“A resourceful person will always make opportunity fit his or her needs.” – Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich How to Finance Your Business for Nurse Entrepreneurs A primary concern of nurse entrepreneurs is how much is it going to cost to start my business, and how am I going to…
The Power of Language for Effective Performance Development By Randy Keirn, MPA, BSN, RN, EFO, EMT-P, CSP® The emergency room doctor told the nurse to be careful and not stick herself with the needle because the patient had an infectious disease. As he spoke those words, I remember thinking, “you just stuck her!” Moments later,…
Spring is here! The sun is in the sky a bit longer each day and the earth is bursting with foliage and blooms of what was lying dormant during the winter. What about you? Do you feel that next level adventure is ready to reveal itself? The options for today’s nurse are limitless. Your nursing…
Building a Career Path to Prevent Nurse Burnout By Anne Llewellyn, RN-BC, MS, BHSA, CCM, CRRN Nurse Advocate Today there is a great deal of concern about burnout in the profession of nursing. A Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder found 7 in 10 nurses reported feeling burnout in their current roles. Mayo Clinic defines…
Registration is OPEN and nurses are registering! Explore the agenda at https://nnbanow.com/nnba-conference-2018/ to see the description of the conference, speakers, topics, and all the hotel information! Check out the new tracks, first time speakers, and additional topics. There are over twenty sessions to choose from. And Hall of Fame Speaker and New York Times Best…
Surgery Can Be Scary But it Doesn’t Have to Be By Dr. Dolores Fazzino, DNP, FNP-BC, CRNFA Are you worried about your upcoming surgery? Are you feeling completely lost, not knowing what to expect before, during and after the procedure? When you or a loved one is diagnosed with a healthcare issue, especially if the…
Exciting news:registration will be open for NNBA 2018 Conference before the next newsletter! Empowering Nurses through Entrepreneurship promises to provide you with massive-content value on innovative approaches to using your nursing knowledge and experience. Information on transitioning your career, part-time or full-time with Writing, Speaking, Podcasting, FB Live Videoing, Case Management, Patient Advocacy, Blogging, Elder…
Creative Problem Solving and Changing a Culture “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. “ Margaret Mead, Anthropologist What would you do if you knew you could not fail? My premise is that you can accomplish much, including changing…
I want to thank every nurse who entered proposals for our Nurse Entrepreneur & Career Alternatives annual educational conference. This year we had over forty-five entries! Nurse entrepreneurship is growing, and is increasingly popular due to many factors influencing the nursing profession. This is the conference to discover, explore and expand upon hundreds of ideas using…
Special message from Michelle Podlesni regarding recent news of importance for nurses. You are familiar with my mantra on how, as nurses, we need to be aware of the legislative, financial, technological and social issues affecting healthcare, so we are better able to reframe our roles, and to remain marketable. I’d like to comment…
Happy February! The Call for Speakers deadline is February 4th so make sure you have submitted your proposal here: https://nnbanow.com/call-speakers-2018/ . I am really looking forward to coordinating this year’s program, so stay tuned to learn more about #NNBA2018 Speakers and Topics. Here’s a special announcement from LeAnn Thieman, our Keynote Address Speaker for #NNBA2018.…
It’s hard to believe the holidays were just a couple of weeks ago. There are so many exciting things going on that this is definitely a back to work newsletter! NNBA membership continues to grow and that is credited to many of you who see the benefit of being part of the #1 Nurse Business…
I want to take a minute to personally wish each of you a happy and healthy new year! I also want to THANK YOU for supporting the NNBA, and being part of our wonderful community of entrepreneurial minded nurses! Whether you have followed the NNBA for years, or just a few months, I want you…
Three events in this past week alone should be ringing some alarm bells to nurses, and I’m not talking about a patient’s call button, I talking about these gargantuan mergers taking place and the continued corporatization of health care. December 3rd, CVS Health announced a deal to buy Aetna for $69 billion dollars. Now there…
Dawn Cook had the opportunity to attend the National Nurses in Business Association (NNBA) Nurse Entrepreneurship & Career Alternatives Conference at the Sirata Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida from November 17th through the 19th. For those unfamiliar with the NNBA, it is best described as “a professional nursing association and springboard for nurses transitioning…
As a Tribute to Nurse Entrepreneurship, a couple hundred nurse entrepreneurs, and aspiring entrepreneurs, took over the beautiful Sirata Beach Resort for NNBA’s signature educational conference. First scheduled in September; the NNBA postponed the conference due to Hurricane Irma’s impending arrival that same weekend! Speed, quick decision making and pivoting, the NNBA rescheduled for this…
I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with Linnea Stonebreaker, RN, PhD, founder of the National Institute for Healthcare Education. Linnea spent most of her career in critical care nursing with an advanced degree in healthcare program administration. After three decades nursing, her career choices all seemed to have high stress and long hours. In 2001 she…
In what was just to be thought a description of the scene before them, came to be a remembrance that many take part in each Memorial Day. The day before, Dr John McCrae had seen a close friend die on the battlefront of WWI. Glancing at the bombed and gnarled soil…
