A lot of nurse practitioners are finding my blog through searches regarding opening up a private practice from this January blog post . (I refuse to use the word independent since no clinician practices within a vacuum and requires multidisciplinary support to care for the whole patient). I happen to have a dear friend and colleague, Dr. Joy Elwell, FNP, DNP , who has her own private practice. I asked her a few questions regarding her experience and she was gracious enough to sit down and answer them for me and my readers. 1. Why did you decide to open your own practice? Well, first, my experience was a bit unique, since I had my own practice within an institution, i.e. I worked for an institution and was able to see my own patients at that site. I decided to leave and open a free-standing practice in the community because at this point in my career, I believed I could serve the community better by being self-employed. I also believed that I would have...
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