Empowering Texas nurses to advance the profession Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, CAE CEO
Policy Council Updates APRN Issues Expert Advisors Workplace Advocacy Nursing Education Nursing Regulation Maternal M&M MH/SU End of Life
Key Policy Issues Funding: APRN practice environment Workplace advocacy Violence Staffing Nursing Peer Review Funding: Violence prevention grant program Nursing faculty loan repayment program Nursing shortage reduction program
Partnerships with academia DNP Projects with Purpose Program DNP Policy Fellows Program 2016: 6 DNP students 2018: 35 DNP students 2018/9: 11 DNP students
November 14|6 p.m. CT
City Council School Boards County Commission State Legislature
Visit texasnurses.org/nursesinoffice Find Resources Online Visit texasnurses.org/nursesinoffice Information on running for local positions Nurses currently running for office Downloadable one-pagers Introduction to Running for Office Get Started Get Support Get Elected Vision 2040 Who Should Run for Office? An article from Dr. Lolly Lockhart
20th Anniversary Guest presenters include: Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN UT Austin Alum, former Deputy Secretary of US HHS (2015-17) John Hellerstedt, MD Commissioner TDSHS
Care for the Caregiver: J&J grant Nurse Advocacy Scholarships: 2 - $1000 scholarships for nurses pursuing BSN, MSN, DNP, or PhD Care for the Caregiver: J&J grant Nursing Policy Research Grant: Jessica Smith, PhD, RN secondary data analysis to determine how nurse education, skill mix, staffing ratios, and work environments influence patient mortality for heart disease and stroke in rural hospitals in four states. Post-doc student under Drs. Eileen Lake and Linda Aiken
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Available! Jurisprudence and Ethics Geriatrics Forensics Nursing Peer Review Incident-Based Peer Review Safe Harbor Peer Review What the Nurse Needs to Know About NPR What the CNO Needs to Know About NPR Electronic Health Records Nurse Experiences Role of Nurses Managing EHR Interoperability Universal Suicide Screening
Resources! Faculty, student, and new graduate resources (ANA) https://www.nursingworld.org/resources/individual/ TNA Faculty and Student Engagement Toolkit https://www.texasnurses.org/page/FacultyToolkit
Texas Team: Strategic Plan 2020 Education Clinician --> faculty Clinical Residencies APRN RN: across continuum of care Staff nurse leaders Leadership development at the bedside Nurses on Boards Sustainability Placement/Measurement
Nurses on Boards November 6, Tyler texasteamnursesonboard@gmail.com.
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