How one book started it all
by Nachole Johnson, MSN, FNP-BC
Long before I had the inkling to become a nurse entrepreneur myself, I was helping other nurses cultivate their entrepreneurial ideas. I was good at coming up with business ideas for others who wanted to start a business using their nursing education. For as long as I can remember colleagues always seemed to ask me about doing something outside of the bedside.
After awhile, I decided to write a book about being a nurse entrepreneur without actually being an entrepreneur. In 2013, I published my first book, So You’re a Nurse and Want to Start Your Own Business? The Complete Guide for nurses who wanted to move from the bedside. My business, ReNursing Edu (Formally known as ReNursing Career Consulting), was modeled after this book. Unbeknownst to me, my book was just the beginning.
Not long after publishing my book, I was contacted by an editor for Minority Nurse magazine to write blog posts and articles for their magazine. I was thrilled! I wrote regularly for Minority Nurse about nursing topics I had experience in—starting a business and being a nurse practitioner.
Fast-forward to today and I am the published author of more than 20 titles that mostly focus on business and nurse practitioner education. My focus is on nurse practitioners because while in school I noticed a gap in our education that left us at a disadvantage after graduating. This gap encompasses not only clinical education, but also business education and personal finance when dealing with the cost of going to school and the aftermath of student loan debt.
My books have branched out into other educational products for nurse practitioners that will assist them in clinical practice. My most recent product is the NP H&P ™ clinical journal that helps students log their clinical encounters while in school for easy access when it comes time to enter them in their schools clinical tracking system. The journal also contains prompts on what to ask when taking a patient history so as not to forget the important points.
Other products in the ReNursing Edu line include NP Clinical Cheatsheets™ that provide a quick reference guide for everyday clinical practice. The cheatsheets have a lot of information in a single page such as charting tips, common measurements, fracture types and more. They are available in both laminated and digital versions depending on preference. A second cheatsheet will be coming out later this year that focuses on issues seen more in an urgent or emergent type setting.
When I wrote my first book I never imagined where it would take me, especially since I didn’t plan on writing another. Since starting ReNursing Edu, I’ve come to realize that as an entrepreneur your business may not look like you imagined it would be when you first started. It’s important to go with the flow and change direction if your business ends up taking you elsewhere.
For more information on ReNursing Edu or ReNursing Edu products please visit www.renursingedu.com
