LPN business

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jul 29, 2016

can an LPN start a business? What else can we do besides typical "staff/bedside" nursing?

A storefront trade school that I once attended was owned by an LPN and her husband. The school offered programs in medical assisting, childcare, and computerized office clerking.

NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN · Jul 31, 2016

Anyone with a business license and the right amount of start-up capital can open a business. As far as the clinics and anything else involving healthcare, I've learned that each one carries its own sets of regulations. It is not as easy as opening up an auto repair shop. Pull them up on the website, find out what you would need and proceed to secure the appropriate personnel for the type business desired. I'm sure that in addition to the business license, you also need a specific permit as well. Depending on the services you plan to provide, you may need at least an RN somewhere.

And I dare say, just listening to fly-by phone conversations from our licensing department, to open a clinic involving women's issues or any other clinic, you may need to show, at a minimum, training and certs to prove your knowledge and competency regarding women's issues...unless you will have a partnership with someone who holds the necessary credentials. Those things have to be presented before a permit is granted, then a business license will be issued once you meet their set of requirements. I've seen recently where a healthcare facility lost its permit from us and as a result, their business license was revoked from the entity that granted that as well.

I know an LPN and her mother who runs a nursing agency. The mother is not licensed as a healthcare worker. However, the LPN only employs other nurses (RNs and LPNs), as well as CNAs. She does not supervise them, though. She just makes sure her employees have the necessary credentials and that they are current, drug screens are clear, criminal record checks are ok, etc. I think that's where the LPN was beneficial. We, as nurses-LPNs and RNs, know what credentials are needed and how often they have to be updated, as well as what trainings are required (HIPAA, OSHA, patient rights, BCLS, ACLS, etc).

I don't think the LPN license is a factor because I don't think anyone can be employed to work under the LPN license. I could be wrong though...