One of my fondest childhood memories was of Congressman J.J. “Jake” Pickle lighting up the First Methodist Church downtown when he’d enter, bigger than life, […]
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The ‘system’ isn’t failing to rescue Texas’ mentally ill. We are.
Austin American-Statesman, June 4, 2004
An administrator of a Central Texas nonprofit rural hospital asked me last week, “What is going on out there? Our ER, and even our general […]
AJN 2004 Career Guide — Nursing the trends: Nurses have more employment options than ever
American Journal of Nursing [2004 Career Guide, pp. 25-32], January 1, 2004
This solicited piece is a broad, comprehensive overview of the state of the nursing profession in the United States.
One Step Forward, One Step Back: Physician supervision requirements are troublesome for CRNAs.
American Journal of Nursing [Vol. 103, No. 1, pp. 91-4], January 1, 2003
“It’s a wash,” says Sally Bass Witkowski, CRNA, BSR, when asked about the recent flip-flop Medicare rulings on physician supervision of certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) […]
“I Promised Myself That It Would Happen” What happens when a will the size of Texas faces off with the great state itself.
American Journal of Nursing [Vol. 102, No. 10, pp. 106-7], October 1, 2002
It would be difficult to say where Sister Angela Murdaugh, MSN, RN, CNM, FACNM, has made a more profound difference: advancing the profession of nurse […]
National drug shortages: Patient safety takes a backseat to profit
American Journal of Nursing [Vol. 102, No. 7, p. 11], July 1, 2002
Government intervention into the sacrosanct free market is considered anathema, but the frequency of nationwide hospital drug shortages is threatening patient care. It’s time for […]
So you want to be a CRNA …
NurseWeek, May 13, 2002
A 17-year-old boy went into full cardiac arrest 27 years ago in the emergency room of a rural hospital in Missouri. Respiratory therapist Sally Bass […]
5 Minutes with Nancy McDonald: On serving in the Texas legislature
NurseWeek, March 18, 2002
How did you become involved in politics?
Part of our professional code of ethics tells us that we’ll strive to “improve standards of nursing practice and promote … efforts to meet health needs of the public.” I’ve always taken that aspect of the code very seriously.
During the 12 years that I was a hospital staff and head nurse, I was also involved in local politics. During that time, an influx of foreign nurses pointed to the need for a clearer definition of nursing responsibilities in the Nursing Practice Act. After joining the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Texas Nurses Association, we set to work to rewrite parts of the act and then to lobby the Legislature for its passage.
Nancy McDonald: Icon of Texas Nursing
Texas Nursing [Vol. 84, No. 10, pp. 3-7], December 1, 2001
[This article was also published in the March 18, 2002 NurseWeek, p. 10-11.] About a year ago, I worked in the same NICU bay at […]
Seton-Brackenridge solution can work
Austin American-Statesman, August 31, 2001
It’s infuriating that a group of aging, celibate men in Rome could threaten women’s reproductive services at a public hospital in Austin. But public debate […]
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