2014 Tennessee Nurses Association Conference Yearbook
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WELCOME TO ALL!<br />
NURSES TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE: A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY<br />
Welcome from the TNA President<br />
Billie Sills, MSN, RN, CLNC<br />
It is so great to see you here at the TNA&TASN JOINT CONFERENCE WHOSE THEME<br />
“NURSES TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE: A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY”...<br />
This is the intraoral year for the new TNA organizational structure that was adopted by<br />
the House of Delegates last year. We come together this year as a Membership Assembly<br />
which is now the governing and official body of TNA. Each member attending will vote<br />
on important resolutions, candidates for the Board of Directors and any other issues that<br />
come before the Assembly when it is in session. The Membership Assembly identifies<br />
and discusses issues of concern to the members and provides direction for the Board of<br />
Directors.<br />
This year’s program offers outstanding programming that will give each of us not only the<br />
many areas that now involve nursing; but will provide a glimpse into the not too distant<br />
future of the many opportunities for nurses to be involved in, and more importantly to lead the way towards the<br />
transformation of healthcare as we know it today.<br />
For the fifth year we have joined forces with the <strong>Tennessee</strong> <strong>Association</strong> of Student <strong>Nurses</strong>. The joining together of<br />
TNA-TASN provides us with exceptional opportunities for networking, acquiring new information, learning what’s<br />
new in the ever changing healthcare field, interacting with our future generation of professional nurses, as well as<br />
catching up with our colleagues and friends across the state. The continuing education program offerings that have<br />
been scheduled for this conference provide you with 5.5 contact hours of exceptional CE opportunities.<br />
The exciting thing about attending the conference is the fact that each of us brings uniqueness to the meeting. It is<br />
this uniqueness that makes nursing not only a profession, but a community that includes nurses from all specialties,<br />
certifications and experiences. Take advantage of this opportunity to network, share stories, relax together, have fun<br />
and interact with our next generation of nurses. Together we are Team TNA and we are the voice for professional<br />
nursing in the state of <strong>Tennessee</strong>.<br />
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