Recently added articles from Tennessee Nurse:
I am TNA.(Personal account)
Sep 22, 2008; Jacob, Susan R. ... I am a nurse educator and academic administrator, and I am TNA. I have enjoyed a professional nursing career for 38 years. However, when I chose nursing as a major in college at West Virginia University in the late 60s, I had no idea about the career opportunities that would come my ...
Ask the Nurse Ethicist.(nursing ethics)
Sep 22, 2008; Payne, Kate ... Welcome to the first installment of "Ask the Nurse Ethicist." I hope you find this helpful to your practice. The goal of this column is to provide a regular forum for Tennessee nurses to raise ethical questions they encounter in their practice and their profession, as well as provide some ...
Tennessee Nursing Partnership promotes skill-advancement in simulation technology for nurse educators in Tennessee.
Sep 22, 2008; Wagner, Lois J. ... Nursing care in America's hospitals has reached a critical shortage, which is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. In some communities across the country, the nursing shortage has become so great that it threatens patient care and safety, thus ...
TNA/ANA membership RN's professional practice insurance only 75 cents a day.(Tennessee Nurses Association)(American Nurses Association)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Membership in the Tennessee Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association is like having your own professional practice insurance policy. The premium (dues) is only 75cents a day. Here are 10 ways that TNA/ANA insures your profession ... 1. TNA monitors and protects the ...
Meet the TNA staff: the faces behind the phone calls and e-mails from TNA.(Tennessee Nurses Association)(Personal account)
Sep 22, 2008 ... My name is Kathy Denton. I am the Member Services/IT Administrator and have been on the TNA staff for 20 years. My responsibilities include member benefits/customer service, maintaining computer equipment/software, database management, network server management, and I am the staff liaison ...
From the Executive Director.(Personal account)
Sep 22, 2008; Adkins, Sharon ... One day this past spring, TNA President Laura Beth Brown and I traveled to Chapel Hill, Tenn., to visit with a living legend in nursing, 94-year-old Luther Christman, PhD, RN. We spent several hours with this snappy-eyed colleague and talked of his life and his career. ...
Meeting information.(2008 TNA Annual Convention)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Franklin Marriott Cool Springs The Cool Springs Conference Center is headquarters for the TNA Annual Convention and offers guests the opportunity to relax in the hot tub overlooking the private sun deck or work out the kinks in the well-equipped Fitness Center. You'll want to ...
Convention Schedule.(2008 TNA Annual Convention)
Sep 22, 2008 ... <Pre> Convention Schedule Thursday, October 23 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration Open Friday, October 24 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 Registration Open p.m. 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Lite Continental Breakfast 7:45-8:15 a.m. First Time Attendee Orientation ...
Tennessee State Senate 2008 election primary winners.(LEGISLATION)
Sep 22, 2008 ... <Pre> District Republican Democrat Independent 2 Ron Ramsey, Bill Jones. Blountville Kingsport 4 Mike Faulk,Micheal Williams Kingsport Corryton 6 ...
Pay for performance: a nursing perspective.
Sep 22, 2008; Scott, Diane E. ... Pay for performance models are being put into practice with incredible urgency. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), pay for performance is broadly defined as "any type of performance-based provider payment arrangements, including those that target ...
Capital campaign contributors.
Sep 22, 2008 ... Nightingale Honor $10,000 & over Judy Powell District 3 Legacy Society $2,500-$9,999 Tennessee Deans & Directors District 1 District 5 District 6 President's Council $1,000-$2,499 ...
The Tennessee Nurses Foundation presents the newly-published keepsake book.(Excerpt)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008; Greenhill, Dianne ... Purchase your special keepsake book, rich with the fascinating story of the history of the Tennessee Nurses Association for the past 100 years and filled with many priceless photographs. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Excerpts from book: The passage of a law to ...
TNA calendar of events.(Tennessee Nurses Association)(Brief article)(Calendar)
Sep 22, 2008 ... October 24-26, 2008 2008 TNA Annual Convention Franklin Marriott Franklin, Tennessee April 7, 2009 2009 TNA Legislative Summit War Memorial Auditorium ...
RN delegates to ANA'S biennial meeting take action to work toward greater nurse retention, address public health issues.
Sep 22, 2008 ... More than 600 elected registered nurse delegates to the American Nurses Association (ANA) passed several proposals designed to improve nurse retention rates while simultaneously advancing the public's health at its House of Delegates meeting held in Washington, D.C. With one ...
Marvia Balfour, BSN, MSA, RN.(Member News)(Marvia Balfour was recently promoted to the new nurse manager in VA Medical Center )(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Marvia Balfour, BSN, MSA, RN, was recently promoted to the new nurse manager of Cardiology Services at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. In her new role at the VA Medical Center, Balfour is responsible for planning, administering, managing, supervising and evaluating the activities, ...
John Michael Briley, DNP, RN, APRN, BC.(Member News)(John Michael Briley received the 2008 Most Supportive Alumnus Award )(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... John Michael Briley, DNP, RN, APRN, BC, received the 2008 Most Supportive Alumnus Award from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing. A native of West Tennessee, Briley earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Freed-Hardeman University in 1991 where he ...
Susan Cooper, MSN, RN, Commissioner.(Member News)(Susan Cooper and Ann Peterson Duncan were recently honored by Community Leader Award)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Susan Cooper, MSN, RN, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Health, and Ann Peterson Duncan, MPH, RN, Executive Director, Tennessee Center for Nursing, were recently honored in the Nashville Business Journal's second annual Health Care Heroes salute to the innovators, strategists and ...
Norma Lester, MSN, BCRN, CDDN, CLNC.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Norma Lester, MSN, BCRN, CDDN, CLNC, was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. Her term will run through 2011. She retired from the state of Tennessee three years ago as Director of Nursing for Arlington Developmental Center. Since then, ...
Diane Todd Pace, PhD, RN, APRN, BC.(Member News)(Diane Todd Pace was recently appointed to the American Nurses Association )(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Diane Todd Pace, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, was recently appointed to the American Nurses Association Committee for Nursing Practice Information Infrastructure (CNPII). The Committee promotes awareness, use, and further development of standardized data elements and ...
Cathy R. Taylor, DrPH, MSN, RN.(Member News)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... Cathy R. Taylor, DrPH, MSN, RN, Assistant Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Administration, recently received the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing's 2008 Outstanding Alumna Award. Taylor was honored for her many ...