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Herzing NU 625 Unit 6 Assignment The APN as Entrepreneur

One deck, two roles. You are the owner asking investors for money and the employee asking an owner for benefits, and the numbers in each half have to agree with the other.

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Last reviewed · August 25, 2026

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Maren Caldwell

MSN, RN, CNE

Medical-surgical nursing, pharmacology and NCLEX preparation

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You are on both sides of the same negotiation

The assignment quietly puts you in two roles. The business plan section is written as an owner seeking funding, where you argue the clinic will generate revenue and control cost; the contract section is written as an advanced practice nurse seeking a position, where you argue for salary, benefits and professional development. Those are opposite sides of the same table, and the useful discipline is to make the two halves agree: the salary you ask for in the contract has to appear as an expense in the budget you presented, and if it does not, a reader who is paying attention has found the weakness in your pitch. Deciding on your state's scope-of-practice status early also matters, because full, reduced and restricted practice authority change whether you can own the practice at all, and that is the first question an investor asks. Getting that settled first also saves you from designing a clinic your licence would not let you own.

The revenue side is where decks go vague and the brief refuses to let you, since it names expected pay by insurance type and by visit type explicitly. Build it from the units: visits per day, a realistic payer mix, an average reimbursement per visit that differs between commercial, Medicare and Medicaid, and a ramp-up period before the panel fills. Then the expense sheet against it, with the largest lines being salaries and benefits, rent, malpractice cover, an electronic record and billing. The legal, ethical and contractual comparison at the end should turn on the difference between what you may do clinically, what you are contractually obliged to do, and what you may be asked to do that your licence would not defend, since restrictive covenants, productivity targets and collaborative agreement requirements are exactly where those three come apart. Naming where those three come apart is the analysis the final slides are asking for.

Likely learning objectives

Hold an owner's and an employee's position consistently in one document.
Establish state scope-of-practice authority before designing the business.
Build revenue from visit volume, payer mix and per-visit reimbursement.
Distinguish clinical authority, contractual obligation and licence exposure.

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The APN as Entrepreneur Instructions Generate a professional Power Point presentation that sums the following areas: Introduction to topic, include introducing yourself, why this is important (1 slide) Develop a business plan to start or manage a practice (6-10), identify SWOT analysis, marketing plan, key stakeholders, reimbursement, insurance issues, a solid budget plan (expense and revenue sheet) Construct an employment contract for an advanced practice nurse in your selected care setting. (3-4)) Be specific. What should APN ask for salary, vacation, Health insurance, dental, vision, long and short term insurance, professional development/education fees, professional journals, any others? Compare the legal, ethical, and contractual considerations for APN in the employment setting (2-3 slides) Parameters Herzing NU 625 Unit 6 Assignment The APN as Entrepreneur Inclusive of references in presentation, and references then fully presented in final slide of presentation as a reference page (1-2 slides) Use APA for formatting Presentation should be minimally 25 slides, enough slides to appropriately cover material being presented Presentation is to be designed as if you, the APN, were seeking funding for starting your own clinic. Presentation to include:Contract portion is to be designed as if student/APN was seeking a position. What would an APN want in the contract? Provide details within the contract about salary, insurances, benefits, duties, etc. Type of clinic, clientele serving, location Mission/vision statement DETAILED budget analysis. Expense and revenue reports Insurance and reimbursement: Provide information on expected revenue. What would an APN charge for certain visits (sick versus health check), what is epected pay from insurance types (private, Medicare/Medicaid?) Contract portion is to be designed as if student/APN was seeking a position. What would an APN want in the contract? Provide details within the contract about salary, insurances, benefits, duties, etc. MUST USE NOTES SECTION. NO AUDIO. Use the notes section to discuss content. Professor will be assessing analysis and synthesis of understanding of the content)

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ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS Discussion Questions (DQ) Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words. Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source. One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words. I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses. Weekly Participation Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately. In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies. Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work). Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week. APA Format and Writing Quality Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required). Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation. I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition. Use of Direct Quotes I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly. As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content. It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source. LopesWrite Policy For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me. Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes. Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own? Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score. Late Policy The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies. Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances. If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect. I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension. As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading. Communication Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class. Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

What the APN entrepreneur presentation requires

01A PowerPoint of at least 25 slides in APA format with notes on every slide and no audio.
02An introduction slide covering yourself and why the topic matters.
03A business plan of 6-10 slides with SWOT, marketing plan, key stakeholders, reimbursement, insurance issues and a budget with expense and revenue sheets.
04Type of clinic, clientele, location and a mission and vision statement.
05Expected revenue by visit type and payer, including private and Medicare or Medicaid.
06An employment contract for an APN over 3-4 slides covering salary, insurances, benefits, professional development and duties.
07A comparison of legal, ethical and contractual considerations over 2-3 slides, plus a reference slide.