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Decreasing barriers for nurse practitioner social entrepreneurship
Dayle B Sharp1, Diane Monsivais
1School of Nursing, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas.
Purpose:
To describe difficulties associated with the business-related aspects of practice in role transition of rural nurse practitioners (NPs), and to give practice implications.
Data Sources:
This focused ethnographic study derived data from semi-structured interviews. Participants provided information about rural NP practice ownership and barriers. The sample consisted of 24 rural NPs living throughout the United States. The majority were 51-60 years of age (45%) and females (93%) who had been in rural practice for 1 to over 20 years.
Conclusions:
NP social entrepreneurs experience difficulties related to scope of practice, business skills, and role conflict.
Implications For Practice:
To decrease barriers for NP clinic ownership and management, NPs need to receive education related to financing a rural practice, legal/regulatory practices, strategic planning, leadership, and clinic management.
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