The Texas Nurses Podcast

#NurseLife 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  T...

#COVID19 Ep. 8 hosted by Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN.  Hear from nurse leaders and frontline staff responding to COVID-19 Perspectives on Caring was a virtual panel interview with chief nursing officers and direct care nurses caring for COVID-19 patients. They discussed the good, the bad and the possibilities for the future and examined the successes, challenges and where to go from here after ass...

#NurseLife Ep. 1 hosted by Amy McCarthy, MSN, RNC-MNN, NE-BC, and Danika Meyer, MSN, RN-BC, CPN Amy and Danika sit down with Vinh Nguyen. Vinh currently serves as the Assistant Dean at the UT School of Nursing. A transplant from the school of business, Vinh has taken this background and utilized it to help students understand the importance of skills such as marketing and advocacy. Vinh discusses...

#NurseLife Ep. 0 hosted by Amy McCarthy, MSN, RNC-MNN, NE-BC, and Danika Meyer, MSN, RN-BC, CPN Amy McCarthy and Danika Meyer have a combined 15 years of experience in both leadership and nursing professional development, speaking experience at the local, state and national levels and are millennial nurse leaders. Amy currently serves as Secretary of the Texas Nurses Association and represents Dis...

#COVID19 Ep. 7 hosted by Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, CAE, Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, and Kanaka Sathasivan, MPH "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." - Winston Churchill  Nurse Chats, self-care, resources for sharing nurse stories, updates from the Texas Health Care Industry COVID-19 Strike Force, Multisystem Inflammatory...

#COVID19 Ep. 6 hosted by Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, CAE, Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, and Kanaka Sathasivan, MPH What does back to normal look like? Reopening Texas, testing and contact tracing expansion in Texas, return to work plans, concerns with long-term care settings, Texas Public Health Coalition discussion on pandemic response, nursing furloughs, telehealth successes. Originally aired on Faceboo...

#COVID19 Ep. 5 hosted by Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, CAE, Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, and Kanaka Sathasivan, MPH As cases plateau, we discuss what is happening statewide and in different practice environments. Hear what nurses are experiencing throughout the state and in different countries. Includes: PPE decontamination, PPE advocacy, legislators’ response to nurse action alert, Nurses Week and Nurses...

#COVID19 Ep. 4 hosted by Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, and Kanaka Sathasivan, MPH We review the Governor’s announcement on reopening the state, TNA’s survey results, legislators’ response to nurse action alert, working with nurse leaders on communications, nurse rights and PPE shortages, crisis planning, how COVID-19 will change practices, when to follow aerosol precautions vs droplet precautions, retal...

#COVID19 Ep. 3 hosted by Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, CAE, Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, and Kanaka Sathasivan, MPH An overview of developments this week: TNA’s paid time off statement, Health Care Industry Strike Force updates, transitioning from work to home, wearing masks in public, N95 vs surgical masks, innovative solutions for staying safe, students and residencies, and nurse rights with PPE shortage...

#COVID19 Ep. 2 hosted by Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, CAE, Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN, and Kanaka Sathasivan, MPH TNA’s survey responses, nurses’ ethical responsibilities to patients, wearing masks in public, predictions for Texas’s response, advocacy work, nurses’ ability to refuse assignments, collaboration with the Board of Nursing, waivers in Texas. Originally aired on Facebook Live April 3.

#COVID19 Ep. 1 hosted by Serena Bumpus, DNP, RN We apologize for the audio issues in this episode. COVID-19 has changed everyone’s lives. How can nurses get involved, help with COVID-19 patients, protect themselves, and prepare for the future? Students, residencies and clinical concerns, simulation for clinicals, decontamination of PPE, stay at home orders, testing, PPE in crisis situations. Origi...

#NursePolicy Ep. 4 hosted by Sola Oyewuwo, BSN, RN Physical assault, threatening behavior, and verbal abuse are unfortunately an increasingly common risk for Texas Nurses. One in two Texas Nurses has experienced workplace violence, prevention programs. and education is crucial to keeping health care workers safe. (This previously-recorded audio discusses HB 1146, legislation that unfortunately did...

#NursePolicy Ep. 3 hosted by Sola Oyewuwo, BSN, RN Despite decades of experience, and a near impeccable track record related to patient outcomes, APRNs still do not 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. TNA sponsors legislation every session to extend full...

#NursePolicy Ep. 2 hosted by Sola Oyewuwo, BSN, RN The funds from the permanent tobacco fund dedicated to health-related programs are crucial for nursing education in Texas to meet the needs of Texas’ rapidly growing population.

#NursePolicy Ep. 1 hosted by Sola Oyewuwo, BSN, RN The Nursing Shortage Reduction Program helps schools fund nursing programs to address the nursing shortage in Texas. Texas will be short of 60,000 RNs by 2030.