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TONL News & Updates

Nursing Leadership: Digital Body Language

By Cynthia Plonien, DNP, RN, CENP

Nurses as leaders understand that body language is crucial in communicating the intent of messages shared through their words. Tone and the inflection of voice, personal space, physical gestures, posture, facial expressions and eye contact can be the determinates of the outcomes of a crucial conversation. Subliminal gestures influence and have an impact that can weaken or even sabotage a leader’s impact (Gorman, C. 1998).

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TONL Members Presenting at the AONL 2022 Conference - Inspiring Leaders

Break Out Sessions

Dr. Jane McCurley, “Awareness to Advocacy: Motivating Nurse Leaders to Action to Support Nurses”. April 12, 1:30 – 2:20. Presenting with Christian Lawson, Haley Sands, Stacy Chappel.

Dr. Pat Yoder-Wise, “Developing a Legacy through a Leadership Trajectory. April 13, 10:30 – 11:20. Presenting with Dr. Suzy Sportsman and Dr. Karen Kowalski.

Poster Presentations – April 12 & 13. 11:30 – 12:30

Dr. Cynthia Plonien, “Improving African American Men’s Blood Pressure with Home Based Blood Pressure Monitoring”. Presenting with Dr. Margaret Badejo (DNP Project).

Dr. Tammy Eades, “Nurse -Practitioner Directed Adolescent Depression Screening Tool”. Presenting with Dr. Nancy Wyrick (DNP Project).

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Nursing Leadership

Focusing on the Power of Connection

Emerging RN Leader
Establishing a connection with staff can help in reducing nurse turnover.

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Nursing Workforce Development and Research Are Big Winners of New Legislation

HealthLeaders Media
Legislation recently passed by Congress provides funding in a variety of areas of benefit to nurses.

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Using Automated Outreach to Improve Staff Workflows

As the US faces one of the greatest nursing shortages in history, nurse leaders must tackle the challenging task of managing nurses' well-being and mitigating burnout all while maintaining the same level of quality patient care. In this on-demand webinar, Donna Pritchard, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, Chief Nursing Executive at North Mississippi Medical Center (Tupelo), shares her insights on introducing automation into clinical workflows to preserve staff resources while improving patient outcomes.

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Healthcare Industry

American Hospital Association Urges Attorney General to Address Violence Against Healthcare Workers

Healthcare Finance News
Citing the high numbers of nurses who have been subjected to verbal and physical abuse, the American Hospital Association has asked the U.S. Attorney General to inact new protections for healthcare workers.

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Use the PMP to Improve Patient Care

University of Texas at Austin - UT Center for Health Communications®

The Texas Prescription Monitoring Program is a patient care tool used to ensure patients are safely and effectively prescribed medication to manage their pain. You can help by checking the PMP before prescribing controlled substances; the PMP helps by improving decision-making, avoiding potentially life-threatening drug interactions and addressing patterns of prescription drug misuse, diversion or overdose. Sign on before you sign off.

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Practice and Patient Care

Advancing Your Nursing Career Helps Everyone

Minority Nurse
Making an effort to boost one's hard as well as soft skills leads to a number of benefits for both nurses and their patients.

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7 Pro Tips to Keep Your Nursing Scrubs Cleaner, Brighter and Out of the Rag Bag

Daily Nurse
Tips for taking good care of one's nursing scrubs include keeping them separate from other clothes and drying with high heat.

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