Legislators and activists demand tougher gun laws
Representatives from the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA) continued to demand that the federal government study the impact of gun violence on the healthcare system at a rally today [...]
Critics Say Chronic Problems In NJ Nursing Board Put Patients At Risk
Problems with the program that oversees nursing in New Jersey go beyond vacancies on the licensing board to include a chronic lack of support staff, internal management concerns, and other issues [...]
NJSNA President Testifies: ‘Government Inaction Puts Lives At Risk’
Benjamin Evans Offers 6 Recommendations To Improve Healthcare System TRENTON, N.J.—Oct. 5, 2017— The New Jersey State Nurses Association president testified today at a N.J. Senate Oversight [...]
Full Senate Testimony: State Bureaucracy Continues to Hinder Patient Care & Nursing Practice in N.J.
The leadership of the New Jersey State Nurses Association and the Board of Directors are very disappointed that our elected officials are not taking the ongoing issues at the Board of Nursing [...]
NJSNA: Timing of Appointments Uncanny
Board Prepares to Testify Oct. 5 at Senate Oversight Committee TRENTON, N.J.—Sept. 29, 2017—Gov. Chris Christie announced appointments to the Board of Nursing today, appointing 10 new members to [...]
NJSNA Addresses Opioid Addiction, Healthy Workplaces for Nurses
115th Annual Convention Set for Oct. 10-12 at Bally’s in Atlantic City TRENTON, N.J.—SEPT. 20, 2017—The New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA) and the Institute for Nursing (IFN) will [...]
Democratic Leaders Push Christie to Fill 6 Vacant Seats on NJ Nursing Board
After Benjamin Evans op-ed about issues at the Board of Nursing ran in several prominent newspapers throughout New Jersey, lawmakers call a press conference to discuss the issue. NJ Spotlight [...]
State Bureaucracy Affects Patient Care; Hinders Practice of Nursing in New Jersey
Patients and nurses in New Jersey could be adversely affected by the resignation of Dorothy Carolina, PhD, RN from the position of executive director of the New Jersey Board of Nursing (NJBON). [...]
Is New Jersey facing a new nursing shortage?
NJSNA CEO Judith Schmidt spoke with New Jersey 101.5 about shortages of nurses in select areas of practice, such as the operating room and labor and delivery. Read the full story: NJ101.5 Is New [...]
