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Recent press releases:

TNA Applauds Texas Legislature for Prioritizing Nursing - June 1
Texas Nurses Applaud Passage of Nurse Friendly Bills - May 15
Outstanding 25 Nurses - May 9
Texas Nurses Applaud SB240 Passage - May 9

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Tuesday, October 13, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| From Culture to Care: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Through Nursing » By Diana Ruiz, DNP, RN, CMSRN, CNE, PHNA-BC, CWOCN, NE-BC The patient populations that we s...
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Ostomy Awareness Day » What I Learned When the Patient Was My Friend By Marissa Hudler MSN, RN, WCC, CFCN, OMS, in collabora...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Implementing Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety » By Lyndsie Valenzuela, DNP, MHA, RN, NPD-BC, NE-BC Falls are the predominant cause of injury for adults over...
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Trust is How We Create Access » By Julie Wright, MSN, RN One of the first things nurses learn is that trust is not automatic. Nurses...
Monday, September 14, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Connection and Support: Enhancing Connectivity in the Workplace » By Stacy McColl, MSN, RN, CARN September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and for the seco...
Monday, September 14, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Connection and Support: Enhancing Connectivity in the Workplace » By Stacy McColl, MSN, RN, CARN September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and for the seco...
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month » By Cornelius Metili, BSN, RN, PMH-BC; Jennifer Gonzales, BSN, RN; Jen Bowles, BSN, BA Ed, RN; and Thanh Nguyen, PA-C...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 (2 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| National Immunization Awareness Month » By Cassandra M. Hawkins, DNP, MS, RN, EBP-C, FACHDM, FANHE ...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Voting is Health: 3 Ways to Engage During Civic Health Month » By Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC If you are waiting until November to think about elect...
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Lateral Violence is Workplace Violence » By: Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC Last week, Texas Nurses Association released a statement emphasizing...
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| From Compliance to Culture: What a CRAB Outbreak Taught Us » By Kerri Smith, RN, MSN, CIC Every nurse has cared for a patient whose recovery depended not only on treatment, but on p...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| The Legacy That Named a Month » Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month By Cornelius Metili, BSN, RN, PMH-BC Maris...
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| LVNs join the American Nurses Association! » By: Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC On Saturday, June 27, 2026, delegates of the American Nurses Associatio...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Detecting Type 1 Diabetes » By Dr. Cassie Moffitt, PhD, MSN-Ed, BSN, RN Most nurses have a “why,” the story of what brought them to the profe...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Early and Often: Navigating the NICU as a New Nurse » By Jada Jacquez, BSN, RN When I first began working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), I quickly r...
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition » By Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC A little less than a year away from the Texas Legislature reconvening fo...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Motivational Interviewing in High‑Risk Populations: Lessons From the Conversations That Changed Me » By Kimberly Rosbrook, MSN, RN Working with high‑risk populations means stepping into conversations that are rarely simpl...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Are Nurses Just Stressed? » By Shirin Chunara, DNP, APRN, FNP-C Nursing is a highly respected profession, but it is also inherently demanding,...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (1 Comment - view/add) A Letter to the Nurses Who Shaped Us » By Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC and Elaina Diaz, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN To the Licensed Vocational...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Policy and Advocacy: LVNs Making an Impact » By Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC The Texas Nurses Association (TNA) recently hosted an LVN Virtua...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of The Week \| Sleep Procrastination » By Cydney Calderon MSN, RN, FNP-C in collaboration with TNA Nursing Practice Committee  As I lay in bed, I check t...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) National Donate Life Awareness Month: Stories of Impact » By: Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC John and Dorothy Robbins, at their local Heart Walk, 2009 &nbs...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Targeting Heart Failure: A Clinician-Focused Project » By Ebony S. Gebrehawariat, BSN, RN and Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) NSO \| ICE officers in the healthcare setting: What nurses need to know » Download PDF here
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Diving Into Evidence-Based Practice » By Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC In January, fourteen nurses completed the inaugural cohort of the Texas Nurses...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Nurse Identification of Heart Failure: Early Recognition and Escalation » By Jenny Kelly, DNP, RN in collaboration with the Texas Nurses Association Nursing Practice Committee ...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Human Trafficking: What You Need to Know and How You Can Help » By Kimberly Rosbrook, RN and Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC, with support from the TNA Nursing Practice Committee&...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| The Power of Mentorship: Learning, Leading, and Growing Together » By Elaina Diaz MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN, Director of Nursing Professional Development Nursing mentorship is a...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) NSO: Nurse Practitioner License Protection Case Study: Negligent Treatment and Care of an Infant » Nurse Practitioner License Protection Case Study: Negligent Treatment and Care of an Infant, Resulting in Death ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| The Nurse’s Role in Providing a Safe Haven » By Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC A recent headline in the last few weeks has incited much discussion thro...
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Nursing Practice Almanac for 2026 » By: Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC What is on the horizon for nursing practice in Texas in 2026? While pre...
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Reconnecting with the New Code of Ethics » By Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC In January, the American Nurses Association (ANA) announced the newest...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| National Safe Toys and Gifts Month: The Nurse's Role as an Educator » By Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC In December, many gifts and presents are given to children across the wo...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Using a Conference Justification Worksheet to Request Financial Support » By Elaina Diaz MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN Attending a professional conference is one of the most valuable ways nurses can s...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Pressure Injury Prevention Starts With Us » By Marissa Hudler MSN, RN, WCC, CFCN, OMS in collaboration with the TNA Nursing Practice Committee On November 2...
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TPAPN Peer Support Partner Training Module: Role of the PSP

10/23/2026
Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Peer Review

10/26/2026
2026 TNA District 4 Annual Mock Trial

11/4/2026
Writing Workshop from Ideas to Impact: Writing for Publication in Nursing

11/11/2026
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