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Texas Organization for Nursing Leadership

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TONE News & Updates
Caryn Iverson
Today’s leaders within the health care industry are familiar with the following terms: transparency, teamwork, leadership, and culture. However, there is very little discussion on connectivity in the workplace. Connection in the workplace leads to a higher degree of engagement, retention, and a decrease loss in productivity.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/tne-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=391517&issueID=46799 to view the full article online.

 
Nursing Leadership
Linda Burnes Bolton, Hospitals & Health Networks
Throughout my professional career, I have advocated for inclusive leadership across the health care field, including preparing and deploying health professionals.

Visit http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/7373-inclusive-leadership-hospital-board-equity to view the full article online.

 
Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media
Nursing and veterans' organizations have united to advocate for adoption of the VA's proposal to allow its advanced practice registered nurses full practice authority.

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nurse-leaders/evidence-trumps-politics-when-it-comes-aprns to view the full article online.

 
Marty Stempniak, Hospitals & Health Networks
Health care may be changing at a record clip in recent years, but the salaries of nursing leaders aren’t doing the same.

Visit http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/7498-nursing-leadership-salary-trends-disappointing-rn-retires-after-70-years-in-profession to view the full article online.

 
Phil Brahm, McKnight's Long Term Care News
Job growth for registered nurses is on pace to produce nearly 450,000 new positions by 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Visit http://www.mcknights.com/news/nursing-remains-atop-job-growth-charts/article/505815/ to view the full article online.

 
Julia Quinn-Szcesuil, Minority Nurse
Nurses know their jobs are essential, but they also know their jobs aren’t typical in any way.

Visit http://minoritynurse.com/whats-a-nurses-professional-image/ to view the full article online.

 
Keith Carlson, BSN, RN, NC-BC, Nurse.com
For nurses with previous careers in the business world, you may have taken part in a SWOT analysis at one time or another to determine a business strategy or direction.

Visit https://news.nurse.com/2016/07/19/a-swot-analysis-for-your-nursing-career/ to view the full article online.

 
Swati Kapoor, Minority Nurse
Few would disagree that nursing is one of the most underrated professions in modern times. Being a nurse isn’t easy.

Visit http://minoritynurse.com/10-qualities-that-make-a-great-nurse/ to view the full article online.

 
Practice and Patient Care
Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media
One nurse with firsthand knowledge about medical errors is a calling on RNs and other healthcare professionals to exercise their voices and vigilance to protect patients.

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nurse-leaders/medical-errors-what-nurse-knows-about-protecting-patients-1 to view the full article online.

 
Jennifer Thew, RN, HealthLeaders Media
Eye contact and authentic conversation can do more to improve patient satisfaction than following a checklist, says a patient who is an RN.

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nurse-leaders/patients-advice-improving-patient-satisfaction to view the full article online.

 
Karlene M. Kerfoot, PhD, RN, CNAA, FAAN, ADVANCE
Nurses have always been in the business of providing excellence in patient care, but recently nurses have come under increased pressure to improve delivery of quality care to help meet new value-based care objectives.

Visit http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Lifestyle-for-Nurses/At-Work/Satisfied-Nurses-Equal-Satisfied-Patients.aspx to view the full article online.

 
Heather Stringer, Nurse.com
In a year when medical errors have been cited as a leading cause of death in the U.S., strategies that can improve patient safety are in high demand. One method of reducing errors in healthcare is TeamSTEPPS, an evidence-based model that is changing how caregivers communicate with one another.

Visit https://news.nurse.com/2016/06/27/teamstepps-an-effective-language-for-communication/ to view the full article online.

 
Kathleen Sullivan, BC News
A half century ago, a nursing graduate student developed an idea that the goal of nursing practice was to promote patient adaptation.

Visit http://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/science-tech-and-health/nursing/roy-adaptation-model.html to view the full article online.

 
Baylor University - Louise Herrington School of Nursing
WGU Texas
UTHealth
Education and Events
The recently adopted TONE Bylaws are now posted to the website.

Visit http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.texasnurse.org/resource/resmgr/Bylaws/TONE_Bylaws_Approved_2016_04.pdf to view the full article online.

 
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!

Visit http://www.nurseslounge.com/lounges/profile/50917/texas-organization-of-nurse-executives to view the full article online.

 
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!

Visit http://tone.associationcareernetwork.com/Common/HomePage.aspx to view the full article online.

 
Public Policy
Harris Meyer, Modern Healthcare
The November elections surely won't end the nonstop, eight-year political war over the shape of the U.S. healthcare system. But the ballot results likely will determine whether the changes driven by the Affordable Care Act continue in the same direction or the system returns to its less-regulated, pre-ACA contours.

Visit http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160723/MAGAZINE/307239984 to view the full article online.

 
Members in the News
Bianca Castro, nbcdfw.com
Physicians and nurses at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas treated several of the police officers and civilians shot during the ambush on law enforcement last Thursday night in downtown Dallas.

Visit http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Trauma-Nurses-Process-Emotions-One-Week-After-Dallas-Police-Shooting-387014821.html to view the full article online.

 
BJ Lewis, Denton Record-Chronicle
Fresh off a 12-hour stint in scrubs and tending to patients in the cardiac unit of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton, Talecia Hawkins had her heart set on peace and relaxation for her July Fourth weekend.

Visit http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20160709-far-from-help-she-saved-a-swimmer.ece to view the full article online.

 
Healthcare Industry
Sabriya Rice, Dallas Morning News
Fort Worth’s Texas Christian University is one of nineteen organizations in the state that will receive federal funding to bolster training for health care professionals.

Visit http://www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/20160721-texas-hospitals-to-get-more-than-9.5-million-to-expand-health-care-workforce.ece to view the full article online.

 
Matt Goodman, D Healthcare Daily
All stakeholders in healthcare delivery, from the patients and employers to the physician and the payers, are under intense pressure to collaborate to whack away at waste like never before, providing significant cost-saving opportunities for those willing to take risks.

Visit http://healthcare.dmagazine.com/2016/07/27/detailing-employers-role-in-driving-transparency-value-based-care/ to view the full article online.

 
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