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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 12, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Nursing Foresight: Looking to Possible Futures » By Dawn Webb, RN Nursing foresight is the ability to foresee and anticipate what will happen or be needed in the...
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 (2 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| The Ethics of Self-Care » By Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, CAE When the Code of Ethics for Nurses was updated in 2015, a noteworthy prov...
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 (2 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| The Interdependence of Just Culture and Patient Safety » By Cindy Zolnieriek, PhD, RN, CAE The nursing community is reeling from the conviction of former RN RaDonda Vaught for cr...
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Professional Self-Actualization » By Dawn Webb, MSN, RN, PMH-BC As the health care landscape adjusts to the new norm, nurses are challenged to adapt or re-...
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Meeting the Nurse Staffing Challenge, Part 2: Retention » By Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM \| Risk Specialist, NSO As discussed in the first article in this two-part series on nurs...
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Meeting the Nurse Staffing Challenge, Part 1: Recruitment » By Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM \| Risk Specialist, NSO The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted nurses to rethink th...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy for People of Texas Rural Communities » By Catherine "Katie" Martin, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Health disparity in rural populations, while not a new concept...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Managing Moral Distress » By Cynthia Saver, MSN, RN The COVID-19 pandemic has added to the burden of nurses’ daily work in many areas, including fo...
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Taking Action to the Next Level for Transgender People » By Damon B. Cottrell, PhD, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CCNS, ACNS-BC; Phillip T. Atchison, PharmD; and Darian...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Nurses Applaud Designation of $25 Million to Support Nursing Education Initiatives » For Immediate Release December 21, 2021 Contact: Lisa Maxwell Texas Nurses Association lmaxwell@texasnurses....
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Maximizing Your Time Off » By Susan J. McKee, DNP, MEd, RN With the current state of nursing, time off may seem like a luxury. Staffing is...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| The Attention Management Model » Adapted and reposted from this article by Maura Nevel Thomas, MBA Attention Management is Flexible for th...
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| What is Attention Management and How Can It Help You? » By Maura Nevel Thomas, MBA, Certified Speaking Professional Excerpted from the original . You...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Think Like an Expert Witness to Avoid Fall Liability » By Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, Senior Risk Specialist, Nurses Service Organization An 88-year-old patient...
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| The Pitfalls of Daylight Savings Time » By Dr. Tracey Ramsey Abbott DNP, MPA, RN Beyond being a painful nuisance, Daylight Saving Time — the act of advancing th...
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Mental Health is a Journey, Not a Destination » By Chasity Shaw, BSN, RN There is the loud pandemic, and there is the silent pandemic. With insidious traits like hyperte...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| The New Workplace for Nursing Leaders Post-Covid: Home » By Jordan Wilson, MSN, RN-BC, NPD-BC As we have seen from the profound changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 (1 Comment - view/add) Real Talk About Health Care Worker Burnout (Reprint) » By Bree Becker, MSN, NP-C, RNC-MNN Previously appeared in Georgia Nursing The other night when I was put...
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| A Healthy Work Environment Starts with You! » By Sheranda Fesler, PhD, RN, RNC-NIC, NE-BC, CPHQ, CPPS High-acuity patients, understaffed units, new organizati...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Addressing Thoracic Postoperative Pain with an Enhanced Surgical Recovery » By TaCharra Woodard, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC The Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program is an evidence-based approach to improvin...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Take Action Against Burnout » Denise Stage McNulty, DNP, RN, MS-HSA, NPD-BC, NE-BC The Burden The health care community must act now t...
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Nursing Student Preparedness During COVID » By Sarah Hibbs DNP, RN COVID-19 altered the way we conduct daily life. Nursing students acutely felt this chan...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Oncologic Emergencies » By Sorayah Bourenane, MSN, RN, CEN, CNL A patient becomes a cancer survivor the moment they are diagnosed wit...
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Understanding the LGBTQ+ Patient and the Foundations of Providing Care » By Damon B. Cottrell, Ph.D., DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CCNS, ACNS-BC and Stephanie C. Evans, Ph.D., APRN, CPNP-PC ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Staffing Provisions Explained » By Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, NEA-BC On August 9, Governor Abbott announced he was bringing in additional nurses f...
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Documenting nursing assessments in the age of EHRs » By: Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, Senior Risk Specialist, Nurses Service Organization Nurses have grown accustomed to...
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Practice and Academic Partnerships During COVID-19 » From the Board of Nursing: On March 27, 2020, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing posted a policy brief on...
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| How to Facilitate Psychological Safety in Organizations » By Tracey Ramsey Abbott DNP, MPA, RN, CAIP, CNAMB Two weeks ago, we examined the concept of psychological sa...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| The Need for Psychological Safety in the Workplace » By Tracey Ramsey Abbott, DNP, MPA, RN, CAIP, CNAMB Psychological safety can be defined as a shared belief tha...
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Addressing Racial Inequality and Diversity in Nursing » By Marlissa Esquivel, BSN, RN, AMB-BC In January 2021, the American Nurses Association, in conjunction with several oth...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Allyship in Nursing: Every Nurse’s Responsibility » By Jim Allard, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE As a nurse and member of the American College of Healthcare Executives LGBTQ He...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Collaborating for Behavior Change » Practice By Corinne Hernandez, MS, LCDC A nurse cannot ignore the many influences that make up an person, such as c...
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Celebrating National Nurses Week » By Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, NEA-BC Nurses across the great state of Texas have exhibited an insurmountable amount of cou...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Choosing Collaboration Over Obedience » By Kanaka Sathasivan, MPH On its surface, compliance simply refers to whether a patient is following their care plan, fo...
Monday, April 12, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Practice Tip of the Week \| Managing Moral Distress » By Cynthia Saver, MS, RN The COVID-19 pandemic has added to the burden of nurses’ daily work in many areas, including fo...
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