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TONL News & Updates
By Dr. Renee Thompson, CEO & Founder of the Healthy Workforce Institute
During crisis, we see the best in people and the worst. Right now, our frontline healthcare teams are battling COVID-19. It’s been an ugly battle with many lives lost; however, as I write this, we are starting to see a light at the end of this very dark tunnel.
The call for nominations has resulted in the identification of nine candidates for open positions on the TONL Board of Directors for 2020 - 2022. The nominating committee feels confident that the candidates will bring leadership, energy, and creativity to the board as they serve as TONL board members next year.
By Paula J. Webb, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL
The Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Organization for Nursing Leadership co-hosted an invitational Nursing Summit entitled The Future of Nursing in Texas: Stakeholders Moving Towards Alignment in Austin, Texas, on February 24-25, 2020. The event was the culmination of the work of these two organizations.
The TONL Board annually surveys its members to ascertain the value that members receive from the services and programs of TONL. This provides information that helps us strategically plan to meet your needs. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey.
The survey will be available until Friday, June 19, 2020. Please click below to complete the survey. Thank you,
TONL Board of Directors
In this Year of the Nurse 2020 and in the midst of this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, TONL is thrilled to recognize the many heroes making a difference in your organizations. These TONL heroes demonstrate selfless dedication and commitment to their profession in the most difficult of circumstances. Thank you for all you are doing on the front lines of the COVID-19 response!
By AJ Stephens, DNP, MBA/HCA, RN, NE-BC, Director of Critical Care, HCA North Texas
Succession planning is a buzz word we have all heard about since that semester of leadership in nursing school. In simple terms, it is a means of identifying critical positions and the individuals who will fill the vacancies for those positions (Rothwell, 2016). However, a name in a box alone is not succession planning. The planning step of the process requires a great deal of attention and focus on the development of team members to prepare them to assume positions of either greater or different responsibility within your organization.
Nursing Leadership
Nurse.com
Nurses are taking control at COVID-19 drive-through testing centers, often staffing and managing the centers.
Minority Nurse
Critical care nurses are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, caring for patients infected with the virus.
By Nelson Tuazon, DNP, DBA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, CPPS, CPHQ, FNAP, FACHE
Vice President & Associate Chief Nursing Office
University Health System, San Antonio
President, South Central Texas Organization for Nursing Leadership (SCTONL)
On January 21, 2020, the first case of COVID19 in the U.S. was reported. Nursing and healthcare in the U.S. have experienced the dramatic, drastic, and devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic since that day. As hospitals, government agencies, private businesses and corporations, and the public braced themselves for the disaster brought about by the pandemic, nurses acted quickly and swiftly to respond to this public emergency.
Education and Events
TONL is pleased to announce a special 1-year offer to Graduate Students enrolled in a Graduate Level Nursing Executive Leadership or Nurse Administration Program. Become a NEW member of TONL today and membership dues will be waived for the first year of membership. Years two and three of your TONL membership will each be discounted 50%. With a deal like that, there's no reason not to join TONL today!
Healthcare Industry
Health Leaders Media
A recent poll shows that 48% of Americans have skipped or delayed medical care due to the pandemic.
National Education Progression in Nursing
Check out NEPIN's white paper on equity and academic achievement. World Health Organization
This report from the World Health Organization details the state of nursing around the globe. Practice and Patient Care
HealthLeaders
The increased use of telehealthcare during the coronavirus pandemic is impacting physician-patient relationships.
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Elizabeth Maas, MSN, RN, was highlighted as a new member in May’s TONL. Elizabeth traveled from Texas to New York, working in hospitals to support care of critically ill patients suffering from COVID-19. Originally contracted for 8 weeks, she is coming home, the numbers in NY are dropping, and the hospital cancelled the contract. Liz has an amazing story to tell involving the action of heroes and the devastation of disease that extends beyond an infected COVID-19 patient. She recounts that the elderly, nursing home and homeless populations are dying at an alarming rate. From a nursing perspective, managing patient care amid the chaos has been challenging due to multi-faceted confusions and time-wasting procedures related to simple and routine care of patients – triage, transfers, med administration, etc.