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NJSNA would like to congratulate the following Region officers on their recent election.
REGION 1Treasurer – Rosemarie RocchioSecretary – Kathleen Vnenchak
VP for Communications – Rachel KoshyVP for Education – Tifanie Sbriscia
Warren County Coordinator – Lauren KrausePassaic County Coordinator – Barbara Carrig
REGION 2Treasurer – Kathleen VegaNominations & Elections – Jeannie Lovett, Irene Brown
Members-at-Large – Linda Corigliano, Erma Moore, Faith Link
Congress on Policy/Practice – Cynthia Sonzogni
REGION 3PRESIDENT – Lynda Arnold
VP Membership – Yolanda Jackson
REGION 4President-Elect – Beth Knox
Secretary – Alice HuangVP Policy & Practice – Keith Hovey
VP Institute for Nursing – Shirley SmoyakMember-at-Large Mercer – Tyea Santiago
REGION 5PRESIDENT – Felicia Rockko
President-Elect – Summer ValentiSecretary – Robert Sposato
VP Correspondence – Dawn Michelle Uhrick Member-at-Large Burlington County –
Martin MannoMember-at-Large Cumberland County –
Jo ValentiMember-at-Large Gloucester County –
Lorraine BattleMember-at-Large Camden County –
Anna Behnke
REGION 6PRESIDENT – Wendy EbnerPresident-Elect – Mary FortierSecretary – Lauren Mulrooney
VP Communications – Kathleen MullenMember-at-Large Ocean – Donna MazzerNominations Committee – Kaiann Chu,
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Year of the Healthy Nurse
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The Official Publication of the New Jersey State Nurses Association/Institute for Nursing
Volume 47 • Number 2 Quarterly publication direct mailed to approximately 134,000 RNs and LPNs in New Jersey April 2017
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Board of DirectorsKathleen Gillespie – President-Elect
Eleanor Dietrich-Withington – TreasurerDr. Minnie Campbell – Director
Dr. Susan Weaver – DirectorJoAnne Penn – Director, Staff Nurse
Congress on Policy & PracticeMary Krug
Dr. Aleesa Mobley
Nominating CommitteeColleen Nauta
Kathleen BorealeSoffy Vilson
Dr. Muriel Shore receives the Roll of Honor Resolution from Dr. Benjamin M. Evans,
President of the New Jersey State Nurses Association.
NJSNA Election Results
May 6–12, 2017
CEO Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
President’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
NJSNA Members in the News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Region News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
In Memory of Mary Lou Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Congress on Policy and Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Institute for Nursing Research Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Expansion on CARA Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
6th Annual Nurses Week Fundraiser . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
NJSNA Board Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
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New Jersey NurseOfficial Publication of the
New Jersey State Nurses Association and Institute for Nursing1479 Pennington Road
Trenton, New Jersey 08618Phone: 609-883-5335
Fax: 609-883-5343Email: [email protected]
Webpage: www.njsna.org
NJSNA Mission StatementAdvance the practice of professional nursing by fostering quality
outcomes in education, practice and research
Institute for Nursing (IFN) Board of TrusteesKathleen Gillespie, Chair, [email protected]
June Brandes-Chu, Secretary, [email protected] Sauerhoff, Treasurer, [email protected]
Judy Schmidt, MAL, CEO, [email protected]. Phyllis Hansell, Vice Chair, [email protected]
Dr. Mary E. Fortier, MAL, [email protected] Balota, MAL, [email protected]
Robert Wise, Community MemberRay Zarzar, Community Member
Executive CommitteeDr. Ben Evans, President, [email protected]
Kathleen Gillespie, President Elect, [email protected]. Kathryn Fleming, Vice President, [email protected]
Eleanor Dietrich-Withington, Treasurer, [email protected]. Sandy Quinn, Secretary, [email protected]
Board of DirectorsNorma Rodgers, Past President, [email protected] Saundra Austin-Benn, Director, [email protected]. Minnie Campbell, Director, [email protected]
Dr. Margaret Daingerfield, Director, [email protected]. Eileen Toughill, Director, [email protected]
Dr. Rosemarie Rosales, Director, [email protected]. Susan Weaver, Director, [email protected]
Dr. Kathleen Mullen, Director, [email protected] Penn, Director Staff Nurse, [email protected] Patricia Fonder, Director Staff Nurse, [email protected]
Jackie Owens, COPP Chair, [email protected]
Region PresidentsMary Ellen Levine, Region 1; [email protected]
Patricia August, Region 2; [email protected] Arnold, Region 3; [email protected]. Beth Knox, Region 4; [email protected]
Felicia Rockko, Region 5; [email protected] Ebner, Region 6, [email protected]
NJSNA/IFN StaffJudy Schmidt, CEO; [email protected]
Debra Harwell, Deputy Director; [email protected] Sandy Kerr, Executive Assistant & Member Administrator;
[email protected]. Barbara Chamberlain, Coord. Gov. Relations; [email protected]
Tyea Santiago, Education Coordinator; [email protected] Jackson, Edu. Adm. Asst.; [email protected]
Annemarie Edinger, RAMP Comm Coord.; [email protected] Scott, Director RAMP; [email protected]
Tiffany Hobbs, Case Manager RAMP; [email protected] Wysocki, Case Manager RAMP; [email protected]
Bill Philhower, Case Manager RAMP; [email protected] Gannon, Intake Spec. RAMP; [email protected]
New Jersey Nurse StaffJudy Schmidt, Editor
Sandy Kerr, Managing EditorDr. Barbara Wright, Executive Editor
New Jersey Nurse Copy Submission Guidelines:All NJSNA members are encouraged to submit material for publication that is of interest to nurses. The New Jersey Nurse also welcomes unsolicited manuscripts. Article submission is preferred in MS Word format, Times New Roman font and can be up to 500 words. When sending pictures, please remember to label pictures clearly since the editors have no way of knowing who persons in the photos might be.Copy Submissions: Preferred submission is by email to the Managing Editor. Only use MS Word for test submission. Please do not embed photos in Word files, send photos as jpg files.Submit Materials to: New Jersey Nurse, Attention to Sandy Kerr, Managing Editor at [email protected]
Advertising: for advertising rates and information please contact Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc., 517 Washington Street, P.O. Box 216, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 (800-626-4081), [email protected]. NJSNA and the Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc. reserve the right to reject any advertisement. Responsibility for errors in advertising is limited to corrections in the next issue or refund of price of advertisement.
Acceptance of advertising does not imply endorsement or approval by the New Jersey State Nurses Association of products advertised, the advertisers, or the claims made. Rejection of an advertisement does not imply a product offered for advertising is without merit, or that the manufacturer lacks integrity, or that this association disapproves of the product or its use. NJSNA and the Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc. shall not be held liable for any consequences resulting from purchase or use of an advertiser’s product. Articles appearing in this publication express the opinions of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect views of the staff, board, or membership of NJSNA or those of the national or local associations.
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CEO REpORt
Judith Schmidt, MSN, RN, CCRN
As we enter the second quarter of a new Presidency and Congress, we need to be ever vigilant about how decisions made at the federal level can affect our nursing practice. There are several legislative initiatives that we should be watching:
• Can Advanced PracticeNurses (APN) order home care and durable medical equipment?
• What is happeningin the Veterans Administration (VA) with the certified nurse anesthetist practice authority?
• Will Title VIII Nursing workforce developmentcontinue to be funded?
• Willtherebeanationalinitiativeforsafestaffingand safe patient handling?
• AndwhatabouttheAffordableCareAct?
In New Jersey (NJ) we are entering a very active political season. All of our legislators in both the Assembly and Senate and the Governor are up for election this year. At the state level there are many bills in the legislature that need our attention and affect nursing practice in NJ:
Judith Schmidt
• TheMulti-StateLicensureCompact;• Nursestaffingbills;• Opioidprescriptiverestrictionbills;• ConsumerAccesstoHealthCareBilltoremove
the collaborating agreement between physicians and APNs;
• Andabilltoprotectthetitle“Nurse.”
Did you know any of this? We, as nursing professionals, need to be aware not only of the latest theories in nursing practice, education and research, but also what is happening in the political and health care policy arenas. Decisions occurring here impact not only our profession, but also our daily work. Nurse Educators need to ensure that nursing school curricula contain at least a primer in health care policy development. Nurse Administrators need to have their staff active not only in practice issues at their facilities, but also to educate their staff on policies that may affect their work environment. Nurse Researchers need to investigate health policies and what impact they may have on the nursing profession.
We cannot continue to let others monitor what is happening in the political environment or trust our elected officials to do the right thing. Every individual nurse needs to be mindful of health care policies and legislative initiatives on both the national and local levels that will affect the viability of the profession. We may be the most ethical and respected profession in the United States, but we cannot let our guard down or be complacent that future health care policies will never hurt us.
SAVE THE DATE October 10-13, 2017NJSNA/IFN Annual Convention“The Kaleidoscope of Nursing:
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTSVisit www.NJSNA.org for
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Benjamin Evans, DD, DNP, RN, APNNJSNA President
Welcome to 2017! This is a year of beginnings – NJSNA has a new President and our Country has a new President as well. So the question for both is “what’s instore?” While I cannot speak for the U.S.President, I have a feeling that the voice of nursing needs to be unified and audible with the proposed changes to healthcare in the United States of America. Proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act and to change-maybe even privatize Medicaid and Medicare do not bode well for the health and wellness of many of our vulnerable citizens. As the largest group of health care providers, we as Nurses must advocate for fair and just edits to health care legislation so that the greatest good is done for the greatest number of our citizens.
As for my hopes as the new NJSNA President, membership increase is a goal. While we may not all agree on every issue, nursing needs to be united. Far too long has it been the lament from legislators and public groups that when issues impacting health care arise, they never hear from nurses or the nursing organizations. Nursing services are “bundled”with bed and service charges bymany facilities.AdvancedPractice Nurses face restriction of trade – as cited by the Federal Trade Commission, with the mandatory collaborative agreement. Increasingly, physicians are refusing to sign them or are requiring money to sign them and then billing for the services provided by APNs. This seems to be a form of legally sanctioned extortion. Things don’t change on the voice of one. It takes a loud clamor from many to be heard. ARE YOU A MEMBER?
Many studies and projects identify that gen Xers and Millenials want to be involved in things that “matter.” I challenge this group to get involved in theprofessional Nursing Association in New Jersey. We are not a union. The NJ State Nurses Association works to improve health and to advocate for the nursing profession.Didyouknowthat“nurse”isnotaprotectedtitlebylawinNewJersey?Anyone can call themselves a nurse – with or without nursing education. Medical Homes utilize APNS and RNs but feel that patient navigators and case managers are roles that can be done without the skills and knowledge of Registered Nurses. I wonder how the medical society would react if these assertions were made about physicians. These are issues that matter. ARE YOU A MEMBER?
My final goal is to bring increasing awareness to the contribution that men have made to nursing. Men are nurses for a reason and the reason is not that they weren’t smart enough for medical school. Nursing has a different focus and breadth of education than most other health care providers. Men have contributed to this profession in significant ways through the years and continue to do so today.
So as I begin my presidency it is my hope to enlarge membership, engage younger nurses and highlight the contributions of men to our profession. We have challenges at the national level and within our own association. Again, I ask: ARE YOU A MEMBER?
Beginnings
pREsidEnt’s REpORtNJSNA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS...
Marian Nowak, DNP, RN, MPH, CSN is pictured above with Federal Government officials at the Surgeon General’s Office. Dr. Nowak approached government officials regarding her research on disaster nursing and spearheaded national policy revision adopted by the US Medical Reserve Corp. The Medical Reserve Corp is one of the nation’s prime programs, which prepares nurses for disaster response and is administered by the Department of Health. Nowak has been a disaster nurse for the past 15 years, serving as a volunteer nurse for national disasters relief efforts and providing disaster education programs nationally and internationally.
Nowakexplains“nursesrespondtopublichealthemergencieswithknowledgein many phases of disaster management. Working collaboratively with government officials, nurses can become leaders in critical conversations providing vital information to top government officials. This is another example where nurses can beavoiceforpositivechange.”
Pictured left to right:
Lieutenant Katie Hegar, RN, MSN Program Officer /Lieutenant, U.S. Public
Health Service; LT Hager supports internal and external operations in support of MRC units nationwide.
Marian Nowak, DNP, RN, MPH, CSNDisaster Response Nurse and researcher
Rowan University School of Nursing Faculty
Capt. Robert J. Tosatto, RPh, MPH, MBA Health and Human Services/
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR); Office of the Surgeon
General (OSG), Tosatto is the highest federal level official coordinating disaster
response programs.
N.J. Nurse initiates national policy change
Passing the gavel
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Events: Installation of all Region officers was held on January
7th, 2017. Congratulations to all the new officers.
2017 Call for NOMINATIONSREGION 1 Board Positions (2-year term):
• President-Elect – Assume duties of President in President’s absence.
• Vice President for Membership – Encourage member participation in Region activities.
• Vice President for the Institute – Oversee fund-raising activities in Region for Institute of Nursing.
• Vice President to the Congress on Policy –Representation to NJSNA’s Congress on Policy and Practice.
• Morris County Coordinator – Encourage county member involvement in Region meetings/ activities.
• Sussex County Coordinator – Encourage county member involvement in Region meetings/activities.
• Nominations Committee (2) – Nominations/election activities.
For more information: Ellen Ehrlich, Ed.D, RN, NCPsyA ellenehrlich@gmail.
com; Francesca Nordin, APN-C, PNP [email protected]; Buffy Reilly, MSN, RN. CNE [email protected]; Sue Weaver, PhD, RN, CRNI, NEA-BC (Chair) [email protected] 201-787-1281
Community Service: Winter items were collected and donated to Passaic
County United Way by Region 1 Passaic County Coordinator, Barbara Carrig.
Volunteering, food and monetary donations for Faith Kitchen in Dover on December 5th. Thank you to Josephine Sanchez, Region One Morris County Coordinator, members Jackie Galante, Eileen Specchio, Ellen Erhlich, Rachel Koshy, Sandy Foley, and College of Saint Elizabeth nursing department’s Sarah Arnold, Lynne McEnroe and Janet Okken.
In Warren County, at Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Mary’s School in Hackettstown we volunteered at the soup kitchen. Thank you, Lauren Krause, the Region 1 Warren County Coordinator and volunteers, including Buffy Reilly, who helped December 10th. Thanks to nurses who reach out in all our communities!
Meetings: January 21st at St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital in
Wayne, business meeting and educational presentation, “Workplace Bullying,” by Nancy Chiocchi, MSN, BS,RN, ACNPC Hackensack UMC/Mountainside ED Clinical Educator was well attended. Food donations were collected for a food pantry in Passaic County.
Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Morristown Medical Center (Morris County), was well attended. Food donations collected for a Morris County food pantry.
May 9th, our Annual Dinner is 6 PM at the Rockaway River Country Club in Denville. Networking, education, and a fun evening out with nurses! Door prizes and more! See the NJSNA website for more information.
Would you like to present some new research or project for professional advancement? Contact Mary Ellen Levine ([email protected]) or Tifanie
Sbriscia (Vice President for Education, ([email protected]). Not a member, not a problem! We welcome all nurses to join us and bring a colleague! For information see the NJSNA website, our Facebook page, or email Mary Ellen Levine ([email protected]).
Region 2
Bergen, HudsonPatricia August MSN, RN, BC
President
Region 2 activity includes our VP to the Institute’s hard work as Convention Chair for 2016. We note that Fatima Sanchez MSN, RN worked tirelessly in all phases of convention planning and presence to lead and insure this successful convention. The Region supports her efforts for future work as Chair of Convention in 2017.
A General Membership meeting for the Region was held at Convention 2016 in the Irish Pub in Atlantic City. This was a cost-effective meeting. The meeting was well attended. Discussion on the upcoming election and candidates were the main topic of discussion.
November 15th, 2016 an education dinner was held at Villa Marie Claire located in Saddle River, NJ. The Region thanks Cynthia Sonzogni MSN, RN for her efforts to secure a venue to hold this event. Region members were educated on the vaccines Prevnar and Trumemba. Dinner was provided free of charge by Sanofi-Pasteur.
The Finance Committee, composed of Kathleen Vega MSN, RN; Nanci Skowronski MA, RN and Patricia August MSN, RN, continue to address the post card filing process. The committee will resume activity in Spring.
Results of the election for Region 2, 2017-2018 term: • KathleenVega,MSN,RN:Treasurer• CynthiaSonzogni,MSN,RN:COPP• MylaPasaporte,VPtoMembership• FaithLink,RN,MemberatLarge• ErmaMoore,MSN,RN,MemberatLarge• LindaCorigliano,BSN,RN,MemberatLarge• JeannieLovettRN,NominationsandElections• Irene A Brown MA, RN, Nominations and
Elections
An induction dinner is in the planning stage. It is our hope to have a date secured in late February for this event. Region 2 now has a full board of directors! A big thank you to our nominations committee for the 2016 election: Erma Moore MSN, RN and Nanci Skowronski MA, RN.
Future dates for Region 2’s General Membership meetings in 2017 are: May 16th, June 13th, September 12th, During Convention in October when we have a designated time for a meeting, and November 7th. Meetings will be held at the Bergenfield Health Department in Bergenfield unless otherwise posted at 6pm.
Region 2 welcomes all Bergen and Hudson County nurses to attend our Region 2 meetings. RSVP is requested. Please reach out to us at [email protected].
This nurse has been recuperating from eye surgery since November. She is grateful for being part of a very supportive region in NJSNA.
Region 1
Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Warren
Rachel Koshy, DNP, ANP-C, RN VP Communications
Appointments and Congratulations: Congratulations to Region 1’s Dr. Brenda Marshall and
Jan Bednar, recipients of the Diva Award, December 7th, 2016 Diva and Don Awards Gala.
Congratulations Barbara Carrig on her appointment to the Domestic Violence Prevention committee on Jan 2nd, 2017. Barbara will be an asset to the work of this committee.
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Region 4
Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset
Beth Knox, DNP, APN, AOCN President
Special Thanks: The Region 4 Board and members would like to
thank Susan Fowler, RN, PhD for her remarkable leadership as President for our Region over the past year. Susan recently resigned as President due to her extended employment opportunity in California. It has been a gift to have her lead our Region.
Congratulations: We are very pleased to announce the election and
appointment of the newest Region 4 board members. President – Beth KnoxSecretary – Alice HuangVP Policy & Practice – Keith HoveyVP Institute for Nursing- Shirley SmoyakVP Communications – Crystal GaddMember-at-Large Mercer – Tyea SantiagoMember –at-Large Middlesex – Margaret Drozd
Special thanks to all who have volunteered to serve as members of Region 4 Board this term. A vacancy remains for the position of VP of Membership. If you would like more information about this position, please contact Barbara Wright ([email protected]).
Crystal Gadd, Beth Knox, Keith Hovey, Tyea Santiago
Meetings/Events: Please save the date for our annual dinner meeting
that will be held on May 18, 2017 at The Stone Terrace by John Henry’s, 2275 Kuser Road, Hamilton Square, NJ. We invite all members in Region 4 and other Regions as well as nursing students to join us for a great evening of networking and education. Look for a program flyer that will be sent to Region 4 members by email and posted on Facebook.
TheRegionisalsoplanningfor“ADayattheNewJerseyStatehouse” in June.All registerednurses areinvited to join us to meet some of our state legislators and learn more about current legislative bills related to nursing and healthcare and witness ongoing session activities.
More information about this event will be distributed via email and Facebook in April.
New Goals for Region 4:• DevelopascholarshipforRegion4membersto
advance their education. • Promote communication among Region 4
members. • Encourage active participation in community
service projects and NJSNA Convention.
Social Media Announcements: FacebookMake a point to check out the Region 4 Facebook
page for periodic announcements. We invite each of you to send information about upcoming community service projects or educational opportunities in your county so that we can share them with other members. In addition, please forward any information about yourself that highlights special honors, awards, or recent publications. Finally, consider networking with others to develop ideas for
submission for a poster or podium presentation at the NJSNA Annual Convention in the fall. Contacts: Regina Adams ([email protected]) or Beth Knox ([email protected]). Please label Region 4 on subject line.
Region 5
Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester,
SalemFelicia Rockko, BSN, RN
Region 5 President
Region 5 is happy to welcome new officers to our Board of Directors! We are excited to serve the region, and hope to bring many networking, service and educational opportunities to our membership.
Our current Region 5 elected leadership is:• President, Felicia Rockko, BSN, RN works
for Virtua as a Principal Trainer for Home Health on the Epic implementation team. Her background includes ICU and Home Health Nursing. Felicia is looking forward to bringing fresh opportunities for involvement to the membership of Region 5.
• President-Elect, Summer Valenti, BSN, RN-BCis excited to serve Region 5. Since graduating from Cumberland County College, Summer has worked with older adults. Summer benefitted from mentoring of seasoned nurses (including her mother, Jo) and association with professional nursing organizations.
• Secretary, Robert Sposato,MBA,MSN,RN, isan expert in the field of healthcare management and emergency medical services. Robert is employed by Lourdes Health System as Director of Military Affairs and is currently pursuing his doctorate of nursing practice degree.
• Vice President of Correspondence, DawnMichelle Uhlrick, BSN, RN, is a Nurse Director for Acute Surgical Care at Virtua.
• Member at Large Burlington County - MartinManno, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, is the Assistant Vice President for Clinical Education and Professional Development at The Center for Clinical Excellence and Education at Kennedy Health
• MemberatLargeGloucesterCounty -LorraineBattle
• Member at Large Camden County, AnnaBehnke BSN, CRC, EMT, RN, is a clinical research nurse coordinator with a diverse background in emergency management and medical services. She has worked serving the residents of Camden County in many different capacities for over twenty-two years.
• Member at Large Cumberland County - JoValenti, BSN, RN, is the President and Founder of Patient Choice First, LLC a healthcare consulting company with a focus on patient-centered decisions.
• Member at Large Salem County - MichelleO’Neal, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE
• Representative to the Resolutions Committee -Annette Conklin
Please follow us on social media for updates regarding region activities. We are available on Facebook and Twitter at @NJSNARegion5. If you are
not receiving email updates from us, please log in to your account on the NJSNA home page and ensure the correct email address is listed.
Region 6
Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, OceanKathleen Mullen, DNP, MA, RN, CNE
VP Communications
The newly elected Executive Board and members held a dinner meeting in February in Ocean County. In addition to a robust social meeting, plans for expanding region membership and improving communication to members and prospective members were discussed. Revisons to the Region 6 Facebook page are forthcoming. A raffle to benefit the Beulah Miller Scholarship for Nursing Education was held. Every year, Region 6 awards scholarships through the Beulah Miller Scholarship for Nursing Education to: an entry level student (AAS, ADN or BSN), an RN to BSN student, an MSN student, and a doctoral student. The deadline date for this year’s scholarship application is April 1, 2017. Applicants must meet the following criteria:
1. Current enrollment in an accredited program of nursing education
2. Member of NJSNA Region 6 (except entry level applicants)
3. Earned GPA of 3.0 or better 4. Complete application including essay and
recommendation letters
Scholarship applications are available on the NJSNA website and inquiries can be directed to Barbara Blozen, Chair of the Scholarship Committee at [email protected].
Events in the region for Spring, 2017 include educational programs in Monmouth County and in Atlantic County, marching in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Seaside Heights, and the annual general membership meeting in June. RNs in Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic, and Cape May counties: join NJSNA and come to our Region 6 meetings!
Region 6 members: If you did not receive an email blast from NJSNA about the educational meetings, please contact [email protected] to verify and update your membership information.
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Meet Your New Board2017 NJSNA Board of Directors and Region Presidents
PRESIDENTBenjamin Evans,
DD, DNP, RN, APN
REGION 1Mary Ellen Levine
MSN/ED, RN
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Norma Rodgers, BSN, RN, CCRA
DIRECTORRosemarie Rosales,
DNP, RN, MPA, CCRN, CPHQ
VICE PRESIDENTKathryn FlemingPhD, RN, CPHQ,
NEA-BC
REGION 3Lynda Arnold, BSN, MHA, RN, NE-BC
REGION 5Felicia Rockko,
BSN, RN
DIRECTORSaundra Austin-Benn, MSN, APN
DIRECTORSTAFF NURSEJoAnne Penn,
MA, RN-BC
SECRETARYSandy Quinn, DNP, RN, CNE
REGION 6Wendy Ebner,
MSN, RN
DIRECTORMinnie Campbell
DNSc., RN
CHAIR CONGRESS ON POLICY &
PRACTICEJackie Owens
DNP, MSN, BSN
TREASUREREleanor Dietrich-
Withington, BSN, MA
REGION 4Beth Knox,
DNP, APN, AOCN
DIRECTORSusan Weaver, PhD, MSN, RN, CRNI, NEA-BC
DIRECTORSTAFF NURSEPatricia Fonder,
MSN, RN BC, CCRN
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Kate Gillespie, BSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC
REGION 2Patricia AugustMSN, RN, BC
DIRECTORMargaret
DaingerfieldEdD, RN, CNE
DIRECTORSTAFF NURSEKathleen Mullen,
DNP, RN, MA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
DIRECTORS MEMBER-AT-LARGE
REGION PRESIDENTS
Mary Lou Hogan Holmes, 79, of Tinton Falls, N.J., died peacefully at home with her loving family at her bedside on December 21, 2016 after a lengthy illness. Mary Lou was an ANA/NJSNA active member for many years.
As a registered nurse, Holmes was employed by New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services for 30 years, as assistant director of nursing at Marlboro State Hospital and later at Ann Klein Forensic Center in Ewing, N.J., before retiring in 2000. She also was a clinical instructor of nursing at Ocean County College.
A graduate of the Williston Northampton School and the Providence Hospital School of Nursing in Holyoke, Mary Lou earned her bachelor’s degree from Trenton State College (now the College of New Jersey), and her master’s degree in psychiatric nursing from the University of Pennsylvania.
Mary Lou was a passionate volunteer. In addition to her involvement on many NJSNA committees, she served as a peer counselor at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township, working with nurse colleagues experiencing substance abuse issues. Also, she was a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Holmes served as a volunteer catechism instructor at St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church in Farmingdale, where she was a longtime communicant.
Surpassing her deep feelings for her work, faith and personal interests was the love she felt for her family. Surviving are her husband of 57 years, Joel F. Holmes Jr.; her daughter and son-in- law, Theresa Holmes-Stenson and Eric Stenson of Farmingdale, N.J.; her son and daughter-in-law, Joel F. Holmes III and Beth Cannon Holmes of London, United Kingdom; her brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Peggy Hogan of Easthampton, Mass.; and grandchildren Shane and Arianna Stenson, Cooper and Cole Holmes.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ocean College Foundation, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, N.J. 08754 in her honor. Please specify Mary Lou Holmes Memorial Nursing Scholarship.
Friends were received by the Holmes family at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home in Freehold, Friday, January 20, 2017. A Memorial Mass was held on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Farmingdale. For condolence messages to the family, visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com.
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Jackie Owens, DNP, RN, APNChairperson, Congress on Policy and Practice
The Congress on Policy and Practice (COPP) is pleased to announce the formation of a Legislative Committee. This Committee was formed in late 2016 with the purpose of reviewing current bills and developing a recommendation to the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA) Board of Directors (BOD) to inform its position on proposals.
One of the many functions of COPP is to evaluate proposed state legislation and regulations that may have an impact on nursing policy, practice, education and research and advise the NJSNA BOD. Other reasons for forming this Committee stem from requests that NJSNA receives, often multiple times a month, regarding NJSNA’s position on certain bills in the state legislature. These requests originate from nursing students for class assignments, organizations requesting NJSNA to
support a specific bill and legislators requesting support of their sponsored bills.
Thus, it was natural for the Committee to be developed by COPP and be composed of COPP members. The current members of the committee are Eileen Carrigg-Specchio, Kathleen Jackson, Jan Masters, Jackie Owens, Cynthia Sonzogni, and Sue Weaver. Judith Schmidt, NJSNA CEO, will serve as the Committee’s organizing chairman until one is selected.
The Legislative Committee commenced with reviewing Senate bill S2474, “Aid in Dying for theTerminally Ill Act,” sponsored by Senators Scutariand Sweeney. The companion bill, A2451, passed the Assembly in October 2016 (Yes – 49; No – 29; Abstentions – 5). This bill concerns a controversial topic, but is well written and protective of both health care providers and patients. The bill also adheres to the ANA Scope of Practice. After the Committee reviewed the bill, with a healthy conversation about the ethical nature of the bill and the role of the nurse,
a recommendation was made to the NJSNA BOD to support Senate bill S2474.
There are over 16 bills on the Committee’s review list. Since Governor Christie in his State of the State address plans to focus attention on the opiate epidemic in New Jersey, several bills have emerged related to treating opiate addiction, prescribing narcotics and their regulation. More than half of the legislative Committee’s review list are associated with opiate addiction with topics ranging from limits on prescribing opiates, availability of opiate antidotes and continuing education for prescribers. Each bill will be evaluated for clarity, any restrictive role to RN/APN practice, and protection of all patient populations.
The Legislative Committee represents the members of NJSNA and the Congress on Policy and Practice wants to hear from NJSNA members about these issues and other issues related to nursing practice. Please send any practice issues/questions for the COPP to [email protected] or [email protected].
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Mercer County Community College & Thomas Edison State University Partner to Offer Four-Year Pathway to BSN Degree
Mercer County Community College and Thomas Edison State University have created a dual enrollment nursing program that enables students to complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in four years. The program will allow graduates with an associate degree in nursing from Mercer County Community College to transfer and apply up to 90 credits to the online RN-BSN program at Thomas Edison State University. The institutions formalized the partnership at a signing ceremony at Glen Cairn Hall at Thomas Edison State University.
“This partnership provides students theopportunity to earn a BSN degree in an efficient and cost-effective manner,” said Dr. Filomela Marshall,dean of the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing at Thomas Edison State University. “Our collaborationprovides a seamless pathway into our RN-BSN program for students in Mercer’s nursing program.”The program will provide a pipeline of baccalaureate-prepared nurses to provide healthcare services to
underserved populations in Trenton, Mercer County and throughout New Jersey.
“This excitingnewagreementwithThomasEdisonState University is all about creating choices for students,”saidDr.JianpingWang,presidentofMercerCountyCommunityCollege.“Byofferingmorechoicesand enabling students to study close to home, more students will complete their education and we create more opportunities for students from a variety of backgrounds and learning styles while allowing them to continuetomeetfamilyandworkobligations.”
Eligible students enrolled in the dual enrollment program will be granted provisional acceptance to the RN-BSN program at Thomas Edison State University and full acceptance once they complete the associate degree from Mercer and pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). As they complete the BSN degree, students will be prepared to further advance their education and pursue a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and eventually a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
(from left) Dr. Jianping Wang, president of Mercer County Community College; Mercer County
Executive Brian Hughes; and Dr. George A. Pruitt, president of Thomas Edison State University, at
the signing ceremony celebrating the new nursing partnership between MCCC and the university. Hessels Receives NIH Grant to Conduct
National Study of Infection Prevention PracticesSusan Weaver, RN, PhD, CRNI, NEA-BC
Amanda Hessels, PhD, MPH, RN, CIC, CPHQ, Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University, School of Nursing, has been awarded a competitive National Institute of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health, K01 grant of $324,000. Her research studytobeconductedover3yearsisentitled:“Impactof Patient Safety Climate on Infection Prevention Practices and Healthcare Worker and Patient Outcomes.” Hessels holds a joint appointment as aNurse Scientist at Hackensack-Meridian Health,
Nearly one in 25 patients has a hospital infection at any given time and one in 25 nurses suffers a blood-borne exposure every year. Hessels’ study will examine the organizational factors that are associated with higher levels of standard precaution adherence and lower levels of health care worker (HCW) exposures and patient infections in hospitals.
Hessels will conduct a multi-site, cross-sectional study of a sample of 1600 hospital based nurses from 100 units in 50 U.S. hospitals; surveys will document the patient safety climate and standard precaution adherence; observational standard precaution adherence data; and existing unit level data on HCW blood-borne pathogen exposures and healthcare associated infections (HAI). Potential implications of this study include developing a model for surveillance methodology and training. Also, actionable knowledge for institutional, governmental, and academic stakeholders of important and modifiable features
of the patient safety climate to improve HCW and patient safety will be generated.
“I am truly honored and deeply humbled by thisrecognition, particularly in this era of limited funding. It is heartening that addressing these fundamental research and clinical concerns have been given priority. I believe essential to meeting this responsibility is my prior training and current, robust support of interdisciplinary mentorsandcollaborators,”Hesselsstated.
With this latest funding, Hessels continues an uninterrupted program of federally funded research and training, including an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality R36 award for her dissertation research and a NIH/National Institutes of Nursing Research Post-doctoral fellowship at Columbia University, School of Nursing under the primary mentorship of Dr. Elaine Larson. Her mentoring team and collaborators have significant expertise in infection prevention and epidemiology; occupational health and safety; health care systems; organizational climate; patient safety; industrial engineering; biostatistics; and healthcare administration. They include: Teri Wurmser, RN, PhD, MPH, NEA-BC, of Ann May Center for Nursing and Allied Health, Hackensack Meridian Health; Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, Patricia Stone, RN, PhD, MPH and Haomiao Jia, PhD, of Columbia University; and Robyn Gershon, MT (ASCP), MHS, DrPH, of of California, San Francisco.
Additionally, Hessels has been awarded a competitive American Nurses Foundation Nursing Research Grant funded by Stryker Medical for $24,920. Her study is entitled: “Impact of patient safety culture on missednursingcareandadversepatientsafetyevents.”
Hessels earned a BS in Nursing at the University of Rochester, MS in Community Health Nursing and MPH at the City University of New York, Hunter College and PhD in Nursing at Rutgers, the State University. An ANA/NJSNA member, for over a decade she has been an active member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), serving in numerous leadership roles and earning recognition as a pacesetter in the field. Hessels has an emerging portfolio of peer reviewed publications and has presented her research to numerous audiences locally and nationally.
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institutE fOR nuRsing REsEaRCh CORnER
V. Alexandra Hascup, PhD, MSN, RN, CTN, CCES, DLC
Asst. Professor, Saint Peter’s University, School of Nursing
Historical Perspective of the RoleThere is a paucity of research regarding the role of the PhD Registered
Nurse researcher in the hospital setting, as well as what the role entails, including responsibilities and contributions (McNett, 2006). In this climate of focused concern on pay for performance and loss of payments for hospital acquired conditions (HAC), the PhD nurse researcher can be a driving force in reducing the long and short term operational costs by improving patient outcomes and quality of care (Staffileno, Wideman, & Carlson, 2013).
In the 1980s, clinical nurse researchers focused on quality patient care and discovered that research findings were not always applicable in clinical settings. During this time there also was a focus on the application of theory to research and practice (McEwen & Wills, 2014). In the 1990s, evidence-based practice emerged in nursing “to move beyond attention given to researcherper se, in order to address the gap in research and practice” (McEwen &Wills, 2014, p.31). LoBiondo-Wood and Haber (2010) defined evidence as scientific knowledge derived from research, and therefore, evidence is critical to the foundation of nursing practice. The 1990s also saw the emergence of multidisciplinary models for evidence-based practice (EBP) developed to include factors such as cost-effectiveness, patient preferences, and clinical experience.
Developing the Role of Nurse ResearcherIn 2008 until 2014, I had the unexpected and very challenging opportunity
to develop the role of Nurse Researcher at a healthcare facility in central New Jersey. At the time, the role was just a title. The role was the outcome of the vision of both the medical center’s Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and Assistant Vice President (AVP), providing a bridge between academe and clinical practice. An environment, where research occurs together with a focus on practice and the cultivation of a spirit of scholarly inquiry at the bedside, is needed to facilitate nurse oriented EBP and research. The theory practice gap has been well documented in the literature over the years (LoBiondo-Wood & Haber, 2010; McEwen & Wills, 2014; Young, Taylor & Renpenning, 2001). Carrick-Sen et al. (2015) suggest that the theory-practice gap, in part, is a result of the lack of socialization of nurses in their basic nursing education to the usefulness of theory as a foundation for nursing practice. Butts and Rich (2015) identify that a theory practice gap exists because theories are not thought to be relevant or applicable to clinical practice and believed that evidence-based practice is the judicious use of theory. In my experience, as Nurse Researcher at the medical center, the theory-practice gap was not a myth, but a reality.
A study conducted by nursing staff in 2005 at the medical center and sponsored by NJ ONE Research Council titled Evidence-Based Practice Readiness of RNs, was a replication of Pravikoff, Tanner, and Pierce’s 2005 national study. Study findings confirmed that the barriers regarding the implementation of EBP at the medical center were identical to those stated in the literature. The SMC study revealed nurses were ready for the transition to an EBP and research focused culture. The challenge was to confirm this reality and develop a plan to implement EBP.
The Role of LeadershipNurses in leadership roles have a responsibility to provide resources
for translating EBP into clinical practice. The CNO is also pivotal for the development and sustainability of the infrastructure to support a culture of EBP and research. The CNO has the task of presenting data to actively engage all stakeholders in developing a strategy to incorporate an organizational culture of EBP and promote the recognition of the value of EBP and research. A review of the literature revealed a paucity of frameworks to guide nurse executives in developing EBP organizational infrastructures to support the practice of EBP (Aroh, Occhiuzzo, & Douglas, 2011; Cullen & Adams, 2012).
The CNO and AVP had a vision for the staff and the Nurse Researcher role with goals that included the adoption of two models to guide nursing practice: 1) Watson’s Caring Theory as the overarching framework to guide nursing practice, and 2) Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt’s (2014) evidence based practice model. The focus was creating scholarly inquiry at the bedside and prepare for Magnet certification. In 2008, there were very few PhD RN nurse researchers in the state of N.J. who were employed in acute care hospitals. Most served only as consultants with a limited time commitment. My status was per diem, and not that as a consultant. Nurse leaders at the medical center recognized that in order to effect a change in the organizational culture, the nurse researcher needed to be employed on a consistent basis and visible and available for the staff. It is well documented in the literature that strong leadership is required not only for the nurse researcher, but to support the role ofnurseresearcher.“Tochallengeandchangeexistingcare,criticallyexplorealternativesandoptions,requiresstrongleadership”(Carrick-Sen,etal.,2015,p. 751).
Noteworthy is that if the nurse leaders of the organization are not supportive of an EBP initiative, developing a culture of scholarly inquiry and application of EBP will not be successful (Carrick- Sen, et al., 2015). Balas and Boren (2000) identified that healthcare organizations have been slow to implement EBP and this has been quite evident in the literature.
In NJ Nurse July, 2017, Part II will outline tasks undertaken to achieve desired goals, development of an action plan, responsibilities, and achievements.
ReferencesAroh, D., Occhiuzzo, D., & Douglas, C. (2011). Blueprint for nursing leadership: Creating
a culture of accountability. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(3), 189-196. doi: 10.1097/NAQ.0b013e3181ff3af0.
Balas, E. A., & Boren, S. A. (2000). Managing clinical knowledge for health care improvement. Yearbook of medical informatics, 65-70.
Butts, J., & Rich, K. (2015). Philosophies and theories for advanced nursing practice (2nd ed.).Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Carrick-Sen, Baillie, L., Deaton, C., Lowes, L., McCabe, C., Norton, C., & Tod, A. (2015). Improving nursing research activity: The importance of leadership. British Journal of Nursing, 751.
Cullen, L., & Adams, S. (2012). Planning for implementation of evidence-based practice. Journal of Nursing Administration 42(4), 220-230. doi:10.1097/NNA.0b013e31824ccd0a
LoBiondo-Wood, G., & Haber, J. (2014). Nursing research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO.: Elsevier Mosby.
McEwen, M. & Wills, E. (2014). Theoretical basis for nursing (4th ed.). New York: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
McNett, M. (2006). The PhD-Prepared nurse in the clinical setting. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 20(3), 134-138.
Melnyk, B., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2014). Evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare: A guide to best practice (3rd ed.). New York: Lippincott, Williams, Wilkins.
Pravikoff, D. S., Tanner, A. B., & Pierce, S. T. (2005). Readiness of US Nurses for Evidence-Based Practice: Many don’t understand or value research and have had little or no training to help them find evidence on which to base their practice. The American Journal of Nursing, 105(9), 40-51.
Staffileno, B., Wideman, M., & Carlson, E. (2013). The financial and clinical benefits of a hospital based PhD nurse researcher. Nursing Economics, 31(4), 194 -197.
Watson, J. (2005). Caring science as sacred science Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis. Young, A., Taylor, S., & Renpenning, K. (2001). Connections: Nursing research, theory,
and practice. St. Louis, MO.: Mosby.
The Role of the PhD RN: The Journey to Motivating and Engaging the Direct Care RN in Evidence-Based Practice and Original Research (Part I)
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Nurses House to Hold 6th Annual Nurses Week Fundraiser
to Benefit Nurses in Need
Nurses House, Inc. is pleased to announce plans to launch its sixth annual Dolphins for Nurses Campaign to raise funds for nurses in need. The initiative, sponsored by The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future, invites hospital staff and other nurse groups nationwide to raise funds by offering blue, gold and white paper dolphins in exchange for $1, $5 or $10 donations.
The Dolphins for Nurses campaign will run from April 12-May 12, culminating in National Nurses Week. All funds raised will go to Nurses House to help nurses facing serious health issues and other dire circumstances afford basic needs. The fundraiser can easily be incorporated into already planned Nurses Week activities. If you or your group is interested in participating contact Stephanie Dague, Director of Development, at [email protected] or (518) 456-7858 x127 for an informational packet. Nurses House will provide everything you need to make the fundraiser a success including brochures, posters, flyers, pens and the $1, $5 and $10 donation circles.
Nurses House, Inc. is the only 501(c)3 organization offering financial assistance to Registered Nurses in need throughout the country (Donations are tax deductible). The organization’s sole mission is to provide short-term aid to nurses who are unable to support themselves financially as a result of illness, injury, disability, or catastrophic event. Any Registered Nurse residing in the United States facing a hardship situation - and whose monthly income is insufficient to meet his or her basic needs - is encouraged to apply. Applications are available on the Nurses House website www.nurseshouse.org or by calling (518) 456-7858.
Since Nurses House began providing financial aid to nurses in need in the 1960’s, the organization has helped thousands of nurses in all fifty states regain health and productivity. In the past three years alone, Nurses House has provided grants totaling over $500,000 to nurses in need. Funds help cover such basic expenses as food, shelter, health insurance premiums and medications. For more information about the work of Nurses House, please visit www.nurseshouse.org.
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On October 1, 2016, SAMSHA (The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) scheduled a public meeting to discuss requirements for the implementation of CARA regulation 303. The meeting was held at the Marriott Hotel in Newark, NJ.
Section 303 of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), signed into law by President Obama on July 22, 2016, expanded prescribing privileges for office-based opioid addiction treatment with buprenorphine to nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) for five years (until October 1, 2021).
A variety of stakeholders organizations were present including but not limited to: The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA), The International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA), American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Psychiatric Association (APA), American Society of Addition Medicine (ASAM), American Medical Association (AMA), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), American Academy of Physician Assistants AAPA). The public participants were a number of NPs in the New Jersey area in a variety of practices including pain management and Psychiatric Nursing.
The meeting was a gathering to explore four areas of implementation: training, a process for certification, existing programs, and collaboration. Following are suggestions made by the participants:
1. Training required by the law includes 24 continuing education units. The Physician 8-hour training course has been suggested as a standard for all NPs.
2. There are four providers of education designated as acceptable. It was suggested that this be expanded to include other organizations that are already providing continuing education units/hours and certifications.
3. Formats should be varied for adult learners, such as webinars, and online credit.4. Flexibility in education needs to be available. The providers are adult learners and
need as many options as possible.
Additional suggestions included incorporating addictions training in coursework for BSN and graduate students. This should be considered as part of the standard education and count towards course requirements.
SAMSHA should reach out to insurance companies to ensure that NPs and PAs can write prescriptions without impediments.
Language should be inclusive of all the titles of those practicing and the level at which they are licensed, for example Clinical Nurse Specialists or Advance Practice Nurses.
Implementation of the regulations are to be completed within 18 months of the bill recommendations. SAMSHA will be making the final recommendations in collaboration with the agencies involved.
Expansion of the CARA law to include PAs and Nurse Practitioners
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Do you want to eat healthier, be more active, get better sleep, and have more joy? This is your year! The American Nurses Association (ANA) hasdesignated2017asthe“YearoftheHealthyNurse in recognition of the impact that increased nurse health, safety, and wellness has on patient outcomes, quality of care, and overall nurse satisfaction and quality of life.” TheANA 2016Health Risk Appraisal shows alarming trends for registered nurses (RNs) and nursing students:
• AnaverageBMIof27.6(overweight)• 12% have nodded off while driving in the
past month • Only 16% eat the recommended daily
amount of fruits and vegetables • Less than half perform the recommended
quantity and time of muscle-strengthening exercises (ICG & ANA, 2016)
Thus, the vision of Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation is to increase the health of the United States’ 3.6 million RNs, thereby impacting and improving the health of the nation. Healthy Nurse focuses on five fundamental indicators of wellness: REST, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, QUALITY OF LIFE, and SAFETY. Each month ANA will highlight various health, safety, and wellness topics important not only to nurses, but to their co-workers, families, patients, and the communities in which they live, work, and play. (April is Combatting Stress Month as I stress to get this article written before the deadline!)
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Visit www.nursingworld.org/2017-Year-of-Healthy-Nurse today for more information!
Reference: Insight Consulting Group (ICG) & American Nurses
Association (ANA), (2016). Health risk appraisal exploratory data analysis: November 30, 2016. (PowerPoint slides).
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NJSNA Board UpdateSeptember 13, 2016
Board of Director’s Meeting:
PRESENT: Norma Rodgers, Ben Evans, Eleanor Dietrich-
Withington, Sandy Quinn, DIRECTORS: Margaret Daingerfield, Saundra Austin-Benn, Kate Gillespie, Eileen Toughill, Mary Krug; Rosemarie Rosales; DIRECTORS STAFF NURSE: Kathleen Burkhart, Kathleen Mullen, Patricia Fonder; COPP Chair Jackie Owens; REGION PRESIDENTS: Mary Ellen Levine (R1), Patricia August (R2), Varsha Singh (R3 President), Susan Fowler (R4), Peggy Lasoff (R6); NJSNA STAFF: Judy Schmidt, Sandy Kerr, Debra Harwell
EXCUSED: Kathryn Fleming
GUESTS: JoAnne Penn, Mark Polon, Phyllis Marshall, Dorothy
Carolina, Sylvia Ylagan-Perlas (Student); Kathleen Vega; Art Ciallfano and Vikki Hurley-Schubert, CMA_________________________________________________
Following are highlights of the action items:
Motion 1 – To accept the Consent Agenda. Passed Vote Yes 20
Motion 2 – To accept the Financial Reports. Passed Vote Yes 20
Motion 3 – To accept the Financial Philosophy, Policies & Guidelines revisions for the NJSNA/IFN Investment Portfolio. Passed Vote Yes 20
Motion 4 – To accept the Treasurer’s Report. Passed Vote Yes 20
Motion 5 – NJSNA Social Media: NJSNA, sub-entity’s social media pages that carry information about NJSNA have consistent branding and labeling congruent with NJSNA. Passed Vote Yes 19
Motion 6 – Social policy: policy is being developed at the region level around social media that the authority line go to the Vice President of communication or the Region President’s designee. Passed Vote Yes 19
Motion 7 – Creative Marketing Alliance, Inc.: Engage CMA as membership and special events coordinates – motion withdrawn
Motion 8 – Membership & Special Events Management Proposals: NJSNA investigate at least two more vendors who can provide information that will enable the board to make a value proposition about retaining a membership and special events management company. Passed Vote Yes 18
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November 15, 2016 Board of Director’s Meeting:
PRESENT: Norma Rodgers, Ben Evans, Kathryn Fleming;
Eleanor Dietrich-Withington, Sandy Quinn, DIRECTORS: Margaret Daingerfield, Kate Gillespie, Eileen Toughill, DIRECTORS STAFF NURSE: Kathleen Mullen, Patricia Fonder; COPP Chair Jackie Owens; REGION PRESIDENTS: Mary Ellen Levine (R1), Patricia August (R2), Anita Murphy (R5); Peggy Lasoff (R6); NJSNA STAFF: Judy Schmidt, Sandy Kerr, Debra Harwell
EXCUSED: Kathleen Burkhart; Mary Krug; Saundra Austin-Benn,
Rosemarie Rosales; Varsha Singh (R3 President), Susan Fowler (R4)
GUESTS: Linda Gural; Beth Knox; Lynda Arnold; Susan Palma;
Vikki Hurley-Schubert, CMA_________________________________________________
Following are highlights of the action items:
Motion 1 – To reorder the Agenda. Passed Vote Yes 15Motion 2 – To endorse the Aid in Dying Bill. Passed
Vote Yes 14; No 3Motion 3 – To accept the Consent Agenda. Passed
Vote Yes 17Motion 4 – To accept the Treasurer’s Report. Passed
Vote Yes 16Motion 5 – To accept Gladstone Wealth Group as
NJSNA’s financial management group. Passed Yes 17
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January 24, 2017 Board of Director’s Meeting:
PRESENT: Ben Evans, Kate Gillespie, Kathryn Fleming; Eleanor
Dietrich-Withington, Sandy Quinn, Norma Rodgers, DIRECTORS: Margaret Daingerfield, Eileen Toughill (on phone), Saundra Austin-Benn, Minnie Campbell, Susan Weaver; DIRECTORS STAFF NURSE: Kathleen Mullen, Patricia Fonder, JoAnne Penn; COPP Chair Jackie Owens; REGION PRESIDENTS: Mary Ellen Levine (R1), Patricia August (R2 on phone), Lynda Arnold (R3); Beth Knox (R4); Felicia Rockko (R5); Mary Fortier (R6 President Elect); NJSNA STAFF: Judy Schmidt, Jillian Scott
EXCUSED: Rosemarie Rosales; Wendy Ebner (R6); Sandy Kerr
GUESTS: Linda Gural; Jennifer Bergsma (Student); Vikki Hurley-
Schubert, CMA_________________________________________________
Motion 1 – Approval of November 15, 2016 minutes. Passed Vote Yes 17, Abstain 1
Motion 2 – Affinity Programs – seek bids. Passed Vote Yes 19
Motion 3 – Accept Finance Report with correction to spelling change for Audit. Passed Vote Yes 19
Motion 4 – To develop a Task Force to include LPN educators to access the need for re-activating the LPN Forum. Passed Vote Yes 14 No 1
Motion 5 – Accept Membership Report. Passed Vote Yes 19
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VNANNJ is seeking full-time
REGISTERED NURSESDay hours (8:30am-5:00pm) – One weekend per month On call once per quarter – Morris & Hunterdon Counties
• Non-profit HomeCare Organization • EXCELLENT benefits• Tremendous Opportunity for Growth • EXTENSIVE training • New Graduates welcome! • Company provided iPads
For questions please email: [email protected] online at: www.VNANNJ.org
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