Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order to Remove Barriers to Health Care Professionals Joining New Jersey’s COVID-19 Response and Provide Protections for Front Line Health Care Responders
April 1, 2020, 3:34 pm | in
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 112, authorizing the Division of Consumer Affairs to temporarily reactivate the licenses of recently retired health care professionals and grant temporary licenses to doctors licensed in foreign countries. The executive order also temporarily permits certain health care professionals to perform acts outside of their ordinary scope of practice and grants broad civil immunity to health care professionals and facilities providing services in support of New Jersey’s COVID-19 response efforts who are acting in good faith.
Alerts include information on: 1) Partial implementation of the Nurse Licensure Compact; 2) Guidance for Out-Patient Providers Evaluating Patients; and 3) a policy statement regarding nurse responsibility during the current health crisis.
The New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing (NJCCN) located at the Rutgers School of Nursing is pleased to be the recipient of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Growing Apprenticeship in Non-Traditional Sectors (GAINS) Grant. The implementation of new nurse residencies was recommended by the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) 2011 report, The Future of Nursing, Leading Change Advancing Health. Through the GAINS Grant, NJCCN will receive $500,000 to support 15 of 19 hospitals implementing the Vizient/AACN acute care nurse residency program over the next year. Transition into practice programs are key to recruitment and retention of new nurse graduates as they launch their careers.
Dr. Edna Cadmus, Executive Director of NJCCN and Clinical Professor at Rutgers School of Nursing said, “This grant will allow us to standardize an approach for nurse residency programs in New Jersey, partnering with NJDOL, the Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program, and acute care hospitals across New Jersey.” Academic and practice partnerships are needed in an evolving healthcare environment.
At NJCCN, we are excited about this opportunity to support transition to practice across New Jersey.
Contact us for more information:
Edna Cadmus, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Executive Director, NJCCN
(973) 353-1428
NJCCN was established by state legislation (P.L.2002, c.116) on December 12, 2002. As per this legislation, NJCCN is housed at Rutgers University, School of Nursing, Newark Campus, and is guided by a 17-member board representing NJ nursing and healthcare stakeholders. NJCCN’s Board and staff work on behalf of nurses to provide evidence-based recommendations regarding the nursing workforce and its impact on patient care.
The Power of Data to Build a Healthier Nation will convene nursing leaders from across the U.S. to share their expertise on a range of topics. Please join us and your nursing colleagues to discuss the nursing workforce, how data can improve healthcare, the future of nursing, and more.
Learning Objectives:
Investigate current use of data to support integration of population health in practice and academia
Understand how data drives new care delivery models and improvements in healthcare
Examine how data can inform the development of healthcare policy
Assess healthcare workforce and investigate strategies to support inclusivity and resiliency in capacity building
Understand and address the impact of the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report
The 2020 National Forum for State Nursing Workforce Centers and National Nurse-Led Care Consortium Annual Conference will bring together leaders from nursing, healthcare and workforce research to build a healthier nation by utilizing the power of data.
The call for abstracts is now open for this conference. Abstracts may be submitted for ignite, panel, podium and/or poster sessions. See the attached application for complete details. The deadline to submit applications is November 11, 2019. Session content should align with one or more of the following conference objectives.
Upon completion of the conference, participants will be able to:
Investigate current use of data to support integration of population health in practice and academia
Understand how data drives new care delivery models and improvements in healthcare
Examine how data can inform the development of healthcare policy
Assess healthcare workforce and investigate strategies to support inclusivity and resiliency in capacity building
Understand and address the impact of the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report
Contact the National Forum for State Nursing Workforce Centers at (517) 318-6331 or with any questions.
