title: The new entrepreneurial foundation for the nurse executive.
abstract: Nurse executive are well positioned to be the entrepreneurial spirit needed to help their organization adapt to a rapidly changing health care industry. The article suggests a foundation to help nurse executives expand their entrepreneurial role. Areas for consideration and development include awareness, environment, education, characteristics and principles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Administration, Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, California, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D016520:Entrepreneurship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence