This site owned/operated by Andrew & Melanie Lopez.
He is currently a Medical-Surgical,Telemetry
nurse in Southern New Jersey and married to Melanie (Lopez, RN OCN), father to Autumn.
Andrew's been working on the Nursefriendly since 1997. The goal was for it was initially to generate enough money for him to stay home more with his family.
At this point, the website generates more than Andrew would make working 40 hrs/week on the floors. For other nurses contemplating starting a business online, we'd be happy to compare notes.
In 2001, Andrew became a stay at home father, working a few days agency each month to keep up his license/skills. His days revolve around watching Autumn grow, expanding the Nursefriendly to cover more healthcare/entrepreneur topics and helping Nurse Entrepreneurs get started online.
We are a proud member of The National Nurses in Business Association, http://www.nnba.net
This page is meant to serve as a resource to nurse entrepreneurs
and those interested in becoming entrepreneurs. On it you will find links
to small and large business related resources.
In the works, is a nurse entrepreneur directory. This is meant to
give some direction and provide resources for those either starting out,
or looking to expand into other areas.
Listings in the nurse entrepreneur directory will be for any
type of business. Your enterprise does not need to be medically related.
The directory is open, suggestions and feedback are welcome. Please pass
the word on about this site.
This page is home to a nationwide nurse e-mail directory
and serves as the prototype for The Nurse Entrepreneur.
It was designed to encourage
networking between nurses as is the nurse entrepreneur directory.
Nurses' Station:"The idea for the Nurses' Station Catalog was conceived in 1989. After searching the marketplace in response to customer inquiries, it became obvious that there were no catalogs of this type serving the nursing profession. To be sure, there were several catalogs offering nurse's uniforms and a smattering of professional items. But there weren't any catalogs at the time offering a range of gifts, clothing, professional items, name badges, shoes and scrubs for nurses. It took two years of hard work to gather samples and put a together a catalog of the most unique and high-quality items for nurses."
Nurses Station
P.O. Box 388
Centerbrook, CT 06409-03881 http://www.nursefriendly.com/station/
ER:"Media products under your influence, particularly the NBC/Warner drama "ER," are harming the profession of 2.7 million American nurses by giving the public an inaccurate and inadequate account of what nurses really do to save and improve lives. Research suggests that "ER" strongly and negatively influences the way children view nursing. These products contribute to the nursing shortage, a public health crisis that threatens millions worldwide."
NBC's "Passions":"NBC's "Passions" solves nursing shortage: monkeys can do the job! Starting in March 2003 and at least as recently as late August, NBC's campy, supernatural daytime soap opera "Passions" has featured an orangutan named Precious in the role of the private duty nurse of one of its characters--a bold step backwards in the already slow...evolution...of the media's treatment of nurses. more..."
"Scrubs" defines nursing:""Scrubs" defines nursing: it's all about shutting up and following physician "orders. " Tonight's episode of NBC's "Scrubs," which purports to teach nurse Carla Espinosa that nursing is all about doing what physicians tell you, is one of the most virulently anti-nurse prime time television episodes the Center has ever seen. more..." http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/
Last updated by Andrew
Lopez, RN on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
This Page is Part of The Nursefriendly National Nursing A To Z & Consumer Health Directories
We are Incorporated in The State of New Jersey, under the name:
Nursefriendly, Inc.
38 Tattersall Drive, Mantua, New Jersey (NJ) 08051
Our Phone #: 856-415-9617
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