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Advanced practice nurse entrepreneurs in a multidisciplinary surgical‐assisting partnership
Author(s) -
DeCarlo Linda
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60337-2
Subject(s) - general partnership , multidisciplinary approach , reimbursement , advanced practice nurses , nursing , interpersonal communication , health care , business , medicine , medical education , psychology , sociology , social psychology , social science , finance , economics , economic growth
• CHANGES IN THE HEALTH CARE environment and reimbursement practices are creating opportunities for nurse entrepreneurs to be partners with other professional nurses and physicians. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) who want to step into an entrepreneurial role must have strong clinical expertise, specific personal characteristics, interpersonal skills, and business acumen. • ESTABLISHING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY partnership for providing surgical assisting services has many benefits and presents many challenges. AORNJ 82 (September 2005) 418–427.