This year’s INARC (International Nursing Administration Research Conference), sponsored by CGEAN, will be held Nov. 8-10 in Atlanta. The conference serves as the pre-eminent forum for nursing educators, executives, administrators and researchers from around the world to learn and discuss current healthcare and system challenges.

Click here to review the conference brochure and access registration details.

Minority Nurse Johnson & Johnson is helping to equip nurses with the skills to respond by partnering with organizations that train and mobilize disaster nurses.

Today Indiana University Health, which includes 16 hospitals, recently announced that it ditched its 50-page dress code in favor of a 5-page document earlier this year. In the process, they've nixed rules that stated nurses can't have unnatural hair colors or have visible tattoos.

Nurse.com To be effective, nurse leaders must have or develop the communication skills that will allow them to get their message across clearly and persuasively, and they should consider ways to make sure the message was understood.

On Oct. 25-26 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, UT Systems is joining with IT’S TIME TEXAS to bring you the second annual Healthier Texas Summit. The Summit is a two-day event for Texas’ thought leaders and health champions to share best practices, discuss current trends and innovations in population and community health, and make connections that will catalyze their work.

Who drives innovation? Hospital leaders with the skills, network, and experience to drive change. Build all three by joining the next class of fellows.

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!

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!

Healthcare Dive Nearly 80 percent of hospital CFOs and operations executives expect to see an increase in their facility's labor budget, and more than 40 percent believe the nursing shortage has worsened, according to a new survey.

Becker's Hospital Review The leaders cited the complexity of the healthcare system, unnecessary administrative burdens and access to care, among other issues affecting the industry.

Daily Nurse Every nurse today is expected to be able to use knowledge, information, and digital technology to maximize their nursing care and improve efficient ways of working in the health care system. More than 50 percent of nurses reported using digital technology in their everyday nursing practice.

Health Leaders Needles are a workplace hazard for nurses. New needleless technology may help improve RN safety and patient experience.

Nurse.com In addition to having empathy for patients, it's important for nurses to practice self-compassion so as to avoid over-identifying with negative emotions.

Oncology Nurse Advisor The approach, which focuses on what activities should be continued, discontinued or initiated, can be a helpful framework in approaching certain patient care situations.

Becker’s Clinical Leadership & Infection Control At Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, changing processes for administering medications led to nurses spending more time at the bedside, increasing satisfaction among both patients and nursing staff. TONE member Cole Edmonson, the hospital’s CNO, is quoted.