You take care of Texas. Who Takes Care of You?

TNA DOES. Where nurses take care of nurses.

What have you done for me lately?

Because of TNA, ALL Texas nurses enjoy:

Laws prohibiting retaliation against nurses who advocate for their patients and providing remedies if nurses are retaliated against Laws requiring hospitals and nursing homes to adopt policies on safe patient handling and workplace safety

Laws limiting the title “nurse” exclusively for RNs and LVNs Laws protecting nursing’s scope of practice in areas where there may be overlap with other disciplines (surgical technologists, radiologic technologists, respiratory therapists, and others)

Laws requiring hospital boards to adopt a nurse staffing policy that engages nurse staffing committees in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a staffing plan. Laws prohibiting hospitals from routinely using mandatory overtime to staff beyond when a nurse is scheduled to work

TNA accomplishments in 2011 session Enhanced patient advocacy protections for nurses – Protecting from criminal liability – Extending protections to nurses advising other nurses – Increasing administrative penalties for retaliation Securing $35 mil in special funding for nursing education Defeating attempt to mandate medical board disclose identify of nurses who report a physician

And our work never ends... anticipated nursing initiatives in APRN prescriptive authority Ensure publicly-employed nurses have same protection as other nurses when report unsafe care internally Protection for nurses against violence in workplace Maintain funding for nursing education Defeating initiatives by others harmful to nurses and their patients

TNA advocates for ALL Texas nurses

The Problem: Two RNs criminally indicted and terminated for reporting a physician to medical board The Outcome The Good Nurses exonerated by legal system – Not Guilty! Nursing rallied in support - TNA Legal Defense Fund Enhanced patient advocacy protections enacted in 2011 Complaints against physician and hospital substantiated Sheriff, co attorney, hosp admin & physician indicted Good example of what TNA can do to support nurses Good example of nurses exercising “moral” courage The Bad Two nurses saw their nursing careers changed forever Winkler County showed how TNA supports nurses

District, state, and national participation Information: publications, updates Professional growth Networking Annual leadership conference Specialty certification discounts Continuing education discounts TNA has the opportunities you want.

Membership Options. Tri-level membership: District, TNA, ANA TNA Direct Membership: TNA only

Join TNA Where nurses take care of nurses Where you influence your professional practice environment Where you shape the future of the nursing profession