NJ Vol. 56 No.1 Archives

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Addressing Racism in New Jersey Nursing Task Force Update

Dear Fellow NJSNA Members, We would like to update you on the status of our survey on racism in New Jersey nursing. It was made available for participation to NJSNA membership from April 30th to October 30th of 2025. Survey…

Advocacy in Action: Nurses Rally on Capitol Hill to Advance Health Policy

Mission: The mission of the New Jersey State Nurses Association is to promote the profession of nursing, advance the practice of nursing, and advocate for nurses. Vision: Creating the future through advocacy, leadership, and public policy. Margaret Farrell Daingerfield, EdD,…

ANA Membership Assembly: Shaping Nursing’s Agenda

The American Nurses Association (ANA) Membership Assembly is the governing and official voting body of the organization. The June 2025 meeting of the Assembly took place in Washington, D.C. where members came together to discuss and determine the policies, positions,…

Call For Public Comment – New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA)

Position Statement Therapeutic Use of Medicinal Cannabis The NJSNA Congress on Policy and Practice has posted a call for public comment for the 2025 draft of the Therapeutic Use of Medicinal Cannabis Position Statement. Please send any comments to judy@njsna.org.…

Family Connects NJ

Family Connects NJ is a program that connects parents with a specially trained nurse for a personalized follow up visit at home within the first two weeks after their child’s birth. All New Jersey families who have welcomed a newborn into their lives,…

Healthy New Jersey Nurses

Dear Healthy New Jersey Nurses, As this year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to every one of you who has contributed to another truly successful year for Healthy Nurse, Healthy New…

Waszak (L) and Kane presenting at the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers Conference, June 2025

NJCCN’s Nurse Residency Collaborative Continues to Support Retention Across the State

The New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing (NJCCN) launched a Nurse Residency Collaborative in 2020 utilizing the Vizient/American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Nurse Residency Program (NRP)™. The Vizient/AACN NRP includes an evidence-based curriculum and resources, a platform for…

NJSNA President-Elect and Chair, Institute for Nursing

Kristin Meloche Sagedy PhD, RN, CEN IFN Mission is to preserve the heritage, principles, values, and practices of our healing profession through the support of scholarship, education. and research. IFN Vision is to engender the spirit of giving to nurture…

NJSNA/IFN CEO NJ Nurse November/December

Political Updates: Judy Schmidt, DHA, MSN, RN, NJSNA/IFN CEO Although co-sponsors continue to be added to the following bills, there has been no movement on our bills. The Legislature went on summer break in June. The Assembly is up for…

Region Reports | NJSNA | Dec. 2025

Region 1 (Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Warren) Rebecca Thomlinson, VP Communications Region 1 and Jacqueline Galante, Chair, R1 Nominations Committee Region 1 hosted an Education Dinner 9/18/2025 at the Holiday Inn in Budd Lake. Participants earned 1 CE on the topic…

W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions Earns Prestigious Sigma Theta Tau International Chapter Key Award

W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions’ Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society of Nursing, Upsilon Rho Chapter, has been selected to receive the 2023-2025 Chapter Key Award. This marks the third consecutive time the School has…

William Paterson University Announces School of Nursing Chairperson

Jill Nocella, PhD, APRN-BC William Paterson University announces Jill Nocella, PhD, APRN-BC, as the new School of Nursing Chairperson. Dr. Nocella brings more than fourteen years of leadership experience at William Paterson University. She has served in many university-wide roles…