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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

Podcasts:

TNA podcasts explore nursing policy, health care issues and the real-life nurse experience. Contact us if you are interested in being on our podcast. See all of the episodes on Spotify.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Health Information Technology Week » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association This week is Natio...
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Health Alert on Vaping and severe pulmonary illness » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association News outlets are reporti...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: National Suicide Prevention Month » By Darleen Cameron, BSN, RN TNA District 5 \| Volunteer American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Central Texas Ch...
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Nurses Should Have Advocated for Orthopedist to Reevaluate the Patient » Preparing patients for discharge is an important role for nurses who have a duty to ensure discharge planning and educatio...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: The Future of Nursing 2030 » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Nursing is a progressive a...
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Back to School and Keeping Children Safe » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Parents and ch...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Psychological Safety and Teamwork » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association “We have a...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Ebola Five Years Later » (click here to enlarge) By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Te...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Ebola Five Years Later » (click here to enlarge) By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurse...
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias » “I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life.” - Letter to the American Public, former presid...
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Blue Marble Health and Neglected Tropical Diseases » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Weather and climate have...
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Guidelines on Releasing Information to Law Enforcement » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association ...
Tuesday, July 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Innovation Transforming Health Care » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association The Policy Summit a few...
Monday, June 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: A Scam Directed at Nurses » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association A member recently receiv...
Thursday, June 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Nurses, Advocates and Cultivators of Confidence » Nurse-Family Partnership nurses plant seeds of care and rejoice as clients flourish By: Mimi Madrid \| Nurse Family Par...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Anniversary of Olmstead » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association When policy is set by le...
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Facing Facts About Racial Bias in Health Care » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Two weeks ago, Sen. Kama...
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Older Americans Month » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Compared to the U.S.,...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Mental Health Month » By: Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA Most folks are familiar with the important causes behind red and pink ribbons, but...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Forecasting and Foresight Thinking » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association The Future of Nursi...
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip: Value-Based Health Care » “You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you’ll win, no matter what the outcome”. -...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Nurse Fatigue and Patient Safety » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Social media blew up las...
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip: Stop the Bleed Campaign » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Last weekend marked the...
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Today is National Healthcare Decisions Day! » Most people report that they want their wishes respected if they can’t speak for themselves, yet many people have not disc...
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association ...
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Workplace Violence Awareness Month » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Did you know that he...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) U.S. Measles Outbreak: What Nurses Can Do » From January 1 to March 21, 2019, 314** individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 15 states, i...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Human Health and Environmental Health » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association The relationship bet...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: New Nursing Workforce Data Dashboard » “In God we trust. All others must bring data.” - W. Edwards Deming By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPH...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip: Keeping Citizens Healthy at the Border » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association The Texas border is one...
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: National Patient Safety Week March 10-16 » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Improving safety in...
Monday, February 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Sleep Disruption is More Than Just Missing Sweet Dreams » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA Sleep: It’s one of the most important parts of our daily lives, regardless of where a...
Monday, February 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Sleep Disruption is More Than Just Missing Sweet Dreams » By: Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA Sleep: It’s one of the most important parts of our daily lives, regar...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Rare Disease Day is February 28th » “She had blue skin, And so did he. He kept it hid And so did she. They searched for blue Their whole life throug...
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: February is Heart Month » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Heart disease and st...
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