{"id":6531,"date":"2025-09-15T11:41:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nnpbc.com\/np-content\/?page_id=6531"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:29:41","slug":"office-practices-and-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nnpbc.com\/np-content\/index.php\/office-practices-and-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Office Practices and Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6531\" class=\"elementor elementor-6531\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee3368c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee3368c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc9a9eb\" data-id=\"cc9a9eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e608cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e608cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW49931199 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49931199 BCX0\">Once you have settled with the business side<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49931199 BCX0\"> of opening<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49931199 BCX0\"> your office, it would be important to focus on foundational areas and 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<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4836483 BCX0\">outlines<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4836483 BCX0\"> the definition of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4836483 BCX0\">self-employed <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4836483 BCX0\">nurse and what to consider if you are thinking about self-employed nursing practice<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4836483 BCX0\">. Check the page for the latest information on Self-Employed Practice.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><strong><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW29071922 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/cnps.ca\/article\/nurses-in-independent-practice-an-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW29071922 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29071922 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">CNPS <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29071922 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Nurses in Independent Practice: An Overview<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW29071922 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29071922 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW29071922 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW29071922 BCX0\">outlines <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun 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