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Assaults on Nurses in the Workplace
My career in healthcare began as an Institutional Attendant (IA) at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital (TPH) in 1973. IAs assisted with the direct care of patients. We were also called on when a patient needed to…
6nd Annual ONLNJ Awards: Achievements of the Work of Hospital-based Nursing Workplace Environments and Staffing Councils (NWESC)
New Jersey Nurse, NJ Vol. 56 No.2
Hospitals across New Jersey are raising the bar when it comes to creating supportive, thriving work environment. A recent state-wide research study in New…
From Data to the Statehouse: A Call to Action for New Jersey’s Nurses
New Jersey Nurse, NJ Vol. 56 No.2
New Jersey is home to 194,107 Registered Nurses (RNs), Advanced Practice Nurses(APNs), and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), yet not even one currently serves in…
Academic Achievement v. Regulation: Using the Title Doctor
New Jersey Nurse, NJ Vol. 56 No.2
Academic institutions award a terminal degree in a variety of professions. Examples include Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Philosophy, Medical Doctor, Doctor of…
Welcoming Licensed Practical Nurses into NJSNA: An Historical Moment
New Jersey Nurse, NJ Vol. 56 No.2
At the Annual Business Meeting on October 17, 2025, the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA) approved the inclusion of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs)…
NJSNA Region Reports, March 2026
New Jersey Nurse, NJ Vol. 56 No.2
Region 1 (Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Warren) Ruth Ochoa, DNP, NEA-BC, President News for 1st quarter 2026: The NJSNA Installation Brunch was held on 1/3/2026…
NJSNA/IFN CEO Report, March 2026
New Jersey Nurse, NJ Vol. 56 No.2
Judy Schmidt, DHA, MSN, RN, NJSNA/IFN CEO Political Updates: The 221st NJ Legislative session ended on January 13, 2026, and the 222nd Legislative Session…
The Legislative Awareness and Advocacy Committee
New Jersey Nurse, NJ Vol. 56 No.2
Please help me welcome Leticia Chin, MSN, BSN, RN, CCRN, 2026-2027 Chair of the Legislative Awareness and Advocacy Committee. Leticia is a certified critical…
INPAC Year in Review
New Jersey Nurse, NJ Vol. 56 No.2
INPAC, a bi-partisan committee of NJSNA, was very busy this past year! We developed a survey and then interviewed candidates/incumbents for upcoming Assembly elections.…
NJSNA President-Elect and Chair, Institute for Nursing, March 2026
New Jersey Nurse, NJ Vol. 56 No.2
IFN Mission is to preserve the heritage, principles, values, and practices of our healing profession through the support of scholarship, education. and research. IFN…
Honoring and Continuing Our Tradition of Leadership
New Jersey Nurse, NJ Vol. 56 No.2
Mission: The mission of the New Jersey State Nurses Association is to promote the profession of nursing, advance the practice of nursing, and advocate…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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Youth vaping detection in primary care
The risks associated with smoking electronic cigarettes (vaping), particularly for adolescents, make it a critical issue for primary healthcare providers. Marketing portrays vaping as a safer alternative to smoking, but Kesimer explains that electronic cigarettes contain an amount of nicotine…
NSAIDs: The difference between COX-1 and COX-2
The ubiquity of NSAIDs requires that nurses fully understand the differences among them, their indications for use, and the associated risks in patients with concomitant underlying conditions.
When a headache isn’t “just a headache”: A family’s journey through pediatric reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome
My son was 7 years old when I learned a truth I wouldn’t wish on any parent: Sometimes a headache isn’t “just a headache.” Sometimes it’s the first crack in the ordinary world. What began as what looked like a…
Climate change and health: Depoliticizing our conversations
The world’s climate is changing. According to the latest Lancet Countdown report led by Romanello and colleagues, heat-related mortality has increased by 63% since the 1990s, and extreme heat exposure contributed to 640 billion lost labor hours in 2024. The…
Youth vaping detection in primary care
The risks associated with smoking electronic cigarettes (vaping), particularly for adolescents, make it a critical issue for primary healthcare providers. Marketing portrays…
NSAIDs: The difference between COX-1 and COX-2
The ubiquity of NSAIDs requires that nurses fully understand the differences among them, their indications for use, and the associated risks in…
When a headache isn’t “just a headache”: A family’s journey through pediatric reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome
My son was 7 years old when I learned a truth I wouldn’t wish on any parent: Sometimes a headache isn’t “just…
Climate change and health: Depoliticizing our conversations
The world’s climate is changing. According to the latest Lancet Countdown report led by Romanello and colleagues, heat-related mortality has increased by…
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