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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, May 29, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Prevent Skin Cancer in the Sunny Summer Months » By: Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA. As school years come to an end, the doors open on the much yearned for summer sch...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Mental Health Awareness Month » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA While every day is an opportunity to recognize the importance of mental health, May...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Mental Health Awareness Month » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA While every day is an opportunity to recognize the importance of mental health, May...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) The Zika Virus: Quick Background » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA Swimming and barbeque season is gearing up, meaning many will be enjoying more time...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: The Zika Virus » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA Swimming and barbeque season is gearing up, meaning many will be enjoying more time...
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Hurricane Preparedness after Harvey » By: Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA The Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins on June 1 , and 2018 Hur...
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) 2018 Hurricane Preparedness: Moving Forward after Harvey » By: Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA The Atlantic Hurricane Season officially begins on June 1 , and 2018 Hur...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 (2 Comments - view/add) A young family’s future begins with a great nurse: Be a part of it » By Ruth O. Whitehead For first-time mothers, the sight of a nurse on the doorstep after a sleepless night with a new...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Food Allergies: Keeping Schoolchildren Safe » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA & Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CPPS Mealtime can be an opportunity for families...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: The Opioid Crisis » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Nurses have be...
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Sharing from the ANA Quality and Innovation Conference » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association “An open mind...
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Practice Tip...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Marching towards kidney health » By Melissa Parmer, RN, MBA, CCM TNA Member For much of Texas, March signifies the beginning of spring, long...
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Preventing harm from human error » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association “Do the best you can until...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Improve Patient Experience » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Patient experience has been d...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: National Children's Dental Health Month » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Each February, the Americ...
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Multicultural Healthcare » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Did you know that Te...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Innovation in healthcare » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Innovative techn...
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Ethics and Electronic Health Records » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Ethics is the focus of t...
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: The thyroid gland-small, but mighty » By Melissa Parmer, RN, CCM, MBA TNA Member January is Thyroid Awareness Month . Nurses interact with patients of a...
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Low-dose use of Ketamine for pain » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association As the use of opioid-alternatives i...
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Prepare to Advocate » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association The ANA theme for 2018 is the Year...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Nurses Creating Healthy Communities » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association This is the last TNA checkup for 20...
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Technology Update » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association In the next several weeks people a...
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: High Consequence Infectious Disease » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Dec. 1 marks World AIDS Day,...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Pain Management, Suffering, and Palliative Care » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association An essential role of nurses is...
Thursday, November 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Suicide Prevention » b y Melissa Rivera, RN, MA, LPC Suicide is the second leading cause of death in teen and young adults ages 15-34, thir...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 (2 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Defining Hope in Advanced Serious Illness » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association “When I started w...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Nurses Role in Building a Culture of Health » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association “The choices we make as indiv...
Monday, October 16, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Addressing Waste in Health Care » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Elimination of waste is a key...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Nursing Peer Review » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association In addition to nurse advocacy...
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Celebrate HIT and Health Care Quality » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association At the TNA Leadershi...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Nursing’s Influence on Health Policy » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association From city ordinanc...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Polarity Management of Individual and Organization Responsibility » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association All polarities have...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Building on what works with Appreciative Inquiry » By Ellen Martin, PhD, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association What...
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