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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, January 29, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Bullying and Incivility » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association “A substantial barri...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Putting on the S.C.A.R.F. to Lead Organizational Change » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association “Companies that&nb...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Mindful Self-Compassion » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association “If your compassion...
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Agency – Choosing to Act with Purpose » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association...
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: The Nursing Now Campaign » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Professional Risk from Predatory Publishers & Conferences » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association As a new partner of N...
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Risks to Nursing Practice and Mitigation Strategies » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association As a new partner o...
Monday, November 12, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Great American Smokeout » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association For...
Monday, November 12, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) The Great American Smokeout » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association For more than...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: National Hospice and Palliative Care Month » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Hospice and Palli...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Health Literacy Month » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association “As clinicians, what...
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Domestic Violence Awareness Month » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association October is domestic v...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Infection Prevention and Healthcare Quality Week » By: Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Florence Nigh...
Monday, October 8, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Global Handwashing Day » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA “Clean hands — a recipe for health” is the 2018 Global Handwashing Day theme...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Action to Improve Health Information Technology » By: Ellen Martin , PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Next week is Nation...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Nurse Engagement » By: Ellen Martin , PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association The first Nurse Talks web...
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Fall Prevention Awareness Day » By: Kanaka Sathasivan, MPH Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury, the leading cause of traumatic brain injury, an...
Monday, September 10, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: National Preparedness Month » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA For much of Texas, school is back in session; chatter about homework, homecoming...
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Suicide Prevention » This week marks World Suicide Prevention Week with World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10. All week, awareness activ...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Handling Seasonal Allergies » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA Across Texas, watery eyes, running noses and itchy throats are a familiar story. Wh...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Handling Seasonal Allergies » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA Across Texas, watery eyes, running noses and itchy throats are a familiar story. When...
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip: Updates from the Geriatric Symposium 2018 » By: Ellen Martin , PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Last week, over one t...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: National Immunization Awareness Week » By: Ellen Martin , PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Vaccine prev...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Breast milk is best for babies » Melissa Parmer, RN, MBA, CCM Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Au...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 (2 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Why can’t I just be me? » John Oeffinger Director, eLearning and Training, Texas Health Institute Co-Director, TransFORWARD: Texas Transgender H...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Improving Minority Health » By Lucindra Campbell-Law, PhD, APRN, ANP, PMHNP-BC Professor Doctorate of Nursing Practice Program Coordinator Cul...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Find the Missing Millions: Viral Hepatitis » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association World Hepatitis Day is observed each y...
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice tip of the week: Migraines » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA Some patients may remember the days of “take two aspirin and call in the morning” while...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Heat Safety: More than just a Summertime Concern » By Melissa Parmer, RN, MBA, CCM While heat safety is an important topic regardless of the time of year, the summer m...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Heat Safety: More than just a Summertime Concern » By Melissa Parmer, RN, MBA, CCM While heat safety is an important topic regardless of the time of year, the summer...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Joy in Work » By: Ellen Martin , PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association Today I am reflecting...
Tuesday, June 26, 2018 (2 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Escalating patient care issues and the Chain of Resolution » By: Ellen Martin , PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association The Texas Dep...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Lending Expertise to a State Committee » By: Ellen Martin , PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association TNA regularly publishes opport...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: What's the Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders? » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awaren...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Sun Safety in the Summer » By: Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA. As school years come to an end, the doors open on the much yearned for summer sche...
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