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TONL News & Updates
At the TONL 2024 Annual Conference, awards were presented to Dr. Jane McCurley, who received the Elizabeth Sjoberg Lifetime Achievement Award, and Dr. Emily Weber, who received the TONL Excellence Award in Leadership.  Click the link below to read more about the winners. Congratulations to Dr. McCurley and Dr. Weber!

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/tne-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=820483&issueID=99425 to view the full article online.

UTHealth
Kahuna Workforce Solutions
Nursing Leadership
HealthLeaders 
In this interview, Deana Sievert, Chief Nursing Officer at Ohio State Wexner University and Ross Heart Hospitals, discusses how CNOs can foster a healthy work environment.

Visit https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nursing/healthy-work-environments-are-cornerstone-involving-nurses-building-framework to view the full article online.

EmergingRNLeader
Navigating staff performance reviews can be challenging, especially as a new leader. This example provides insight on handling a tricky review.

Visit https://emergingrnleader.com/when-performance-evaluations-get-tricky/ to view the full article online.

HealthLeaders
CNOs play a crucial role in properly implementing AI to ensure efficiency.  This infographic provides a simplified overview of the process.

Visit https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nursing/infographic-ai-nursing to view the full article online.

For the latest news from the Nurses on Boards Coalition, visit https://www.nursesonboardscoalition.org/news/.

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Texas Nurses Association
Healthcare Industry
American Organization of Nursing Leadership
The American Hospital Association has joined with 51 other national organizations in expressing support for legislation that would address staffing shortages by recapturing 25,000 unused employment-based visas for foreign-born nurses.

Visit https://www.aonl.org/node/692488 to view the full article online.

Practice and Patient Care
National Law Review
A new law requires Texas healthcare facilities to implement workplace violence prevention policies and includes specific response procedures and potential penalties for noncompliance.

Visit https://www.natlawreview.com/article/dont-mess-texas-nurses-texas-healthcare-facilities-must-adopt-workplace-violence#google_vignette to view the full article online.

Fierce Healthcare
A recent Commonwealth Fund survey reveals that a significant portion of U.S. healthcare workers, especially minorities, witness racial or ethnic discrimination against patients.

Visit https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/racial-ethnic-discrimination-against-patients-impacting-care-healthcare-workers-say to view the full article online.

MedCity News
Virtual nursing blends primary and team models, offering a solution to healthcare challenges, enhancing patient care, and improving nurse satisfaction.

Visit https://medcitynews.com/2024/02/transforming-healthcare-with-virtual-nursing-considerations-for-nurse-leaders/ to view the full article online.

Members in the News
Susan Soulek
Methodist Hospital Metropolitan
Director Breast Program

 

Mekdes Sirage
Methodist Health System
Nurse Executive Resident

 

Christina Ray
Baxter
Director

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