change is external and can…
DetailsPatricia Ann Bemis announces retirement I’d like to take this opportunity to announce my retirement as president of the National Nurses in Business Association (NNBA). I have thoroughly enjoyed my many years as president of the association and have especially enjoyed working closely with many of you. Today, I am writing to introduce the new…
DetailsSelf Employment Choices by Nursing Specialties This is an excerpt from Self-Employed RN: How to Become a Self-Employed RN by Patricia Ann Bemis, RN CEN, president National Nurses in Business Association, Inc. It is published by National Nurses in Business Association, Inc. Choices: Nurses tend to look at their skills in categories of specialty. The following choices are…
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