Nurses and Social Enterprise

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Nurses, at least in India, are perhaps the lest appreciated part of the medical team. In spite of the pivotal role they play in the healing of a patient, they are often given a step-motherly treatment by the medical establishment. These hindrances notwithstanding, there is no doubt that a spirit of enterprise and innovation among nurse is what keeps many a ward working smoothly.

How nurses can use social enterprise to improve service in health care is an exhaustive resource that explores social enterprises that nurses can get involved in and begin and how that will not only result in better care for patients but also better professional development for nurses.

There is the potential to bring in new money to expand and protect a service and factors can be identified by using
a framework like the EPOCH model (Entreprenurses, 2008). This is a process whereby founding nurses work through the following questions:

E – What are you EXCELLENT at?
P – What PEOPLE could benefit from doing the things you are excellent at?
O – What are the OUTCOMES on the people receiving the service?
C – Who would COMMISSION you for these outcomes?
H – HOW MUCH would these commissioners pay for these outcomes?

The EPOCH Model is not just for nurses, any one looking to make a difference but is daunted by the lack of business skills and networking can use it to grow.