A nurse entrepreneur making a difference: an interview with Patricia J. Clark.. Interview by Sally D. McCulloch, Susan T. Perras.

: Nursing leaders have long advocated that nurses should take risks and begin operating their own enterprises in which patient care services are delivered. One such effort in the U.S. is being undertaken by ANNA member Patricia J. Clark, BSN, RN, CNN, a past president of the Keystone Chapter who is president and CEO of Nephrology Nursing Service, Inc. (NNSI) in Philadelphia. NNSI, which opened in the Fall of 1994, provides any nursing service related to the care of renal patients, including consultation to other professionals, hospitals, and dialysis facilities. In this interview, Clark details the challenges of forming a nurse-operated nephrology service, her relationships and dealings with other patient care providers, and her company's long-term prospects.