Entrepreneurship in Nursing: an integrative literature review

• Main Authors: Fernanda Hannah da Silva Copelli (Author), Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann (Author), José Luís Guedes dos Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1984-0446; 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0523
• Keywords: Contrato de Risco; Enfermagem; Pesquisa em Administração de Enfermagem; Administração; Enfermeiras Administradoras; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 72, Iss suppl 1, Pp 289-298

ABSTRACT Objective: To demonstrate in the national and international literature the concept and typologies of entrepreneurship in Nursing. Method: Integrative review in six databases, with the descriptors entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial, entrepreneurialism, intrapreneurial, iniciativa empresarial, contrato de risco, nursing, nurse, nurses, enfermagem and enfermeira, making a final sample of 31 articles. Results: The concept of entrepreneurship in Nursing is related to personal and professional characteristics, such as autonomy, independence, flexibility, innovation, proactivity, self-confidence and responsibility. The typologies found were: social and business entrepreneurship, and intrapreneurship. Social entrepreneurship is a mechanism of social mobilization and transformation, entrepreneurship is one in which nurses are autonomous professionally and intrapreneurship relates to corporate entrepreneurs. Conclusion: Entrepreneurship can increase the visibility of the profession and foster the creation of new spaces for nurses.