TONL Monthly
 
November 2016 In This Issue
TONE News & Updates
Nursing Leadership
Practice and Patient Care
Education and Events
Public Policy
Members in the News
Healthcare Industry
Echo Consulting Group
Intercom Inc.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
TONE News & Updates
It's that time of year when we get the opportunity to recognize one of our own as an outstanding Texas nurse executive leader. We invite you to nominate individuals from our TONE membership for the 2016 Excellence in Leadership Awards!
 
Nursing Leadership
Brian Zimmerman, Becker's Hospital Review
As American healthcare continues to intensify its focus on patient safety and the patient experience, nurses are in a unique position to help reform healthcare practices at the leadership level due to their close work with patients and their intricate understanding of the care process.
 
Jackie Larson, ADVANCE
Leadership is something many of us aspire to in our professional lives. In our efforts to attain leadership roles we step up to take on special projects, further our education, and absorb all we can through books, mentors, and other learning opportunities.
 
Kathleen Wallace, RN, BSN, ADVANCE
We've all heard the saying, "With great power, comes great responsibility."
 
Eileen Williamson, MSN, RN, nurse.com
As our nation becomes increasingly more diverse, so does our patient population and healthcare workforce.
 
Keith Carlson, BSN, RN, NC-BC, nurse.com
During your career, you sometimes may find yourself focused on what’s right in front of you; a challenging day or contentious colleague may be all that you can see when your work days are difficult or demanding.
 
Kim Richards, RN, NC-BC, Medscape
With the high costs of staff turnover, consider the costs of leadership turnover.
 
Practice and Patient Care
Julia Quinn-Szcesuil, Minority Nurse
A nurse’s training takes years of school, years of on-the-job experience, and years of adjusting emotionally to a job that can be as draining as it is exhilarating.
 
Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media
Take time, educate patients, and use assistive technology to curb injuries, says a nurse honored for reducing workplace injuries.
 
Cynda Hylton Rushton, Johns Hopkins Nursing
Here, ethics expert Cynda Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN, discusses the importance of establishing an ethical workplace and steps nurses can take to foster moral resilience.
 
Christina Morgan, DailyNurse
Caitlin Brassington stopped for milk on her way home from a busy shift when, still wearing her scrubs, she ran into an acquaintance who had never seen her in uniform before.
 
Eden Estopace, Enterprise Innovation
Computers, mobile devices and state-of-the-art connected medical devices have changed the healthcare industry in a big way.
 
Paige Minemyer, FierceHealthcare
As the healthcare industry’s nursing shortage continues, predictive analytics can help health facilities maximize the efficiency of the workforce they have, according to a new report.
 
Baylor University - Louise Herrington School of Nursing
WGU Texas
UTHealth
Education and Events
Thursday, November 3, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
As an industry constantly on the move, TONE is bringing this educational opportunity straight to your facility. Find a conference room, an office, a desk - and gather your colleagues! This is a session you will not want to miss. Presented by Beth Nachtsheim Bolick, DNP PPCNP-BC CPNP-AC FAAN, Professor and Director Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program, Department of Women, Children, and Family Nursing - Rush University College of Nursing; and Linda Lawson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer for The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus.
 
Employ the power of online professional networking! Nurses Lounge is all about bringing nursing professionals together in a way that advances our profession. Join TONE's Lounge today! The cost is free but the value is PRICELESS!
 
Your destination for exciting Nurse Executive job opportunities and the best resource for qualified candidates within the Nurse Executive Industry. Visit the TONE Career Center today!
 
Public Policy
Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media
As nursing organizations review the 2,400-page final rule, some are calling on CMS to clarify the implications for APRNs.
 
Members in the News
Reece Nations, Daily Toreador
The Texas Tech Health Sciences Center strives for excellence in the field of nursing and its faculty has the accolades to back up that notion.
 
Heather Punke, Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality
The following hospitals in Texas received top marks on patients' HCHAPS surveys in the category of nurse communication.
 
Healthcare Industry
Henry Powderly, Healthcare Finance News
Overall, healthcare has added 445,000 jobs in the past 12 months.
 
Maria Castellucci, Modern Healthcare
About 87% of health law attorneys think their healthcare clients are at a greater risk for cybersecurity attacks than other industries, a survey released Thursday found (PDF).
 
 
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