Forum Conference Call for Abstracts and Sponsors Now Open

Forum Conference Call for Abstracts and Sponsors Now Open

Join the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers 2023 Annual Conference “Imagining, Innovating and Transforming the National Nursing Workforce”. The conference will be held on June 12-14, 2023 at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, Arlington VA  and will bring together nursing workforce and leaders from across the country to learn, share and network.

Click HERE to Become a Sponsor or Exhibitor Today!

Submit your Abstract HERE by February 10, 2023

 

NJCCN 20th Anniversary

NJCCN 20th Anniversary

NJCCN Honors Senator Joseph F. Vitale, Chair of the NJ Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens (SHH), and Dr. Geri Dickson (Posthumous).  The Center was created from the vision of Dr. Geri Dickson.

Melanin Magic Mixer

For the first time, Middlesex Regional Black Nurses Association is hosting the Melanin Magic Mixer on Thursday October 27th, 2022 from 6 pm – 8 pm with the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) NJ forPlease save the date and register! The evening will consist of networking with other New Jersey Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, a financial education workshop, dinner and wine! Tickets are only $15 & registration is on eventbrite here.

Senate Bill 2825

Senate Bill 2825

 

Senate Bill 2825 introduced by Senator Vitale was passed out of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on June 23rd.  It is a comprehensive package to address nurses and nursing workforce issues ultimately to support the care of NJ residents. We hope other legislators will support this bill.

This bill establishes certain requirements and initiatives related to nurses; transfers oversight of certified nurse aids from the Department of Health to the Board of Nursing and appropriates $26.7 million for Nurse Residency Program, Nursing School Expansion Grant Program, Nurse Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health Support, Preceptor Tax Credits and funding for the New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing (NJCCN). It also establishes mandatory Workforce and Training Program Surveys. It requires each hospital in the State to establish a Nursing Workplace Environment and Staffing Council (NWESC).

The following provided testimony in support of the bill. They include:
· Edna Cadmus, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Executive Director, NJCCN and Clinical Professor, Rutgers School of Nursing.        Click HERE to read Dr. Cadmus’ testimony
· Susan Salmond, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Professor & Executive Vice Dean, Rutgers School of Nursing and Director, NJ-NEW
· Maria Brennan, DNP, RN, CPHQ, Consultant and NWESC Commission Member
· Susan Cholewka, MBA, Executive Director, ONL NJ

To read more about Senate Bill 2825 go to https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S2825.

 

National Forum Annual Conference

National Forum Annual Conference

The National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers 2022 Annual Conference will bring together in-person and virtual modalities to fully engage nursing and healthcare leaders throughout the country. Participants will share cutting edge models of practice, data analytics and innovations in nursing education to change the nursing workforce game and address the critical workforce development issues facing our nation. To submit abstracts click HERE.