Location:

Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos Hotel Conference Center & Spa
1001 E. McCarty Lane
San Marcos, TX 78666

 

Phone Reservations: 512/392-6450

Online Reservations HERE

More information about the conference and to register: www.tha.org/qpsconf

Dallas, Texas was the venue for one of the best Texas Organization of Nurse Executives Annual Conference’s to date. The Education Committee, under the direction of the chairperson Dr. Caryn Iverson, assembled an outstanding group of speakers, sponsors and poster presenters. In addition to the outstanding sharing of knowledge, best practice and expertise, there were numerous opportunities to network with nurse leaders from throughout the state of Texas.

The opening session was presented by LeAnn Thieman, renowned author of the "Chicken Soup" series. LeAnn’s first job, at the age of 20, found her working with an "old" nurse (she had to be 50!) who lovingly called her BRAT. LeAnn, in turn, called her POSTEN, short for Poor Old Sick and Tired Elderly Nurse! In this fun, entertaining, highly educational session, we all learnt traits of the four generations of nurses and identify ways you and others can relate to, cope with, and even appreciate the differences. By doing so, nurses will decrease blame and resentment in the workplace and will improve cooperation, productivity, retention, and ultimately, patient care.

Rear Admiral (RADM) Trent-Adams serves at the current Deputy Surgeon General and has prior experience as the Chief Nursing Officer for the US Public Health Service. RADM’s career highlights include advocating for improved healthcare access to the underserved and marginalized domestic and global populations. RADM Trent-Adams also advocates for nursing as a healthcare leader and the belief that now is the time for nursing to be at the table and drive changes in healthcare policy.

Participants at this year’s TONE Conference held on February 24 experienced the first TONE Talks session! Based on the well-received TED Talks, presenters were asked to share with conference participants their research and best practice. Mary Lou Wilson presented her project on how nurse caring behaviors can impact patient satisfaction and outcomes. Sharon Mathai shared how nurse physician rounding can improve both communication and collaboration of multidisciplinary teams. Shannon Stone demonstrated how an in-house development program known as EVOLVE improved nurse leader satisfaction scores and engagement.

Dr. Bob Dent quickly and effectively engaged the audience with entreating stories of how he and his 3 brothers all became nurses and why he has such passion for the profession. He described “invisible architecture” as having the most power in building up or taking down organizations. The culture of ownership is key to any organization being known as the best place to work. He discussed “Ownership culture” as very different from holding staff accountable. Ownership denotes self-pride whereas holding employees accountable is actually demotivating by taking away ownership from the employee. Ownership culture has many key components: commitment to mission and values, engagement, passion, initiative (described as “proceed until apprehended”) stewardship, belonging, fellowship, and pride. Dr. Dent stressed how pride, connection, and trust must exist in a culture of ownership. He explained how Toxic Emotional Negativity (TEN) must not be tolerated. He ended his delightful presentation by explaining ownership culture is accomplished with small steps, using the acronym “TBSSSNDQ” -- Think Big Start Small Start Now Don’t Quit.

DNP and PhD level nurse leaders were active participants in a panel discussion related to the two terminal degrees for nurses. The panel was facilitated by Dr. Paula Webb, DNP, RN, NEA-BC (President, TONE and Associate Professor Texas Tech Health Sciences Center) and consisted of: • Dr. Eryn Beard, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, CCNE – Associate Professor Baylor University School of Nursing • Dr. Donna Jackson-Arbuthnot, DNP, RN – Staff Nurse San Antonio Military Medical Center • Lauren Olvera, DNP(c), RN, RNC-OB, SNM – Baylor University School of Nursing • Dr. Stephanie Woods, PhD, RN – Associate Dean Texas Woman’s University Dallas

Ms. Lauren Inouye, Director of Government Affairs, AACN, described the political landscape of the 115th Congress. At this point, the future of ACA is unclear and a more favorable opinion is to repair or improve upon the current bill. The speaker also indicated this project will be up to the Republicans to lead as the Democrats do not have much of a megaphone regarding this issue as many of them are up for re-election in the near future. Speaker Ryan recently released a brief calling for a bill to: · Place a cap on tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance · Roll back Medicaid expansion · Repeal the individual mandate and the premium subsidies · Utilize state innovation grants to enhance Health Savings accounts.

Laurie Larson Health care’s rapid changes and growing complexity necessitate that all care providers collaborate and maximize their efficiency as never before, and few health care professionals understand that better than nurses.

Mackenzie Bean and Morgan Haefner, Becker's Hospital Review In honor of International Women's Day on March 8, Becker's Hospital Review asked women in the healthcare industry to share their insights on leadership.

Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media A workforce data analysis predicts a national nursing surplus of 340,000 registered nurses by 2025. But there is more to this story.

Jennifer Lelwica Buttaccio, Daily Nurse A 2017 study from RNnetwork, one of the largest, travel nursing companies in the country, shows nearly half of the nurses they surveyed are considering leaving the field altogether.

Betty Nelson, PhD, RN, ADVANCE The nation's healthcare system is in a period of unprecedented change.

Michele Wojciechowski, Minority Nurse Ever wonder why you might think about earning a certification?

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Jeff Lagasse, Healthcare Finance News As lawmakers on Capitol Hill wrangle over the fate of the Affordable Care Act and its would-be replacement, the American Health Care Act, the National Academy of Medicine said its four main priorities for fixing the country's healthcare industry include continuing the shift from fee-for-service to value based payment models; empowering people to be fully engaged in their healthcare decisions; tapping communities for local health solutions; and implementing integrated services and seamless digital interfaces.

Bob Herman, Axios Hospitals, doctor offices and the rest of the health care industry added 26,800 jobs in February, the first full month under President Trump.

Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media Critical care nurses who participate in unsuccessful resuscitation attempts report moderate levels of postcode stress and PTSD symptoms, research shows.

Lauren M. Green, Oncology Nursing News The American Nurses Association defines "lateral violence" as behaviors between colleagues involving covert or overt acts of verbal or nonverbal aggression.

Marina Matsiukhova, Daily Nurse With the aging baby-boomer population, one of the largest patient populations a nurse will encounter in the field is the geriatric population.

Nancy J. Brent, MS, JD, RN, nurse.com When you work long hours, whether voluntarily or out of staff number necessity, you are not functioning at your best.

Laura Kinsella, Daily Nurse I would make a wager that most nurses don’t see themselves as innovators, even though we innovate all the time.

Reece Nations, Daily Toreador Barbara Cherry, professor and Department Chair for Leadership Studies at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, was the recipient of the 2016 Texas Organization of Nurse Executives Excellence in Leadership Award, according to a Tech news release.

McKinney Courier-Gazette Medical City McKinney announced five nurses have received recognition as one of DFW’s "The Great 100 Nurses" including Ann Dutze, Emergency Services Clinical Supervisor; Gary Huey, Texas Two Step Coordinator; Mark Lisonbee; Manager of Med/Surg; Mike Mixson, Manager of Trauma Services; and Cassidi Roberts, Chief Nursing Officer.