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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, April 26, 2016 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Safe Staffing » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association ...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Protecting Infants from Vaccine-Preventable Illness » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Nati...
Monday, April 11, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: National HealthCare Decisions Day is April 16 » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association ...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association ...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 (2 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Liability Insurance » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association ...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Focus on Tuberculosis » World TB Day, held on March 24 each year, commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of...
Monday, March 14, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: National Patient Safety Week » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Marc...
Monday, March 7, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Zika Virus resources » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association &...
Monday, February 29, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: The Six-Step Decision-Making Model » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association ...
Monday, February 22, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Rare Disease Day is Feb. 29 » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association It i...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Prescription Opioid Misuse, A Growing Public Health Crisis » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association ...
Monday, February 8, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Building Resilience » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Th...
Friday, January 29, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: February is Heart Month » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Hear...
Monday, January 25, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Update from the Board of Nursing Quarterly Meeting » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association ...
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Resources for Low Vision » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association &nb...
Monday, January 11, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Transitions of Care in Rural Settings » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association ...
Monday, January 4, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Communication » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association ...
Monday, December 28, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Nurse Fatigue and Driving Safety » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association ...
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Promoting Health Literacy » “Nurses have a professional and ethical obligation to communicate in a clear,...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Activated, Informed, Empowered Patients » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association &...
Monday, December 7, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Continuous Practice Improvement » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association &...
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: World AIDS Day » When the World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988, it was the first global hea...
Monday, November 23, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Epilepsy and First Aid for Seizures » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Epil...
Monday, November 16, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Diabetes Awareness » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association Did...
Monday, November 9, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: November is Hospice and Palliative Care Month » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses Association ...
Monday, November 2, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: Supporting Family Caregivers » By Ellen Martin, MSN, RN, CPHQ Director of Practice Texas Nurses A...
Monday, October 26, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week: RN’s Performing Radiology Procedures » Did you know that if you perform x-rays as part of your job, there are spec...
Friday, December 5, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) CDC NEWS ALERT-Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses » CDC Health Advisory Regarding the Potential for Circulation of Drifted Influenza A (H3N2) Viruses CDC is reminding clinici...
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