2023 TONL Annual Conference: Leading and Advancing the Nursing Profession, Feb. 23-24, 2023.
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The 2023 TONL Annual Conference opened to a sold-out crowd, with 236 registrants. Dr. Jeff Doucette opened with the keynote presentation, “Stabilize, Optimize, Energize: Achieving Next Level Nursing Performance in the New Healthcare Reality.” Dr. Doucette is the Chief Nursing Officer for Press Ganey. He shared the most recent national data on nursing and patient engagement and discussed the critical connection between engagement, safety and quality outcomes. Leadership Blogs authored by Jeff Doucette, DNP, RN, NEQ-BC, FACHE, FAAN can be found at: https://info.pressganey.com/authors/jeff-doucette
Dr. Nora Frasier, DNP, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC was recognized as the recipient of TNL’s Excellence in Leadership Award. Dr. Frasier is currently the Vice President of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer at Magnet-recognized Methodist Mansfield Medical Center in Mansfield, TX. Nora has led nursing in diverse not-for-profit and proprietary hospitals, from a 100-bed rural community hospital to an urban tertiary care academic medical center. Her background also includes positions as a quality director, hospital administrator and chief nurse executive in a 1200-bed 6 hospital health system. Nora has served as an appraiser team leader for the Magnet Recognition Program for 15 years.
Highlighted General Session Panel Discussions included: “The New Essentials Standards” (AACN) moderated by Dr. Linda Plank, “Mental Health: Care for the Caregiver and the Patient” moderated by Dr. Debra Logan, and “Role of the DNP Leader” moderated by Dr. Jamie Sue Waugh.
TONL Talks included presentations by Dr. Tabitha South “Addressing Nurse Leader Compassion Fatigue,” Dr. Irene Salinas “Enhancing Leadership Through a Clinical Coach Model,” and Paul Buckle, “The Intersection of Medicine and Psychiatric Nursing: Designing a Blended Unit.”
Wrapping up the conference, Randy Chunn closed the conference with an inspirational presentation on “Influential Leadership.”
Pre-Conference: Prior to the 2023 TONL Annual Conference, Dr. Renee Thompson, CEO, and Founder, Healthy Workforce Institute presented “8 Attributes of a Healthy Work Culture” in an informative and illuminating work shop session.
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