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Fiscal year 2019 has been a tremendous growth year for Texas Organization of Nurse Executives (TONE) largely due the dedication from our chapter leaders and committee chairs. The diligent efforts of or chapter leadership to bring value to the chapter meetings and the meticulous work from our committees has kept us connected, educated and informed. Their combined energy has generated a 21% growth as of July 2019.

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Submitted by Cynthia Plonien, DNP, RN, CENP

 

In August, the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at UTA hosted a retirement celebration for Dr. Beth Mancini as she transitions from her role as professor and senior associate dean for education innovation.

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Submitted by Jessica Smith, PhD, RN

 

Although rural hospitals serve about one fifth of the United States, few studies have investigated relationships among nursing resources and rural hospital adverse events. The purpose of this survey was to determine relationships among nursing skill mix (proportion of registered nurses [RNs] to all nursing staff), the work environment and adverse events (medication errors, patient falls with injury, pressure ulcers and urinary tract infections) in rural hospitals.

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American Sentinel University
Nursing Leadership
By Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media

 


We’ve all heard the saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." In other words, a little foresight and planning can fend off a crisis. At Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, nurse leaders have taken a preventive approach to the organization's future workforce needs.

Visit https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nursing/stop-nursing-shortage-it-starts to view the full article online.

From Minority Nurse

 

The important role that nurses play in our society cannot be overstated. From their bedside manner to their deep medical understanding, nurses have long been the backbone of our health care system. Now, many nurses are transitioning to a new and influential role: nurse entrepreneur.

Visit https://minoritynurse.com/from-practicing-rn-to-nurse-entrepreneur/ to view the full article online.

By Carole Jakucs, MSN, RN, PHN, Nurse.com

 

Teaching healthcare professionals about wound care has taken Nancy Morgan, MBA, BSN, RN, WOC, WCC, DWC, OMS, to dozens of places around the United States. When the longtime RN began her career in wound care, she never imagined educating clinicians would take her to American Samoa, an unincorporated U.S. territory in the South Pacific Ocean located 2,200 miles southwest of Hawaii.

Visit https://www.nurse.com/blog/2019/08/15/nurse-teaches-proper-wound-care-education-south-pacific/ to view the full article online.

By Nancy Sweazy, BSN, RN, CNOR, Daily Nurse

 

One can easily surmise that Nurse Ratched was not drinking kale smoothies, jogging daily and taking long, hot baths. The facets of compassionate nursing care that Ratched famously lacked, such as kindness and generosity, seldom come from a nurse experiencing a sense of deficit within themselves. A lackluster approach to one’s work is generally the prerequisite for what is now a bonafide medical diagnosis: burnout.  

Visit https://dailynurse.com/practice-what-you-preach-the-value-of-healthy-nurses/ to view the full article online.

The purpose of the ongoing collaborative between CNOs and academic deans and directors from Texas Schools of Nursing is to discuss issues that address nursing in the work place and nursing education, specifically preparation for entering the work place. Workshop meetings occur twice a year, alternating between location in Dallas and in Austin.

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Education and Events
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!

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On Sept. 13, Marion Spears Karr and Shirley Robinson will speak on the importance of the nursing "lens" for board effectiveness; structure and function of types of boards, both in healthcare and community-based organizations; board roles and responsibilities; and more. The program, which will be held at the Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center, will provide 5.5 hours of nursing continuing education.

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Healthcare Industry
By Nancy J. Brent, MS, JD, RN, Nurse.com

 

Alternative-to-discipline programs are used by boards of nursing to help nurse licensees receive needed treatment and maintain an unencumbered professional nursing license. They provide a “non-punitive, nondisciplinary and usually confidential approach” to the nurse licensee. Treatment and aftercare are included in alternative-to-discipline programs.

Visit https://www.nurse.com/blog/2019/08/19/wise-enter-alternative-to-discipline-programs/ to view the full article online.

By Andrea Park, Becker Hospital Review

 


Though artificial intelligence has been proven in multiple studies to outperform human physicians at a variety of medical tasks, further tests are needed to determine whether this holds true in an actual clinical setting. In an op-ed for STAT, Michael Joyner, MD, an anesthesiologist and physiologist at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, suggests a new kind of "Turing test" is needed before AI takes over complex medical tasks, many of which "lack fixed rules and stereotypical features" — two qualities typically necessary for an automated machine to do its job.

Visit https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/artificial-intelligence/physician-viewpoint-ai-needs-a-turing-test-to-determine-medical-feasibility.html to view the full article online.

Practice and Patient Care
By Raj Toleti, Becker Hospital Review

 

We also know that patient behavior is the primary driver in improving long-term health. Engaged patients are more satisfied patients and more apt to follow treatment plans. Fortunately, we are in a time when a physician’s advice and counsel can walk beside a patient virtually to help them manage their care and be active in its outcome.

Visit https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-engagement/how-mobile-patient-engagement-can-change-patient-behavior.html to view the full article online.

By Elizabeth Binsfield, BA, RN, Minority Nurse

 

On most days nursing is extremely rewarding. At the end of our shift, we feel we’ve done a good job caring for the needs of grateful patients. But occasionally, we encounter patients who test our patience and make it challenging to effectively care for them. So how can we improve the situation when caring for difficult patients?

Visit https://minoritynurse.com/5-methods-for-improving-your-day-when-caring-for-difficult-patients/ to view the full article online.

By Michele Mojciechowski, Daily Nurse

 


According to the CDC, about one in nine women experience postpartum depression. Oftentimes, nurses may be able to recognize this in their patients and assist them in getting help. First, though, you have to know what you’re looking for. Susan Altman, DNP, CNM, FACNM, a clinical assistant professor and midwifery program director at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, has been a midwife for more than 20 years. She took some time to answer our questions on recognizing postpartum depression in new moms.

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By Lisette Hilton, Nurse.com

 


Critical care nurses today are less likely than 10 years ago to believe patients on mechanical ventilation need sedation. But 66% of nurses still believe mechanical ventilation sedation is necessary for patient comfort, according to a survey published July 2019 in the American Journal of Critical Care. The data was collected in a survey of the 177 members of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

Visit https://www.nurse.com/blog/2019/08/21/nurses-agree-mechanical-ventilation-sedation-necessary-comfort/ to view the full article online.

Members in the News
By Jacklyn Lora, CBS 19

 


Texas is in the midst of a nurse shortage. To combat this, UT Tyler is working to get qualified nurses into the field as soon as possible. UT Tyler’s nursing program will now offer classes all year long, allowing more students to join the program and graduate earlier.

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