To promote and protect the Registered Nurse and advance the practice of nursing in order to assure a healthier Tennessee.
Government Affairs It is the role of the TNA to monitor all legislation and report to our members the status and implications of legislation, who is supportive of our positions or not as they relate to the practice of nursing and the health needs of Tennessee citizens. Our main goal is to ensure that nurses’…
The Tennessee Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The Tennessee Nurses Association Continuing Education Review Committee has approved the following C.E. activities and C.E. providers. TNA Approved Activities Items marked with an asterisk* indicate approval is pending. Prior to registering,…
GET INVOLVED The Tennessee Nurses Association offers many opportunites for its’ members to become involved in their professional organization. Our membership is made of up Registered Nurses just like you that volunteer time and their expertise to make this organization a viable part of the healthcare delivery system in Tennessee. We invite you to…
Weekly Legislative Calendars Here are the legislative meetings happening for the week of April 29- May 3, 2019: April 29- May 3, 2019 April 22-26, 2019 April 15-19, 2019 April 8-12, 2019 April 1-5, 2019 March 25-29, 2019 March 18-22, 2019 March 11-15, 2019 Weekly Legislative Reports 2019 Final Bill Report…
By: Mona M. Shattell, MS, RN, C; Nancy B. Moody, DSN, RN; Robin Hawkins, BSN, RN; Joan L. Creasia, PhD, RN Factors influencing the supply and demand of nurses are complex and involve issues such as the shifting health care delivery system, an aging nursing workforce, and the changing demographics of society. Projections for the…
Becky Fields, MSN, RN Nancy B. Moody, DSN, RN Less than 134,000 of the over 2.5 million practicing registered nurses are African American. The average age of RNs is 45 years and their average age at retirement is 49. The average age of African American nurses is older than any other group of nurses and…
By: Mona M. Shattell, MS, RN, C; Nancy B. Moody, DSN, RN; Robin Hawkins, BSN, RN; Joan L. Creasia, PhD, RN Factors influencing the supply and demand of nurses are complex and involve issues such as the shifting health care delivery system, an aging nursing workforce, and the changing demographics of society. Projections for the…
Becky Fields, MSN, RN Nancy B. Moody, DSN, RN Less than 134,000 of the over 2.5 million practicing registered nurses are African American. The average age of RNs is 45 years and their average age at retirement is 49. The average age of African American nurses is older than any other group of nurses and…
Registered Nurses from across the state of Tennessee will gather on November 9-11, 2001 for annual convention, TNA’s biggest event of the year. Linda Stierle, the CEO of ANA will open the convention with the keynote presentation. Recently, Linda spoke about the upcoming convention by telephone with Sally Solesby, TNA Assistant Executive Director. Sally…
Click HERE to print these rules Rule 1000-1-.11, Definitions is amended by adding the following language as new paragraph (6) and renumbering the remaining paragraphs accordingly: (6) Continued Competence: Means the application of integrated nursing knowledge and the interpersonal, decision-making, psychomotor, …