Health Care Reform Conference Call: Nurses, Michelle Obama and Mary Wakefield
Did you get to participate in the September 28th nurses-only health care reform conference call with First Lady Michelle Obama and Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)? Dr. Wakefield is the highest ranking nurse in the administration. The conference call helped ensure that the voices of nurses were heard in Washington.
Nurses were able to hear first-hand from the First Lady about Health Care Reform and what it means for nurses and their patients. The White House conferencing capacity was exceeded because nurses were overwhelmingly interested in participating - and the White House knows it!
You can read a summary or the full remarks as well as listen to the conference call.
Don’t forget your opportunity to stay involved this election season by pledging to participate in the October 20th Nurses Campaign Activity Night (Nurses CAN 2010). Won’t you take a few hours to ensure we have a friendly voice for nurses at the local, state or national level? Together, Nurses CAN continue to make our voices heard!
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
Monday, October 4, 2010
2010 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research
This week Dr. DeMonica Junious and I attended the 2010 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research presented by the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS). We were in Washington, DC with 942 other nurse scientist from around the world. We spent our time visiting with other nurse researchers and learned about new opportunities for research in our field of nursing.
Dr. Junious presented her research, “Foreign-Born Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Stress”. You can read her article in the Journal of Nursing Education! The picture is of us standing at her poster presentation.
The final evening was the National Institute of Nursing Research “NightinGala” celebrating 25th years of Nursing Research – 1985-2010. The pictures are of Dr. DeMonica Junious and Sister Callista Roy. It was an honor to take our picture with Sister Roy! She is one of the “rock stars” in nursing!! (Google her if you don’t believe me!!)
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Affordable Care Act.
September 23rd is the six-month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. The Patient’s Bill of Rights will be enacted. Several new health care benefits will begin to apply on Thursday.
1. Insurance companies cannot deny health care to people for making a mistake in filing, no more unjustified rescissions.
2. Parents can keep the kids under the age of 26 on their health insurance. Ask your employer when they will have open enrollment to get your kids back on!
3. Preventative health care is covered.
4. Insurances cannot charge a higher co-pay for going to an Emergency Room that is out of network.
Your community members may have questions about how the Affordable Care Act can help them access health care. Encourage them to visit HealthCare.gov, a “one-stop shop” where they can find answers to their questions about health care reform. Spanish speakers can visit CuidadoDeSalud.Gov, the partner site of HealthCare.gov. For additional resources and information, including a HealthCare.gov Fact Sheet, please visit the HHS Partnership Center.
Thank you for connecting your community members to information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage.
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
1. Insurance companies cannot deny health care to people for making a mistake in filing, no more unjustified rescissions.
2. Parents can keep the kids under the age of 26 on their health insurance. Ask your employer when they will have open enrollment to get your kids back on!
3. Preventative health care is covered.
4. Insurances cannot charge a higher co-pay for going to an Emergency Room that is out of network.
Your community members may have questions about how the Affordable Care Act can help them access health care. Encourage them to visit HealthCare.gov, a “one-stop shop” where they can find answers to their questions about health care reform. Spanish speakers can visit CuidadoDeSalud.Gov, the partner site of HealthCare.gov. For additional resources and information, including a HealthCare.gov Fact Sheet, please visit the HHS Partnership Center.
Thank you for connecting your community members to information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage.
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Join the Harvard School of Public Health Nurses’ Health Study III
Dear Nurse Colleagues and Nursing Students,
Please consider joining the Harvard School of Public Health Nurses’ Health Study III. The study is ONLY for nurses, which makes it very unique. The longitudinal research study is meaningful to our future. I have been in the Nurses’ Health Study II for 25 years and consider it a privilege to assist with health research. Typically I receive one survey a year that asks about my health, diet, exercise. At times they have asked for x-ray records, blood samples, urine samples, finger nail clippings. I also receive updates and reports from the study.
Please share this email with other nurses and ask them to join with you! You will be glad you did!!
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
Please consider joining the Harvard School of Public Health Nurses’ Health Study III. The study is ONLY for nurses, which makes it very unique. The longitudinal research study is meaningful to our future. I have been in the Nurses’ Health Study II for 25 years and consider it a privilege to assist with health research. Typically I receive one survey a year that asks about my health, diet, exercise. At times they have asked for x-ray records, blood samples, urine samples, finger nail clippings. I also receive updates and reports from the study.
Please share this email with other nurses and ask them to join with you! You will be glad you did!!
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
Thursday, September 16, 2010
2010 Women of Excellence!
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This Saturday, I was the guest of Debra Belgard, RN, MS, at the Federation of Houston Professional Women. Mrs. Belgard, helped teach the Perioperative Nursing Care elective course this summer. She is past president of the AORN group in Houston. We were able to meet Anise Parker, Houston’s mayor, at the event. It was fun celebrating Mrs. Belgard’s accomplishment as one of the 2010 Women of Excellence!
Sincerely,
Dr. Tart
Friday, August 20, 2010
Welcome Message for Fall 2010
Dear UHV School of Nursing Students,
Welcome to the new semester! We have the largest enrollment in our history and are excited to welcome each of you! Your faculty have a great store of knowledge that they are excited to share in your quest to advance yourself in the nursing profession as leaders.
Here are some important updates you will see this semester.
First, Black Board will be loaded for your courses on Monday. Faculty are busy getting their courses uploaded this week and will have the syllabi, course schedule, documents, links, calendars, and course information for you when you get to class. The University and SON will use your UHV email account to send and receive communications. Roberto Tonsul, our on-line support technician, will be available to assist you with any questions. His number is 361-570-4299 and his email is tonsulr@uhv.edu.
Second, you will see faculty CVs and undergraduate course syllabi three clicks away on the www.uhv.edu web site. All universities in the State of Texas must meet this “three clicks away” requirement as outlined in HB 2504 legislation.
Next, I want to invite you to Coffee with the Dean this semester. I will meet with students in Victoria on October 5th, and with students in Sugar Land and Cinco Ranch on October 7th. More information will follow.
Ultimately, I wish for you a very exciting semester! The SON faculty and staff are dedicated to helping you learn and explore the many aspects of nursing you will be studying.
Sincerely,
Dean Tart
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