Entrepreneurial nurses in brazilian businesses: socio-professional profile and motivations to undertake / Enfermeiros empreendedores de negócios brasileiros: perfil socioprofissional e motivações para empreender
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https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v17.13313Keywords:
Empreendedorismo na enfermagem, Enfermeiros empreendedores, Negócios na enfermagemAbstract
Objective: To analyze the socio-professional characteristics of business entrepreneur nurses in Brazil and their motivations to undertake. Methods: Cross-sectional, exploratory and descriptive study, carried out with 185 business entrepreneur nurses. The acceptance technique was non-probabilistic, by tolerant. Data were collected through screening. The research took place between June and December 2021, and the scenario was Brazil. Data were analyzed from descriptive statistical analysis. Results: The predominant profile of participants is white women, aged between 31 and 40 years old, with an average of 11 years of training, and a period of entrepreneurial activity of up to 12 months, with monthly gross income from their ventures of up to 4 months minimum, without exclusive dedication to its businesses, which are mostly concentrated in the Southeast Region. Digital marketing and business management courses were highlighted as complementing the training of these nurses. Among the motivations to undertake, it was identified: personal satisfaction, increased income and opportunity to achieve better working conditions and personal well-being. Conclusions: it is important to monitor the entrepreneurial profile of nurses in Brazil, and their businesses. Thus, it will be possible to identify the impact of their actions.
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