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Professional Career Development

Abstract

Nurse entrepreneurship is a fast-growing trend. This presentation provides findings of a study of nurse entrepreneur experiences in transitioning from employment to business, the challenges they face, and the strategies they implement to enhance work/life balance. Implications for academic training and practice are discussed.

Author Details

Marla J. Vannucci, PhD, Department of Psychology, Adler University, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Sharon Weinstein, MS, BSN, RN, CRNI-R, FACW, FAAN, CSP, Administration and Education, Global Education Development Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA

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Non-member

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Entrepreneurship, Nursing, Training

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2018

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Empowering the Nurse Entrepreneur in Business and Work/Life Balance

Washington, DC, USA

Nurse entrepreneurship is a fast-growing trend. This presentation provides findings of a study of nurse entrepreneur experiences in transitioning from employment to business, the challenges they face, and the strategies they implement to enhance work/life balance. Implications for academic training and practice are discussed.