By Gretchen Hunt, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, NEA-BC Every February, the TONE Annual Conference meets in Dallas Texas. Nurse Executives and emerging nurse leaders from all aspects of healthcare and academics come together to network, gain wisdom from the field and further advance the profession of nursing. The planning group for this event is TONE’s Education Committee. Once again, this team pulled together excellent speakers. We heard varied stories exemplifying nurse superheroes during personal tragedy or mass casualty events. We learned ways to reduce workplace bullying, strategies to deescalate and/or respond to workplace violence, ideas on how to connect with the community to engage the future workforce, an update on the Texas Board of Nursing, and finally self-care and enhancing resilience to reduce personal frustration and burn out. Below are a few highlights from this information filled day.

Turnover among nurse leaders is an issue of great importance for healthcare and for the nursing profession. Loss of a nurse leader results in decreased morale and increased uncertainty within the rest of the organization’s work force, the loss of champions for patient care and safety initiatives, and loss of valuable organizational knowledge. The skill levels of nursing managers, directors, and executives have been associated with better patient outcomes. However, very little is known specifically about turnover experiences and intent to leave among nurses in formal leadership positions.

By Teresa Walding, RN, BSN, NC-BC Reprinted with permission from the American Holistic Nurses Association, Copyright 2018. In 2012, 25 million U.S. adults reported experiencing chronic pain on a daily basis (Nahin, 2015). A study funded by the Institute of Medicine has estimated that the cost of chronic pain in the United States ranges from $560 to $635 billion a year in medical treatments and lost productivity (Gaskin & Richard, 2012). It was one of those statistics at the time these studies were taking place. I had pain daily. I was taking Aleve and alternating it with Tylenol every day to tolerate the pain. Every muscle in my body hurt. My lower back would spasm merely lying in bed. I would have to stop and brace myself (mentally) just to sit down or stand up. In short, I was miserable. I knew I did not want to start taking narcotics for the pain...I’m a nurse...I wanted to find the root cause of the pain. So I made an appointment with my PCM and thus began the long wait for specialty appointments with rheumatology, a battery of blood tests, MRIs, detailed assessments, and frequent return appointments for test results. After almost a year, I still had no definitive diagnosis.

HealthLeaders Media A difficult experience with the healthcare system inspired one nurse leader to improve patient experience through patient- and family-centered care.

Nurse.com Jane refused to attend the monthly Tuesday nursing shared governance council activities where many staff nurses discussed issues of clinical practice, management, education and quality. Find out why she should.

Daily Nurse With the stress of the health care profession, it can be challenging to rally your energy or exude optimism on a daily basis. If you’re in a management role, you may notice signs of dwindling happiness among the staff.

SmartBrief We all know that failure happens to everyone. The only thing that separates people who succeed from those who don’t is a proper understanding of what failure means.

Today’s issue of the newsletter includes a couple articles in the TONE News & Updates and Education and Events that were omitted from the issue sent Friday, April 27. Please be sure to read so you don’t miss anything! We apologize for any inconvenience.

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On October 25-26 of this year, at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, UT System 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.

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NPR Most people are familiar with some form of triage: When you go to an emergency room, you first sit down with a triage nurse who records your symptoms, takes your vital signs and assesses the urgency of your medical need.

Now News Rapid advances in healthcare technology trends, such as hand-held genome sequencers and cancer treatment drugs, are shaking up the healthcare industry. In the wake of World Health Day on April 7, here’s a closer look at some important new medical technology.

Minority Nurse The stress of nursing can take quite a toll on nurses emotionally and psychologically. Learn to recognize the signs, what to do, and when to seek help.

Daily Nurse Vanderbilt’s dean of nursing on her career path and advice to others.

Nurse.com Susan I. Liu, BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, is on a mission to save lives in the community. Liu is showing nurses and other healthcare professionals how they can train laypeople in the community to control hemorrhages, which can save lives in emergent situations such as terrorist or mass shooting events.

Small Business Trends When hiring support staff for a medical practice, one of the most important qualities you should look for is a good bedside manner.

Baylor Media Communications Recent Baylor University nursing graduate Amanda Ward Braswell, B.S.N. ’17, of Carrollton, Texas, has been selected to receive a prestigious Fulbright grant to India. She is among three Fulbright recipients this spring and Baylor’s 52nd Fulbright recipient since 2001.

D Healthcare Nurses on the DFW Great 100 Nurses list were honored during an event at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center on April 18. This year’s iteration features 34 nurses from Texas Health Resources, 23 from Medical City Healthcare, and 15 from Parkland Health & Human Services.