Capitol WatchTNP News House Hears Full Practice Bill, Rep. Darby Ends on Urgent Call to Action On April 14, TNP and members of the Texans for Healthcare Access Coalition testified on full practice bill, HB 3794.…Alonna McCaffreyApril 16, 2025
TNP News TNP Member, Elizabeth Fuselier Ellis Elected to the Rural Education Foundation Board Congratulations to Elizabeth Fuselier Ellis, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, CRCHP, who was recently elected to serve on the Rural Education…Alonna McCaffreyApril 7, 2025
Capitol WatchTNP News Two TNP Bills Advance in the Texas Legislature In March, two bills on TNP’s legislative agenda, HB 861/SB 268 (Howard/Perry) and HB 1942/SB 1487 (Smithee/Perry) were scheduled for…Alonna McCaffreyApril 3, 2025
TNP News Governor Appoints Kimberly Posey, TNP Member, to Texas Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee Congratulations to Kimberly Posey, PhD, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, GS-C, who has recently been appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to serve…Alonna McCaffreyMarch 31, 2025
NP PracticeTNP News NSO Releases New Risk Management Tools: Healthcare Documentation Nurses Service Organization (NSO), in collaboration with CNA, has published our 4th Edition of the NSO/CNA Nurse Liability Claim Report.…Alonna McCaffreyMarch 29, 2025
TNP News Free CDC Diabetes Education and Support Toolkit: DSMES Toolkit for NPs Learn about and consider referring your patients to highly effective, evidence-based diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) services that can…Alonna McCaffreyFebruary 21, 2025
TNP News Texans for Healthcare Access Launches Maternal Health Campaign: Waiting for Care Texas According to a new scorecard from the Commonwealth Fund, Texas is the second worst state in the U.S. for women’s…Alonna McCaffreyFebruary 13, 2025
TNP News TNP Applauds Senator Cesar J. Blanco for Introducing SB 9-1-1, HEAL Texans Act Will Expand Healthcare Access Austin, Texas – Erin Pérez, President of Texas Nurse Practitioners, issued the following statement after Senator Cesar J. Blanco introduced the…Alonna McCaffreyFebruary 5, 2025
Capitol Watch New TMB Rules on Mandatory Complaint Notification: What NPs Need to Know Last fall, the Texas Medical Board (TMB) published a new proposal to overhaul the agency’s rules that included a new…Alonna McCaffreyJanuary 27, 2025
Capitol Watch TNP Testifies Before Senate Health and Human Services Committee On September 18, TNP testified as a part of the Texas Senate Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee Hearing on…Alonna McCaffreyOctober 4, 2024