The nursing advisory committee under the Statewide Health Coordinating Council was abolished effective September 1, 2025, and a nursing advisory committee under the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council (HPWCC) was established.

The Nursing Advisory Committee is responsible for reviewing policies governing data collection and reports related to the nursing profession, developing priorities and an operations plan for the nursing resource section, and reviewing reports and information before dissemination.

Project specific task forces assist the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies Advisory Committee with the implementation of its projects. If you are interested in joining a task force as a subject matter expert, contact TCNWS at tcnws@dshs.texas.gov.

Task Force Member Roles and Responsibilities

We need subject-matter experts to help with the implementation of a variety of surveys. Task force roles and responsibilities include:

• Review, provide feedback on, and assist with beta-testing of survey instruments and other survey materials
• Assist with survey marketing to increase response rates
• Review and provide feedback on data reports
• Propose data-driven recommendations

There are a variety of task force studies to take part in. Unless stated otherwise, each collects nurse staffing and related data on the identified subject matter on a biannual basis.

• Hospital Nurse Staffing Study
• Long Term Care Nurse Staffing Study
• Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Study
• Texas Governmental Public Health Nurse Staffing Study
• Workplace Violence Against Nurses

The WPVAN surveys include a survey of employers of nurses that collected data regarding workplace violence prevention policies and practices. There’s also a survey of individual nurses that collected data regarding personal experiences with workplace violence.