District Meeting Dates:

Please keep checking back for updates on upcoming meetings and events.
General meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of every other month.

April 15, 2025 at 6 pm

Join us in person at ETSU in Nicks Hall, Room 220, or online via Zoom https://etsu.zoom.us/j/7510656267?omn=81470383367 The meeting ID is 751 065 6267.

Join us for our April meeting as we hear from Dr. Paula Masters, Chief Health Disparities Officer for Ballad Health. Dr. Masters provides leadership and support for a wide array of evidence-based health improvement programs and services aimed at reducing health disparities and inequities – both internally and externally to Ballad Health.

TNA D5 2025 THEME The Invisible Patient

Please contact us at district5@tnurses.care for more information about the registration fee.

TNA District 5 April 2025 Mtg Flyer

TNA Nurse of the Year

We are excited to announce that we are now accepting nominations for Nurse of the Year! Our district will honor an outstanding nurse who embodies excellence in the nursing profession. Nurses who have made a difference can be nominated by their peers for a variety of reasons and  may include nurses in the following roles: Clinical, Administrative, Education, Non-Traditional Role, APRN. The nurse of the year is someone who represents nursing values such as compassion, kindness, knowledge, ethics, and innovation.

Candidates must meet two criteria:

1. Registered nurse or APRN

2. Must live and/or practice within the TNA District 5 12 county service area (Carter, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties)

Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. on April 25, 2025. After careful review of all nominations, the TNA District 5 Board will recognize this year's recipient during Nurses Week (May 6-May 12, 2025). Submit your nomination today at https://forms.gle/ytHrnDBiskDLJSMq5