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Want to know what it's like to start nursing school and how much can change over the course of your first year? In this special episode, we sit down with TAMU nursing students at both the beginning and end of their first year. Hear whether or not their expectations became reality, how their perception of the nursing industry has changed, and more on this Texas Nurses Podcast: Nursing Student Hub minicast.

Annual Conference Confidential. Texas A&M First Year: The Sequel. And, a timely talk on the role vaccines play in public health. It's all here in this month's Texas Nurses Podcast. Like what you heard? Make sure to comment and subscribe, anywhere you listen!

In the new episode of the Texas Nurses Podcast, hear from flight nurses about what it's like working in the air, and stay tuned for some mythbusting of nursing peer review. Like what you heard? Make sure to comment and subscribe, anywhere you listen!

Last week was TNA's 2025 Nurse Day at the Capitol. Over 600 nurses showed up to advocate for their profession, their peers, and their community. We were on-site to speak with attendees about their goals at the capitol, and this special Texas Nurses Podcast episode is here to take you back to the action—or fill you in if you missed it! Keep an eye on the Nurse Action Center to stay up to date with the latest from this legislative session. And, now that you've seen what “the power of us” can do, make a plan to join us at our conference this summer in Austin—The Power of Us: Advancing Our Profession Together!  Don't forget to follow us on streaming platforms, and leave a comment or review to let us know what you think!

Nurse Day at the Capitol, LVNs in TNA and ways to curb bullying in the nursing profession. Listen now! Pass it on. Like what you heard? Make sure to comment and subscribe,anywhere you listen!

Tune in this month for the word on human trafficking prevention, the upcoming Texas Legislative session and media engagement....from a nurse's perspective. Like what you heard? Make sure to comment and subscribe, anywhere you listen!

Happy holidays, y'all! Glad you could make the party. In this month's offering, you will hear yuletide yarns and season's greetings from special guests. Gather one, gather all – the Texas Nurses Podcast is on the air. Like what you heard? Make sure to comment and subscribe, anywhere you listen!

No FOMO here: we're keeping you up to date on what's been happening around the state! First, find out what you missed at District 4's annual Mock Trial, and learn why you should make a plan to be there next year. We also celebrate Nurse Practitioner Week with Dr. Barbara Chapman, and finish off with an interview with a new nurse about how her family has guided her into a career in nursing. Put your headphones on and press play: welcome to the newest episode of Texas Nurses! Like what you heard? Make sure to comment and subscribe, anywhere you listen!

Here comes election season! This episode, hear from newest and youngest member of the Texas State Senate, registered nurse Senator Molly Cook, about how showing up is the first step in getting involved in politics and policy. Then, get an inside look at the experience of nursing students today, and hear from a new nurse about her journey so far. These stories and more, only on the Texas Nurses Podcast!

Welcome to a brand-new season of the Texas Nurses Podcast! We're bringing you new guests, new topics, and a new style, with the same great content! Subscribe to be the first to know when new episodes are dropped, and hear the latest in Texas nursing news, features on timely topics, and conversations with newsmakers and industry leaders. In the first episode, hear a review of the NLAC Workplace Violence Prevention Summit, with soundbites from Representative Donna Howard and Travis County District Attorney José Garza. Check out the ⁠joint statement here.⁠ Check out ⁠further coverage from CBS Austin here.⁠ You'll also hear a feature on nurse entrepreneurs highlighting Shawntay Harris and Jasmine Bhatti, and an interview with TNA President Amy McCarthy. Like what you heard? Make sure you comment and subscribe, anywhere you listen!

Nurse and mental health advocate Jasmine Lott, MSN, RN talks with our host Laura Kincheloe about the importance of taking care of your mental health, asking for help, and how nurses can create safe spaces for themselves and their peers. How can moving away from stigma and silence open us up to a better future? Listen now!

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of death and harm in the outdoors. In this episode, Laura talks all things wilderness nursing with Dr. Glenn A. Barnes DNP, RN, EMT-P, NHDP-BC, FAWM! Enjoy a look into nursing in unusual environments and the good that getting outside can do for nurses on and off the clock.

In this episode, Dr. Marlene Porter, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, CEN, NPD-BC, discusses the importance of preparing for a more diverse workforce ahead of her May Nurse Talks. How can nurses address bias, be more inclusive and aware in the workplace, and work towards becoming a better ally to their peers? Listen now, and join the discussion at our next Nurse Talks!

Welcome to a brand new season of the new Texas Nurses Podcast! In this episode, Laura sits down with Amber High, DNP, CRNA, NC-BC to discuss the positive power of peer support and why talking through it, and feeling supported and not alone, matters in the face of the second victim phenomenon.

Laura speaks with March of Dimes' Director of Maternal & Infant Health Initiatives in Northwest Texas at March of Dimes Lisa Dillard and TikTok nurse influencer and labor and delivery nurse Jen Hamilton about the cost of gaps in maternal health care, from maternity care deserts to misinformation and systemic inequities. How can nurses work to combat the life or death risks that this vulnerable patient population is faced with? Resources: The Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies (TCHMB) annual summit, Feb. 12. https://www.marchofdimes.org/maternity-care-deserts-report https://tcmhcc.utsystem.edu/perinatal-psychiatry-access-network-peripan/ https://www.awhonn.org/nurse-resources/neonatal-and-newborn-care-resources/ https://www.acog.org/womens-health/pregnancy

Laura sits down with Amanda Maggio, an advocate for recognizing and celebrating nurses in Texas, to discuss the importance of recognition, retention, and supporting fellow nurses through community building. Learn more about the Pineywoods Nurse Awards here! Plus, nominate a nurse for our very own 25 Outstanding Texas Nurses!

Happy Holidays! Welcome to our holiday special, where we asked nurses to submit their stories of their holiday experiences—the good, the odd, and the festive! Thank you to our contributors, and please enjoy our little gift to you this holiday season.

Nursing and innovation go hand in hand, and when entrepreneurship is the next step, great things happen! Listen to Laura in conversation with Courtney Hogenson, a registered nurse, aging life care expert, and the founder of Call-Light, a company described as a ”healthcare industry game-changer.” Hear her thoughts on starting a business, trusting your gut, and why nurses' skills fit in everywhere they go!

Gaslighting is the psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time, that can cause the victim to question their own thoughts and experiences and lead to a loss of confidence and self-esteem, as well as a dependence on the perpetrator. In a medical context, that leads to further risk of the patient's well-being as well as their psychological and physical safety. In this episode, hear Laura chat with Dr. Tracy Wilson, DNP, MBe, MSN.Ed., FNP-C, RN, about the harm that medical gaslighting does and ways that patients and providers can advocate for better care.

Trigger Warning: Please note that as forensic nursing involves care for patients after traumatic or violent events including domestic and sexual violence or abuse, the content of this episode may be triggering. TNA's Director of Practice Laura Kincheloe talks with associate professor and forensic nurse Nancy Downing, PHD, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAAN, about her path through forensic nursing, some memorable moments, and advice for new nurses!

Our introductory episodes continue! In this one, hear from longtime TNA Director of Member Services Belinda Richey and learn about TNA's purpose, major changes, and what keeps us going. Don't forget to rate, save and review!

Hear from the nurses at the helm of TNA: Director of Nursing Practice Laura Kincheloe, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NE-BC; CEO Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, NEA-BC; and Director of Nursing Professional Development Jamie Roney Hernandez, DNP, MSN-Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K.

Growing violence against healthcare workers is a crisis. A study from 2019 showed that 1 in 4 nurses reported being physically assaulted in the workplace. That number has grown across the COVID-19 pandemic. New statistics show that 2 nurses are being assaulted every hour in the workplace, and health care workers are five times more likely to be assaulted at work than in any other profession. TNA's CEO Serena Bumpus and Director of Governmental Affairs Jack Frazee sat down with Elizabeth Clark to discuss the aftermath of the Dallas Methodist Hospital shooting and the rise of healthcare workplace violence across the country.

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome back to season two of #TexasNursesPod! Host Elizabeth Clark sat down with TNA's Director of Government Affairs, Jack Frazee, JD to discuss the upcoming Texas legislative session, what TNA is fighting for, and what part nurses have to play in moving Texas healthcare forward. Plus: save the date! February 27th and 28th, join TNA in Austin for Nurse Day at the Capitol and a chance to talk with your representatives face to face. You can hear Jack before then at the next Nurse Talks on Nov. 10, where attendees will have time to ask him questions on what to expect as we move in to the 88th legislative session. A note for our listeners: On Saturday, October 22, 2022, a gunman shot and killed two healthcare workers at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Our thoughts are with the colleagues we have lost, their families and friends, their community, and their coworkers. These events are painful, and we extend our hearts to those impacted by this violence. We are working to prevent violent incidents in Texas healthcare facilities, and you will hear more about TNA's efforts in this episode. But first, as you listen, join us in taking a moment of silence to honor our colleagues Katie Flowers and Jacqueline Pokuaa. Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome back to season two of #TexasNursesPod! Host Chasity sits down with one of this year's honorees for the Leaders & Legends of Texas Nursing award! “It's a great time to be a nurse!” K. Lynn Wieck, Ph.D., RN is an author, nursing educator, former TNA President, former TNA Vice President, and former TNA Board of Directors member. She coined this catchphrase to encourage nurses during a time of uncertainty at the turn of the century. The goal was increasing optimism in the face of layoffs and Y2K fears, and later in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the beginning of the Iraq War. Dr. Wick led TNA as president from 2000 to 2005 and was a vital part of collaborating with the American Nurses Association and other states after the attacks to be better prepared to care for Texans and other Americans in the case of another terrorist attack or natural disaster. She considers one of the greatest highlights of her career to be the outreach clinic she developed in downtown Houston called Project Capable, which provided free healthcare services to older Latina patients, taking students along with her to train and assist. As nurses established themselves as the country's most trusted profession, Dr. Wieck continued to turn to her mantra to encourage nurses to become TNA members, so that they could help advance the profession by having a voice in the political arena. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome back to season two of #TexasNursesPod! Host Chasity sits down with one of this year's honorees for the Leaders & Legends of Texas Nursing award! Dr. Michael Evans, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN holds many accomplishments in his 40-year career, including developing the Texas Peer Assistance Program through the Texas Nurses Association; establishing new hospital services such as the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) program at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, Texas (one of the first in the nation); and aiding in the Magnet Hospital Recognition Program for staff nurse job satisfaction. He has devoted his career to improving the workplace for nurses, solving care gaps for patients, and giving back to the profession through education and scholarship. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests. Texas Nurses podcast host and creator of the Nurses, Politics and Policy podcast Elizabeth Clark answers some questions about how the project got started, what she hopes nurses take away from it and what she hopes to see nurse leaders accomplish in the future! The Nurses, Politics and Policy project, inspired by Dr. Lolly Lockhart's work with the TNA Nurses in Office program, was initially created in partial completion of her DNP from Yale University. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests. In the Nursing, Politics and Policy finale, Elizabeth Clark talks to Dr. Lolly Lockhart, one of our recently honored Leaders and Legends of Texas Nursing! A career-long member of TNA, some of Dr. Lockhart's positions within the association include serving on the TNA Regulatory Committee and Culture of Safety Committee; being an originator of the TNA Nurses in Office program; working with TNA under an AHEC grant to implement the TNA Nurse Friendly program; and, for a brief period, working at TNA as the Assistant Editor of the Texas Nurses Bulletin. She has also been a vital part of Texas nursing education, including being a key part in the establishment of Texas State's St. David's School of Nursing. She considers her work with TNA's Nurse Practice Act, the first initiative by the organization to hire a lobbyist to help with legislation and get others to lobby on behalf of nurses, to be one of her favorite TNA accomplishments, and remains politically involved. This episode was originally created by TNA Communications Committee member Elizabeth Clark, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC in partial completion of her DNP from Yale University. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests. Listen to Elizabeth Clark speak to Congressman Colin Allred! Rep. Allred, representing the 32nd district of Texas, is a politician, lawyer, former professional football player and Obama administration alum. His varied career has made him a big believer in the power of community, collective action, and giving back. Hear them discuss what makes nurses perfect for the political arena, and what we need to see more of in public service. This episode was originally created by TNA Communications Committee member Elizabeth Clark, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC in partial completion of her DNP from Yale University. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests. Elizabeth Clark talks shop with Dr. Amy Anderson, an associate professor of professional practice and coordinator for the post-Master's DNP program in the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. Anderson is also the Health Policy & Advocacy Lead in the School of Medicine at Texas Christian University and University of North Texas Health Science Center. Anderson provided expert counsel to the National Coronavirus Recovery Commission on COVID-19 at The Heritage Foundation. Her work focuses on public health strategy. This episode was originally created by TNA Communications Committee member Elizabeth Clark, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC in partial completion of her DNP from Yale University. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests. Listen to Elizabeth Clark and Health, Administrative, and FDA Law Professor Nathan Cortez break down who does what: federal, state and local. If you've ever wondered who's in charge of what—and where nursing regulations start and end—this episode is for you. This episode was originally created by TNA Communications Committee member Elizabeth Clark, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC in partial completion of her DNP from Yale University. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests. Listen to Elizabeth Clark and outgoing TNA CEO Cindy Zolnierek discuss the value of nurses, their influence and how to impact the profession the state over. We thank Cindy for her service to the Texas Nurses Association and nurses across the state, and her contributions to progressing policy in the interest of nurses and their patients. This episode was originally created by TNA Communications Committee member Elizabeth Clark, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC in partial completion of her DNP from Yale University. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests. In this episode, host Elizabeth Clark talks to city councilwoman Dr. Erin Perez, a frontline adult and geriatric nurse practitioner who specializes in palliative care and hospice as well as serving on the Live Oak City Council. What does it take for a nurse to get into politics? Being "bold enough to take that first step." Stream now, share around, and leave a review! And as always, stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests. In this episode, host Elizabeth Clark sits down with Jack Frazee, JD, TNA's Director of Government Affairs, to give us an update on TNA's policy work, what we're doing for Texas's nurse shortage, and how nurses all over the state can help. Give us a listen, leave a review, and stay tuned for more! Now streaming on your favorite platform! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests. In this episode, host Elizabeth Clark sits down with Sally Derrick, a registered nurse, community advocate and Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District School Board Trustee. Hear what got her into politics, what it means to be involved in your community and the advantage of having health care workers on boards. This episode was originally created by TNA Communications Committee member Elizabeth Clark, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC in partial completion of her DNP from Yale University. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests. In this episode, host Chasity invites TNA CEO Cindy Zolnierek to discuss the RaDonda Vaught trial and verdict. The two explore the case, discuss the advantages of a just versus blame culture approach, and reflect on what this might mean for nurses going forward. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests! Listen to host Chasity Shaw, RN, BSN, MSN and Blake Hutson, an Associate State Director at AARP, discuss what it would mean for APRNs in Texas to have full practice authority in Texas. APRNs can practice to the full extent of their education and training only when they contract with a physician to “supervise” their practice. Meanwhile, research shows that expanding practice freedoms could increase access for patients and lower care costs. Where does that leave Texas nurses - and their patients? Stream now, and stay tuned for more! (And check out the older episode Chasity mentioned here.) Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests! The new season opens with a special episode and a gracious hand-off! Thank you to Sola Oyewuwo, MSN, MBA, RN, and Kevin Stewart, JD for piloting our #NursePolicy podcast, and thanks to Sola for featuring in this episode to open the door to our new hosts! Listen to Chasity Shaw, RN, BSN, MSN and Elizabeth Clark, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC discuss what led them to policy, who they hope to reach with this podcast and the importance of nurse advocacy. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests! Take a sneak peak into the new season with an interview with Dr. Rhonda Collins, DNP, RN, FAAN. In this episodes, hosts Amy McCarthy, MSN, RNC-MNN, NE-BC and Danika Meyer, MSN, RN-BC, CPN open the #NurseLife category with a conversation about technology education, leadership, and nursing's changing landscape — and how changes in tech can help. Dr. Collins is the CNO of Vocera and co-founder of The American Nurse Project. Each year around Nurses Week she publishes a CNO Perspective report examining the most pressing issues within the nursing profession worldwide. She also offers solutions to drive sustainable change and protect the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of nurses. In the 2021 CNO Perspective, Dr. Collins focused on elevating the voices of nurses, sharing strategies to reduce cognitive overload, and deploying solutions that simplify clinical workflows and ease the burden of busy nurses. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

Follow @TexasNursesAssn Welcome to season two of #TexasNursesPod! In season one, our policy episodes focused on issues that matter to nurses with nurse leaders, such as nursing shortages and workplace violence. This year we're back with new hosts, new topics, and awesome guests! Take a sneak peak into the new season with an interview with Representative Stephanie Klick, RN. Host Elizabeth Clark, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC starts the #NursePolicy series off with a conversation about the strength—and many transferable skills—of nurses, and how important it is to see nurses in decision-making positions. Stream now, and stay tuned for more! Instagram Facebook Website

#NursePolicy Ep. 10 (4 out of 4 in a series) hosted by Sola Oyewuwo, MSN, MBA, RN, and Kevin Stewart, JD The hosts discuss the close of the last legislative session, what happened to bills HB 326 (workplace violence prevention for nurses) and HB 2029 (removing barriers to APRN practice) and what to expect from the upcoming special session. To learn how you can get involved, visit the TNA website. Get Involved - Texas Nurses Association

Hosted by Kanaka Sathasivan, MPH, Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, and Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, CAE. Listen as they answer some of your questions about the COVID response in Texas, vaccine access, current healthcare legislation, and protections for nurses under Texas law. For future lives and past videos, like us on Facebook @Texas.Nurses.Association. https://www.facebook.com/Texas.Nurses.Association/

Hosted by Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, CAE, and Kanaka Sathasivan, MPH. From the January 8th Facebook Live. The vaccine process, clarification on misinformation, the implications of the new vaccine variant, and how the latest legislative session might be affected by COVID.

TNA hosted a panel of Black nurses in Texas from different areas in the state who serve in diverse roles who talked about their experiences. The discussion includes race, racism, nursing ethics and the experience of being Black in America. Panelists Tommye Austin, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC – Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive at University Health System San Antonio TNA Member, Named one of Modern Healthcare’s 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives (2020) Patricia Francis-Johnson, DNP, RN – Assistant Professor and Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing Lubbock Leadership Succession Committee Chair, Former End of Life Task Force Chair Viola Hebert, MA, BSN, RN – Clinical Liaison at Abbott Nutrition Houston TNA Board Member 2005-2013 Ebony Mitchell, MSN, RN, BHA - RN Surgery Scheduler Coordinator at Houston Methodist TMC and RN IV/Night Weekend Charge Perioperative Services at Memorial Hermann Hospital TMC TNA Awards Committee Member Shakyryn Napie, DHSc, RN, CPN, NEA-BC – Director of Nursing at Cook Children’s Medical Center Ft. Worth TNA Board Member 2017-2020, Chair of Policy Council Michelle Newsome, MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC – Clinical Nurse Manager at Baylor Scott and White Round Rock Medical Center TNA Member Sola Ahmed Oyewuwo, MSN, MBA, RN – Clinical Nurse at MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Policy Council Member, 2019 ANAI Fellow, 2019 TNA podcast host Antwoin Smith, BSN, RN, MBA-HCM, MSML, NE-BC, CRRN – Chief Nursing Officer at Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation Ft. Worth Former TNA Emerging Leader, Former Chair TNA Governmental Affairs Committee

Learn more about the state of vaccination in Texas as well as strategies to help your patients feel comfortable with getting vaccinated. The presenters will also address common myths and answer your questions about the vaccines, from blood clots to the rumors about effects on fertility.

#NursePolicy Ep. 9 (3 out of 4 in a series) hosted by Sola Oyewuwo, MSN, MBA, RN, and Kevin Stewart, JD The hosts discuss the last month of session and bills that affect nurses: Full Practice Authority APRNs Workplace Violence Workers' Compensation Presumtion Bill Nurse Faculty Loan Repayment Program Disaster Response Telemedicine/Telehealth NLAC: school nurses

#NursePolicy Ep. 8 hosted by Sola Oyewuwo, MSN, MBA, RN, and Kevin Stewart, JD Sola Oyewuwo and Kevin Stewart provide a status update on the bills HB 326 (workplace violence prevention for nurses) and HB 2029 (removing barriers to APRN practice). They also discuss what to keep an eye on and what listeners can do to get involved.

#NursePolicy Ep. 7 hosted by Sola Oyewuwo, MSN, MBA, RN, and Kevin Stewart, JD Sola Oyewuwo and Kevin Stewart discuss what's going on in this legislative session, provide insight into how nursing matters were viewed in the past versus in the current climate with COVID-19, and review a few bills of interest to nurses.

#NursePolicy Ep. 6 hosted by Sola Oyewuwo, MSN, MBA, RN This podcast brings together TNA’s Director of Practice Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, and chair of TNA’s policy council and Nursing Director at Cook Children’s Medical Center Shakyryn Napier, DHSc, RN, CPN, NEA-BC, to discuss what policy is, why the policy development process is important, and how policy is developed.

#NursePolicy Ep. 5 hosted by Sola Oyewuwo, MSN, MBA, RN This podcast brings together Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, CAE, president of TNA, and Karen Schwind, BSN, RN, NCSN, president of the Texas School Nurses Organization, to explore what the Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition (NLAC) is, how NLAC is tied to TNA, NLAC's Agenda for the 87th Legislature as well as how listeners can get involved.

Town hall with updates on vaccines and the Texas Health Care Industry Strike Force, with open forum for nurses to share stories, concerns, successes, or questions. Hosted by Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, TNA director of practice.