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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, 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...
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...
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