Updates on the Board’s action regarding the COVID-19 virus may be found on the Board’s website: https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Pages/default.aspx
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.
June 10-12, 2020
Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District, Philadelphia, PA
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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:
Contact the National Forum for State Nursing Workforce Centers at (517) 318-6331 or with any questions.
NJBiz published “Addressing the Healthcare Professional Shortage” by Lisa Goulian Twiste, contributing writer on August 9, 2019. The article highlights NJCCN’s efforts to create a state-wide nurse residency model to increase new nurse retention. See the excerpt below and read the full article at https://njbmagazine.com/monthly-articles/addressing-the-healthcare-professional-shortage/.
The New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing (NJCCN) is in the process of developing a statewide nurse residency program based on the national model, Vizient, with a projected 2020 rollout. The goal is to increase retention by providing graduates with the support they need to transition to a hospital-based career. And as the number of RNs finding jobs in hospitals (54%) continues to decline because of the aging population, the university’s out-of-hospital nurse residency program – part of a $4.7-million grant through 2022 – helps transition graduates to ambulatory care centers, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and home care.
NJCCN is dedicated to solving New Jersey’s nursing workforce challenges. The Vizient Acute Care Nurse Residency model is one of many endeavors to improve access to quality healthcare for New Jersey residents.
Legislation entering New Jersey into the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) will allow licensed New Jersey nurses to practice in any state that has also entered into this agreement. The bill (A-1597), sponsored by Assembly Democrats Herb Conaway, Paul Moriarty, Shavonda Sumter, Angela McKnight, Raj Mukherji and Joann Downey, was signed into law in July 2019. Prior to this licensure agreement, nurses had to obtain a license from each state in which they intended to practice nursing. This process involved applications, fees and possibly even testing that could make it more complicated for nurses to relocate or treat patients in other states.
The eNLC requires each participating state to use the same set of standards for licensure so that a nurse from one state will have the necessary qualifications to practice in any of the 33 other states that are a part of the compact. The compact not only makes it easier for nurses to move to other locations, but also allows them to partake in the remote treatment of patients in other states via telemedicine, while still practicing nursing in their home state.
Implementation date is yet to be determined. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing is hosting a series of webinars to discuss the impact of the eNLC. Registration is available online at https://www.ncsbn.org/nlc-meetings.htm.
Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that will allow terminally ill New Jersey adults to end their lives peacefully, with dignity, and at their own discretion. The bill, which was sponsored by Assemblyman John Burzichelli and Senator Nick Scutari, makes New Jersey the eighth state to allow such end-of-life decisions with the assistance of medical professionals. The “Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act” permits terminally ill, adult patients residing in New Jersey to obtain and self-administer medication to end their lives. A patient’s attending and consulting physicians must determine that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, has the capacity to make health care decisions, and is acting voluntarily, in order for the patient to obtain the medication. The bill establishes additional procedures and safeguards that patients, physicians, and other health care professionals must follow before a qualifying patient may legally obtain and self-administer the medication.
The bill is in effect pending litigation as of August 1, 2019.