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& The Institute for Nursing <strong>New</strong>sletter<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> State <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association • 1479 Pennington Road • Trenton, <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> 08618 • www.njsna.org • (609) 883-5335<br />
Volume 46 • Number 4 Quarterly publication direct mailed to approximately 137,000 RNs and LPNs in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> October 2016<br />
Inside...<br />
Advocating--Positioning--and Educating <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> RNs<br />
Brought to you by NJSNA’s Dues-Paying Members. JOIN US TODAY!<br />
JOIN US!<br />
Oct. 11–Oct. 14, 2016<br />
Bally’s Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ<br />
President, <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> State <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association,<br />
Chair, Institute for Nursing and Convention Chairs<br />
CEO Report<br />
Page 3<br />
A Day at the State House<br />
Page 11<br />
Index<br />
<strong>New</strong> Members and Renewing Members . .......... 4<br />
Remember the song, “And the beat goes on?”. ..... 5<br />
American Association of Indian <strong>Nurse</strong>s –<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> 2 10th Anniversary Celebration. ....... 5<br />
Legislative Update ........................... 6<br />
Is This My Patient? Effective Communication<br />
Between <strong>Nurse</strong>s. ............................ 6<br />
Region <strong>New</strong>s ............................... 7<br />
Member <strong>New</strong>s .............................. 8<br />
Focus on Health Care Access at the ANA Convention.. 9<br />
Thomas Edison Class Participates in Day at the<br />
Statehouse ............................... 10<br />
current resident or<br />
Non-Profit Org.<br />
U.S. Postage Paid<br />
Princeton, MN<br />
Permit No. 14<br />
Norma L. Rodgers<br />
BSN, RN, CCRA<br />
President, <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong><br />
State <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association<br />
Benjamin Evans<br />
DD, DNP, APN<br />
Chairman Institute for<br />
Nursing<br />
Dear Colleagues<br />
Welcome to the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> State <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Association (NJSNA) and the Institute for Nursing<br />
(IFN) Annual Convention. Knowledge about cultures<br />
and its impact on interactions with health care is<br />
important for nurses. <strong>Nurse</strong>s are the key players to<br />
bring about change and have embraced the diversity<br />
that is part of healthcare. We will be hosting our<br />
114th convention with its theme “<strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>s:<br />
Embracing a Culture of Change.” The convention will<br />
be held at Bally’s Casino and Resort in Atlantic City<br />
on October 11–14, 2016.<br />
The positive feedback received from our evaluations<br />
noted that the “Rotunda” area of Bally’s Casino<br />
and Resort was conducive for our attendees. The<br />
Convention is designed to offer opportunities for<br />
networking with colleagues and meeting new and<br />
interesting professionals, sharing ideas and getting<br />
up-to-the-minute information on the latest in nursing<br />
and healthcare. Our conference is open to all nurses<br />
for we all play a vital role in leading change and<br />
advancing health care.<br />
The most longstanding of the Institute’s many<br />
activities are the nursing scholarship and research<br />
programs. The Institute for Nursing will kick-off the<br />
convention by hosting its first Research Dinner with<br />
renown speaker Cynthia Clark, PhD, RN, ANEF,<br />
FAAN, Professor Emeritus, Boise State<br />
University who will be speaking on “Heeding<br />
the Call for Transformational Change: Fostering<br />
Civility, Professionalism and Ethical Practice in<br />
Nursing.” Separate registration is required.<br />
On Wednesday, representatives from various<br />
organizations from around the State will be<br />
exhibiting as well as our poster presenter’s will<br />
be available to answer all your questions. Visit<br />
the exhibit area and have a chance to win a stay<br />
Fatima Sanchez<br />
MSN, RN<br />
Convention Chair<br />
Darlene Borromeo<br />
BSN, RN<br />
Convention Co-Chair<br />
at the Carisbrooke Inn or at the Cove Pocono Resorts,<br />
or Bally’s Casino and Resort, and more.<br />
Dr. Beverly Malone, our keynote speaker, is among<br />
America’s notable nursing leaders who is advocating<br />
with discussions about nurse educator shortage, and<br />
the role of nursing in ensuring access to safe, quality,<br />
culturally competent care to diverse patient populations.<br />
Mental health issues are not a sign of weakness<br />
but a topic most don’t want to talk about. The NJ<br />
Mental Health Players will provide basic education<br />
about mental illness and you will have an opportunity<br />
to interact with the players as they transform the<br />
healthcare environment to prevent nurse burnout and<br />
to ask questions about mental health issues. While<br />
enjoying the lunch join Louis G. Hutt, Jr. Esq. C.P.A,<br />
as he explains why money should matter to nurses.<br />
He will take us on a financial journey and enlighten<br />
us on how our money can work for us. Purchase your<br />
ticket early.<br />
As the day winds down, NJSNA‘s opening business<br />
meeting will provide an update on current issues.<br />
Norma Rodgers, President of NJSNA, invites you to<br />
be part of the Welcome Reception as she Gracefully<br />
Passes the Gavel...Our President’s Journey.<br />
Thursday we have more exciting topics with<br />
outstanding speakers. Jeffrey Brenner, MD, Founder<br />
of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers will<br />
take us on a journey on the building of the Medicaid<br />
ACO in Camden, <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong>. Join us at the Health<br />
Care Plenary session with speakers Dr. Ernest Grant,<br />
PhD, RN, FAAN, Vice President, American <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Association and Michellene Davis, Esq., Executive<br />
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Barnabas Health<br />
followed by NJSNA’s voting business meeting.<br />
Our specialized offerings are first-rate! Don’t forget<br />
to register and be part of one of the largest conferences<br />
in the State of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong>.<br />
Visit http://njsna.org/2016-njsnaifn-convention
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<strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong><br />
Official Publication of the<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> State <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association and Institute for Nursing<br />
1479 Pennington Road<br />
Trenton, <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> 08618<br />
Phone: 609-883-5335<br />
Fax: 609-883-5343<br />
Email: sandy@njsna.org<br />
Webpage: www.njsna.org<br />
NJSNA Mission Statement<br />
Advance the practice of professional nursing by fostering quality<br />
outcomes in education, practice and research<br />
Institute for Nursing (IFN) Board of Trustees<br />
Dr. Benjamin Evans, Chair, ben@njsna.org<br />
June Brandes Chu, Secretary, JMBC16@verizon.net<br />
Judy Schmidt, MAL, CEO, judy@njsna.org<br />
Dr. Mary E. Fortier, MAL, me.fortier@verizon.net<br />
Marvin Sauerhoff, Treasurer, marvgarden@gmail.com<br />
Dr. Phyllis Hansell, Vice Chair, Community Member<br />
Elizabeth Balota, MAL, Bea0712@gmail.com<br />
Robert Wise, Community Member<br />
Eric Arauz, Community Member<br />
Ray Zarzar, Community Member<br />
Executive Committee<br />
Norma Rodgers, President, norma@njsna.org<br />
Dr. Benjamin Evans, President Elect, ben@njsna.org<br />
Dr. Kathryn Fleming, Vice President, katscan1067@netscape.net<br />
Eleanor Withington, Treasurer, withington21@verizon.net<br />
Dr. Sandy Quinn, Secretary, nursequinn519@aol.com<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Judy Schmidt, Past President, judy@njsna.org<br />
Saundra Austin-Benn, Director, austinmsn@verizon.net<br />
Kate Gillespie, Director, kgillespie@virtua.org<br />
Dr. Rosemarie Rosales, Director, RNRrosales@aol.com<br />
Mary Krug, Director, nursprac@aol.com<br />
Kathleen Burkhart, Director Staff <strong>Nurse</strong>, kathib@erols.com<br />
Dr. Kathleen Mullen, Director Staff <strong>Nurse</strong>, kmmullen@comcast.net<br />
Patricia Fonder, Director Staff <strong>Nurse</strong>, pdfonder@aol.com<br />
Dr. Jackie Owens, Chair, COPP, jacquelynowensfnp@gmail.com<br />
Dr. Eileen Toughill, Director, etoughil@comcast.net<br />
Dr. Margaret Daingerfield, Director, daingerfieldm@felician.edu<br />
Region Presidents<br />
Mary Ellen Levine, Region 1; melevine2495@gmail.com<br />
Patricia August, Region 2; pattyaug@yahoo.com<br />
Varsha Singh, Region 3; varshsim@yahoo.com<br />
Dr. Susan Fowler, Region 4; njfowlers761@msn.com<br />
Dr. Anita Murphy, Region 5; momofsix144@yahoo.com<br />
Peggy Lasoff, Region 6; PLasoff@gmail.com<br />
Membership Services<br />
Sandy Kerr, Executive Assistant,<br />
is also now NJSNA’s Membership<br />
Services Administrator. She will<br />
be your contact for all membership<br />
questions. She can be reached at<br />
609-883-5335 extension 111 or<br />
by email at sandy@njsna.org.<br />
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Published by:<br />
Arthur L. Davis<br />
Publishing Agency, Inc.<br />
NJSNA/IFN Staff<br />
Judy Schmidt, CEO; judy@njsna.org<br />
Debra Harwell, Deputy Director; deb@njsna.org<br />
Sandy Kerr, Executive Assistant & Member Administrator;<br />
sandy@njsna.org<br />
Dr. Barbara Chamberlain, Coord. Gov. Relations; barbara@njsna.org<br />
Tyea Santiago, Education Coordinator; Education@njsna.org<br />
Kortnei Jackson, Ed. Adm. Asst.; kortnei@njsna.org<br />
Annemarie Edinger, RAMP Comm Coord.; Annemarie@njsna.org<br />
Jillian Scott, Director RAMP; jillian@njsna.org<br />
Tiffany Hobbs, Case Manager RAMP; tiffany@njsna.org<br />
Brenda Wysocki, Case Manager RAMP; brenda@njsna.org<br />
Bill Philhower, Case Manager RAMP; bill@njsna.org<br />
Emily Gannon, Intake Spec. RAMP; emily@njsna.org<br />
Marisa Pirro, Intake Spec. RAMP; marisa@njsna.org<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Staff<br />
Judy Schmidt, Editor<br />
Sandy Kerr, Managing Editor<br />
Dr. Barbara Wright, Executive Editor<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Copy Submission Guidelines:<br />
All NJSNA members are encouraged to submit material for publication<br />
that is of interest to nurses. The <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> also welcomes<br />
unsolicited manuscripts. Article submission is preferred in MS Word<br />
format, Times <strong>New</strong> Roman font and can be up to 500 words. When<br />
sending pictures, please remember to label pictures clearly since the<br />
editors have no way of knowing who persons in the photos might be.<br />
Copy Submissions: Preferred submission is by email to the Managing<br />
Editor. Only use MS Word for test submission. Please do not embed<br />
photos in Word files, send photos as jpg files.<br />
Submit Materials to: <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong>, Attention to Sandy Kerr,<br />
Managing Editor at sandy@njsna.org<br />
Advertising: for advertising rates and information please contact<br />
Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc., 517 Washington Street, P.O.<br />
Box 216, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 (800-626-4081), sales@aldpub.<br />
com. NJSNA and the Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc. reserve<br />
the right to reject any advertisement. Responsibility for errors in<br />
advertising is limited to corrections in the next issue or refund of price of<br />
advertisement.<br />
Acceptance of advertising does not imply endorsement or approval by<br />
the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> State <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association of products advertised, the<br />
advertisers, or the claims made. Rejection of an advertisement does<br />
not imply a product offered for advertising is without merit, or that the<br />
manufacturer lacks integrity, or that this association disapproves of the<br />
product or its use. NJSNA and the Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency,<br />
Inc. shall not be held liable for any consequences resulting from purchase<br />
or use of an advertiser’s product. Articles appearing in this publication<br />
express the opinions of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect views<br />
of the staff, board, or membership of NJSNA or those of the national or<br />
local associations.
October 2016 <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> & Institute for Nursing <strong>New</strong>sletter Page 3<br />
CEO R eport<br />
Judy Schmidt, MSN, RN, CCRN<br />
In June of this year the<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> State <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Association (NJSNA) sent<br />
to the American <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Association’s Lobby Day a<br />
contingency of nurses with<br />
varied backgrounds including<br />
a pre-nursing student. For<br />
those of you who don’t know<br />
Lobby Day is held every year<br />
in Washington DC by the<br />
American <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association<br />
Government Relations<br />
Department. The Department<br />
Judith Schmidt<br />
members arrange meetings<br />
with each state’s Representatives and/or Senators to<br />
the US Congress. In addition, there is a pre-meeting<br />
breakfast where attendees are given information on<br />
federal legislation that is important to nurses in the<br />
United States. This year the topics included:<br />
• Safe <strong>Nurse</strong> Staffing<br />
• Full Licensure for APRNs in the VA<br />
• Allowing the CDC to research the affects of Gun<br />
Violence on our communities<br />
• Nursing Workforce Education Funding<br />
• Expanding access to home health care benefits<br />
The <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> Contingency visited several federal<br />
legislative offices and met with their legislative aids<br />
to discuss the above topics. On our journey we were<br />
surprised to meet actor Morgan Freeman also on “The<br />
Hill” to lobby for an issue near and dear to his heart<br />
prevention of “finning” and sale of shark fins. It was hard<br />
to tell if the group was more excited to speak about nursing<br />
issues with the legislators or talk with Morgan Freeman!<br />
Here in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong>, NJSNA lobbies for issues that are<br />
important to NJ <strong>Nurse</strong>s. Some of the legislative bills that<br />
we are addressing are:<br />
• Multi-State Licensure Compact<br />
L-R Standing: Eleanor Withington, Judy Schmidt, Linda Gural, Kathleen Mullen, Saundra Austin Benn;<br />
Seated: Ben Evans, JoAnne Penn, Norma Rodgers<br />
• Consumer Access to Health Care or the Full<br />
Practice Authority for APNs<br />
• Out of Network Bills<br />
• Opioid Bills<br />
• Safe Staffing<br />
• Telemedicine<br />
In this issue of the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> the Congress on<br />
Policy and Practice (COPP) has an article on a few of the<br />
bills that impact nursing and nursing practice. Please read<br />
their article in this issue and others that will be appearing<br />
in the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> in the future.<br />
It is important for every nurse whether a “new grad”<br />
or a “well-seasoned nurse” to be aware of the politics<br />
surrounding nursing in NJ. The <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> State <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Association has made it a priority and part of its mission<br />
statement to advocate for all nurses in NJ. If you would like<br />
to be a part of this advocacy, please become a member of<br />
NJSNA by joining on line at https://www.njsna.org.<br />
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<strong>New</strong> Members and Renewing Members April-June 2016<br />
Michael D. Abbey<br />
Cheryl Abken<br />
Karen Lynn Ade<br />
Titilope O. Adeoti<br />
Oluyemisi Hannah Adetunji<br />
Martins Akhibi<br />
Olufunmilola Akindele<br />
Ruth Albanese<br />
Domingo Alpajora<br />
Polina Amburg<br />
Lauren Elizabeth Anderson<br />
Lesley Anne Andrew<br />
Tanya Anevski<br />
Gwen F. Anthony<br />
Patricia August<br />
Bernadette Gapuz Avetria<br />
Rhonda Backers-Garrett<br />
Nualla N. Bagaub<br />
Percy Bahia<br />
Joan M. Balducci<br />
Frances Baletti<br />
Elizabeth A. Balota<br />
Stephanie Baron<br />
Margaret M. Bartley<br />
Amy J. Bastien<br />
Krystle Ann Batong<br />
Ruth Baumann<br />
Dianne Bautista<br />
Patricia Baxter<br />
Lois Beatty<br />
Dana Beenstock<br />
Sarah Beier<br />
Rita Belobrov<br />
Phyllis Bitsco<br />
Fay Bizub<br />
Loretta Y. Blakely<br />
Beth Anne Blanchard<br />
Joseph Boney<br />
Marie Bonner<br />
Maryjane Brodeck<br />
Emily M. Brower<br />
Deborah Brown-Kuhn<br />
Rosemary Bulleck<br />
Dianne Burdette<br />
Elizabeth Anne Caamano<br />
Meghan Canning<br />
Gladys M. Carpenter<br />
Joan Marie Castociano<br />
Katelyn Cavanagh<br />
Dale F. Chant<br />
Jo Anne V. Chichetti<br />
Chynara Chotbaeva<br />
Jeanne Churchill<br />
Fiesta Clanton<br />
Joan Colella<br />
Sharon Colgate<br />
Christopher J. Contino<br />
Linda C. Corigliano<br />
Valerie T. Cotter<br />
Virginia Verna Cox<br />
Megan Elizabeth Crable<br />
Joy Crane<br />
Dora Crowley<br />
Clare Cucco<br />
Vickiana Cueva<br />
Patricia Jeanne Dalton<br />
Priscilla Davis<br />
Pamela B. De Cordova<br />
Eileen Deacon<br />
Robin Ann Deane<br />
Carolyn L. Decina<br />
Kathi Dickerson<br />
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Kathleen A. Fagan<br />
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Hedvig Engeseth Fonneland<br />
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Brianne Frech<br />
Krystle Frederick<br />
Vickie Gaffey<br />
Kathleen R. Gallagher<br />
Laura Beatriz Garrido<br />
Alva M. Gaskin<br />
Cindy Lee Gaskins<br />
Eileen M. Mary Gavin<br />
Debra Lee Gifford<br />
Lisa Gissen<br />
Robert Goopio<br />
Carol Gordon Delooper<br />
Marie Graham<br />
Patricia L. Grzybowski<br />
Zitlali Gutierrez<br />
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Melinda Haase<br />
Jeanette Robin Hallak<br />
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Sherri Hawthorne<br />
Eva Veronica Henry<br />
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Luz Hernandez<br />
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Katie Hess<br />
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Patricia Horgan<br />
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Theresa Kampka<br />
Chayatra Kanan<br />
Funke Elizabeth Kanji-Ojelade<br />
Jeri Kapili<br />
Colleen F. Kearney<br />
Margaret Kelly<br />
Sharon Kelly<br />
Eleanor Klinger<br />
Andrew Knight<br />
Holly Konta<br />
Maria Krause<br />
Marat Kusraev<br />
Carol Lang<br />
Kaitlin Lang<br />
Drew Lebovich<br />
Christine Mary Leithead<br />
Darcelle Lennon<br />
Amanda Lesley Lew<br />
Karen Long<br />
Amy E. Long<br />
Isabel Lopez<br />
Deborah Loring<br />
Jeanne S. Lovett<br />
Patricia Lucarelli<br />
Caitlin Lundberg<br />
Rachel Lyons<br />
Rachel Madrid-Oliveros<br />
Nao Maeda<br />
Linwood Mahoney<br />
Frances Mal<br />
Reka Manfre<br />
Norma J. Mann<br />
Meshell Mansor<br />
Cheryl Marcotte<br />
Angela Margiotta<br />
Wilma Ferolin Mariscal<br />
Krista Marrocco<br />
Ashley M. Marsden<br />
Barbara Ann Marsicano<br />
Gabrielle Martin<br />
Susan Martone<br />
Donna Marie Mazzu<br />
Susan Mcdermott<br />
Michael Bertram Mcdermott<br />
Christine Mcdonough<br />
Kelly Mcginley<br />
Pauline Mcmanus<br />
Joanne Barus Mcmichael<br />
Tess Medina<br />
Jessica Mendoza<br />
Latiema Merilus<br />
Mary E. Michalowski<br />
Jennifer Midgett<br />
Randy Miller<br />
Judy Miranda<br />
Rosemarie Mitchell<br />
Marva Mitchell-Sprual<br />
Lila Elisa Montoya<br />
Benita D. Moore<br />
Karen Verni Moosvi<br />
Shakeera Mosley<br />
Christina Mottola<br />
Lisa Mundy<br />
Dawn Mutchko<br />
Megan Nee<br />
Juliet Nelson<br />
Tracy Nerney<br />
Darleana Nevith<br />
Joy Nop<br />
Maria Nwagbaraji<br />
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Tracey Offerman<br />
Candice M. Ogline<br />
Frederick Okesola<br />
Linda O. Okose<br />
Katherine Olegario<br />
Tara Olivo-Moore<br />
Viktoriya Orman<br />
Francis Oswald<br />
Kamoru Oyerogba<br />
Karen Pacaldo<br />
Dula Pacquiao<br />
Bernardo B. Paliguin<br />
Loriann Palmieri<br />
Jessica Parekkadan-Mohammed<br />
Dina M. Parenti<br />
Maria Fe B. Park<br />
Jason Parker<br />
Michael Pasquale<br />
Hollin Passarella<br />
Shilpa Patel<br />
Maria Patruno<br />
Carol Patterson<br />
Lisa Paul<br />
Rosemay Paul<br />
Martha Payne<br />
Doreen Ann Peak<br />
Amanda G. Pedalino<br />
Rebecca Phillips<br />
Joann Pietro<br />
Kelly Pike<br />
Kristin Pilong<br />
Kathleen Marie Pinto<br />
Eva Pocius<br />
Rachael Leigh Policarpo<br />
Kimberly Povernick<br />
Phyllis Levinson Prekopa<br />
Toni Primas<br />
Bonita Pyler<br />
Gabrielle Pypiak<br />
Butch Quevedo<br />
Monique M. Raphael<br />
Susan R. Redmond<br />
Lisa Alane Reid-Vannoy<br />
Krystel Reyes<br />
Sheryl E. Reyno<br />
Beverly Rinier<br />
Rosemarie Rocchio<br />
Meghan Rogers<br />
Kaitlin Rogers<br />
Rochelle Rom<br />
Wendy A. Ross<br />
Angela Roth<br />
Kimberly Rotondi<br />
Jodi D. Rotter<br />
Thomas Rowe<br />
Patricia Maria Ruiz<br />
Susan Ryan<br />
Cynthia C. Ryans<br />
Sylwia M. Ryba<br />
Mary B. Ryerson<br />
Suzannah Sabin<br />
Clarivel Salas-Jimenez<br />
Roseminda Santee<br />
Krystle Sherelle Santiago<br />
Suzanne Sarra<br />
Linda Savercool<br />
Amanda Schaefer<br />
Emily Megan Schauer<br />
Maureen A. Schneider<br />
Kelly Schultice<br />
Kaye Seger<br />
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Janet Seidel<br />
Elizabeth Sengstack<br />
Ilise-Kelly M. Serrano<br />
Saundra Lynette Session<br />
Tracey Jane Siegel<br />
Hope Simpson<br />
Eileen Singer<br />
Theresa Singley<br />
Nanci Skowronski<br />
Yvette Slater<br />
Jamie M. Smith<br />
Kimberly Smith<br />
Judith Snable<br />
Robbin Sneddon<br />
Geraldine Sobolewski<br />
Lanlen Soriano<br />
Amber Stehman<br />
Jennifer Stevens<br />
Caroline Steward<br />
Mary A. Stoffel<br />
Karol Sucec<br />
Alisa Takahashi<br />
Carol Tanzi<br />
Monica Taylor<br />
Stacey Telenson<br />
Lorraine Thayer<br />
Elizabeth Thomas<br />
Emma Thomas<br />
Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins<br />
Karla Tramutola<br />
Anna Tupe<br />
Emily Turnuree<br />
Mercy Amuche Ugboaja<br />
Amanda Uva<br />
Jessica L. Valla<br />
Jennifer Van Der Horn<br />
Gabriele Vandewall<br />
Rosa Vazquez<br />
Kathleen Vega<br />
Kimberly Vesga<br />
Catherine Redding Vieira<br />
Sarah Villanueva<br />
Dorian C. Vincente<br />
Kathleen Vnenchak<br />
Nancy Volk<br />
Peter N. Vuckovaz<br />
Ann Walker<br />
Daria Waszak<br />
Nicole Waterhouse<br />
Barbara Wefing<br />
Mary Beth Wegman<br />
Stacy Weissman<br />
Munira Wells<br />
Bridget E. Wertz<br />
Alexandria White<br />
Michelle Wilder<br />
Sonya M. Williams<br />
Nadine Antoinette Williams<br />
Erin V. Williams<br />
Sandra Lynn Willoughby<br />
Deborah Winn-Van Huse<br />
Jennifer Winstock<br />
Elizabeth Wright<br />
Mary Wunnenberg<br />
Leeann Yates<br />
Joan Elizabeth Zaccardi<br />
Christina Zarnowski<br />
Stacy Allison Zaslow<br />
Michael Stephen Zito<br />
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Institute for Nursing (IFN)<br />
Remember the song, “And the beat goes on?”<br />
Benjamin Evans, DNP, APN<br />
Institute for Nursing Chair<br />
Well, the work of the<br />
Institute for Nursing (IFN) goes<br />
on. As I come the end of my<br />
2-year term as chair, I would<br />
like to say thanks to each of<br />
you who supported the IFN in<br />
the past and continue to do so.<br />
My sincere appreciation to the<br />
Board of Trustees comprised<br />
of members from Nursing,<br />
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical<br />
who have provided oversight<br />
and direction to the IFN work. Benjamin Evans<br />
Thanks to two subgroups<br />
of volunteers for the IFN—the members of the awards<br />
committee and the scholarship committee. Both<br />
committees are instrumental to the work of the IFN and<br />
function like “well-oiled machines.” Thank you to Judy<br />
Schmidt, NJSNA CEO, Debra Harwell, Deputy Director,<br />
Sandy Kerr, NJSNA Executive Assistant, and the staff of<br />
NJSNA for their support and guidance on projects.<br />
Over the past two years, the IFN has awarded $26,000<br />
in Nursing Scholarships. The IFN awarded $1500 for<br />
support of an ongoing nursing research project. Eleven<br />
individuals were recognized at the biennial EPIC Award<br />
banquet (Exceptional People in the Community).<br />
The Provider Unit was re-accredited with<br />
commendation thanks to the members who volunteer to<br />
serve on review teams and NJSNA staff, Debra Harwell,<br />
Tyea Santiago and Dr. Barbara Chamberlain. Jillian<br />
Scott, Director of RAMP, and her team continue to serve<br />
over 500 participants under the state funded Recovery<br />
Assistance and Monitoring Program, a huge task.<br />
As the IFN is the owner of the building which houses<br />
both the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> State <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association (NJSNA)<br />
and IFN, the board of trustees has worked with the<br />
CEO on building issues such as air conditioning, phone<br />
upgrades and other related projects.<br />
The IFN fund raising events have included EPIC, the<br />
Research luncheon at the annual nursing convention,<br />
a mystery dinner themed “Who killed Santa?,” and a<br />
“Beer Tasting-Boys Night Out.” As we come to the<br />
end of the year, planned events include a Research<br />
Dinner at the annual convention this month and the<br />
Nursing Recognition Awards banquet, DIVA and DON<br />
in December. If targets continue to be met, we look to<br />
end the biennium in the black. This has been a challenge<br />
as overall donations have decreased and responses to<br />
funding requests have been low.<br />
As chair it has been a rewarding and growth filled<br />
experience. I have attended many interesting events<br />
to represent the IFN and crossed paths with leaders,<br />
movers and shakers around the state. Thank you for<br />
allowing me the privilege to serve in the capacity of<br />
chair, IFN. As I transition out of the role, I look forward<br />
to sharing and mentoring the new chair.<br />
It is my hope that you continue to support the IFN<br />
and help build a core of continuing and new supporters<br />
of this valuable work. Nursing is a vital member of the<br />
healthcare team, nurses need all the support we can<br />
garner. I hope you can see that the IFN is active and<br />
productive in promoting nursing through its mission. So,<br />
the beat goes on.<br />
American Association of Indian <strong>Nurse</strong>s – <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> 2<br />
10th Anniversary Celebration<br />
AAIN-NJ2 held their 10th anniversary celebration<br />
on June 6th, 2016 from 6pm onwards at the Gran<br />
Centurions, Clark NJ. Dr. Soffy Vilson, Corporate <strong>Nurse</strong><br />
at Springpoint Senior Living and Dr. Munira Wells,<br />
Assistant Professor at Seton Hall University were the<br />
emcees for the anniversary celebration.<br />
The evening started with networking and fellowship<br />
along with hors d’ouevres. A prayer song in Hindi was<br />
sung by Merlin Mendonca, Kiran Patel, Violet Monis and<br />
Premilla Mendonca. After which the President of AAIN-<br />
NJ 2 Dr. Rachel Koshy delivered her welcome address<br />
and welcomed the Rutgers Dean of the Nursing School<br />
and Distinguished Professor Dr. William Holzemer;<br />
Assistant Dean for Academic Support, Dr. Valerie<br />
Stephen; President NJSNA Norma Rodgers; CEO<br />
NJSNA Judy Schmidt; Jaycee Barredo, retired VP<br />
international recruitment, at St Barnabas Healthcare<br />
Systems, scholarship recipients, awardees, fellow nurses<br />
their families and guest.<br />
The Hindu philosophy gives a lot of importance to<br />
a lamp. In almost all occasions a ceremonious lamp is<br />
lit. Even an average individual would feel the divine<br />
presence after lightening the lamp. Lighting of the lamp<br />
purifies the environment as well as invites divine spirit<br />
to the occasion. The lighting of the lamp was initiated<br />
by the President of AAIN-NJ2 Dr. Rachel Koshy<br />
and passed on to Dr. William Holzemer, Dr. Valerie<br />
Stephen, Jaycee Barredo, Lydia Albuquerque, Norma<br />
Rodgers, and Judy Schmidt. The AAIN-NJ2 Governing<br />
Board sung Showers of Blessing, a gospel song which<br />
brought in serenity and a sense of divine feeling.<br />
AAIN-NJ2 gave away about three scholarships of<br />
$500, to each deserving student at Rutgers School<br />
of Nursing for their undergraduate studies and one<br />
Scholarship to a well deserved RN for her graduate<br />
studies at William Paterson University, NJ.<br />
There were Indian classical dances and Bollywood<br />
dances performed by daughters of our AAIN-NJ2<br />
members. They kept us entertained with their various<br />
fast paced moves, rhythm and vigor.<br />
To our surprise Jaycee Barredo who is now retired<br />
was available to attend our 10th anniversary celebration.<br />
She was the Vice President International recruitment at<br />
St Barnabas Healthcare Systems then. She supported<br />
Mrs. Lydia Albuquerque our first President in founding<br />
the AAIN-NJ2 chapter in 2006.<br />
The AAIN-NJ2 Governing Board and members along with seated L to R:<br />
Lydia Albuquerque, Founder and advisor of AAIN-NJ2, Norma Rodgers, President, NJSNA,<br />
Dr. Rachel Koshy, President AAIN-NJ2, and standing 3rd from right, Dr. Soffy Vilson,<br />
Secretary of AAIN-NJ2, Judy Schmidt, CEO, NJSNA (standing 4th from right and<br />
Dr. Munira Wells, Treasurer (standing 7th from right)<br />
Norma Rodgers, President NJSNA spoke about the<br />
importance of becoming a member of NJSNA. She gave<br />
valuable insights as to why memberships are important<br />
and needed. She also informed that in some hospitals<br />
nurses automatically become member of NJSNA when<br />
they join that institution as the employer supports and<br />
instills in the nurse a sense of belongingness and the<br />
need to be a member of a nursing association.<br />
Judy Schmidt spoke about the negotiations and what<br />
is done with the membership contributions and how they<br />
safely plan the events and prioritize them. Both their<br />
talks were very useful to nurses and hopefully we will see<br />
a rise in membership of Indian <strong>Nurse</strong>s to NJSNA.<br />
AAIN-NJ2 recognized many nurses for their higher<br />
education. Many of them are still in schools and many<br />
of them graduated with higher degree. AAIN-NJ2<br />
constantly mentors nurses/new graduates to aim higher<br />
and higher as possible.<br />
Leela Alias, RN has been a nurse for nearly 40 years.<br />
We thank Leela for her contribution, dedication and<br />
commitment to nursing and all the nurses she served as<br />
a preceptor and supported them in transitioning to the<br />
new environment. AAIN-NJ2 recognized Leela Alias<br />
with Longevity award, for all her hard work to nursing.<br />
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Congress on Policy and Pr actice (COPP)<br />
Sue Weaver, PhD, RN, CRNI, NEA-BC,<br />
COPP Member at Large<br />
What’s happening in Trenton? The Congress on<br />
Policy and Practice monitors proposed state legislation<br />
and updates NJ nurses on legislative bills that have an<br />
impact on nursing policy and practice.<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> legislators are making decisions<br />
that affect our nursing practice. Check the following<br />
website to determine your <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> Legislative<br />
District and who your legislators are http://www.njleg.<br />
state.nj.us/districts/municipalities.asp Get to know your<br />
legislators and let them know what you think about the<br />
following bills.<br />
“Consumer Access to Health Care Act”<br />
(S1281, A669) sponsored by Senator Vitale (District<br />
19) and Assemblywomen Munoz (District 21) and Jasey<br />
Legislative Update<br />
COPP members at NJSNA 2015 Convention.<br />
Pictured from left to right Sue Weaver, Sandy Foley, and Jacquelyn Owens<br />
(District 27) and Assemblymen Benson (District 14) and<br />
Coughlin (District 19): eliminates the requirement of joint<br />
protocol with a physician for advanced practice nurses<br />
to prescribe medication. These bills were reintroduced at<br />
the beginning of this year and are in the Senate Health,<br />
Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee, and<br />
the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee.<br />
NJSNA supports this legislation, which eliminates the<br />
joint protocol and establishes the conditions under<br />
which an APN may prescribe medications, such as use<br />
of the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> Prescription Blank and completion of<br />
continuing professional education requirements related to<br />
prescribing controlled substances. Additionally an APN<br />
with fewer than 24 months or 2,400 hours of licensed,<br />
active, advanced nursing practice in an initial role would<br />
be permitted to prescribe medication only if a formal<br />
collaborating agreement with a provider is in place.<br />
“Hazardous Drug Safe Handling Act” (S468,<br />
A837) sponsored by Senator Sacco (District 32)<br />
and Assemblywomen Jimenez (District 32), Sumter<br />
(District 35) and Munoz (District 21) and Assemblymen<br />
Green (District 22) and Mukherji (District 33): requires<br />
standards and regulations concerning safe handling of<br />
hazardous drugs, such as antineoplastic medications<br />
used in chemotherapy, by certain health care personnel.<br />
The standards and regulations may include, (1) hazard<br />
assessments to determine precautions necessary to<br />
protect health care personnel from exposure; (2)<br />
personal protective equipment and the circumstances<br />
under which personal protective equipment must be used<br />
by health care personnel; (3) safe handling practices;<br />
and (4) spill control and response procedures. On May<br />
26, 2016 this bill passed 70-0-1 in the Assembly and<br />
was referred to the Senate Health, Human Services, and<br />
Senior Citizens Committee.<br />
“Health benefits coverage for opioid analgesics<br />
with abuse-deterrent properties” (S1313, A1833)<br />
This legislation, sponsored by Senator Vitale (District 19)<br />
and Assemblymen Conaway (District 7), Benson (District<br />
14), and Wimberly (District 35) and Assemblywoman<br />
Pinkin (District 18), is currently in the Senate Commerce<br />
Committee and the Assembly Appropriations Committee.<br />
Abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drugs reduce abuse<br />
because these drugs are resistant to crushing, breaking<br />
or dissolution so they cannot be snorted or injected for a<br />
quick high.<br />
“Two nurse educators to the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> Board<br />
of Nursing” (S2058, A671) Assemblywoman Munoz<br />
(District 21) and Senator Kean (District 21) sponsored<br />
these bills, which increases the membership of the <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Jersey</strong> Board of Nursing to 15 members by adding<br />
two nurse educators. Each nurse educator member<br />
of the board must be a resident and a registered nurse<br />
in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong>, have at least five years’ experience<br />
in professional nursing, and have been active as an<br />
educator or administrator in an approved program<br />
to educate registered nurses. In February 2016 the<br />
Assembly bill was reported out of committee and is on<br />
second reading in the Assembly, while the Senate bill<br />
was introduced in April 2016 and is currently in the<br />
Senate Commerce Committee.<br />
Consult http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/bills0001.<br />
asp for up-to-date information on these legislative bills.<br />
One of the purposes of NJSNA’s Congress on<br />
Policy and Practice (COPP) is to promote various issues<br />
affecting professional nursing practice. COPP wants to<br />
hear from NJSNA members! Please contact COPP via<br />
e-mail at policy@njsna.org.<br />
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is a comprehensive report and dialogue between nurses<br />
and providers to ensure continuity of care and successful<br />
outcomes for all patients. Based on the report received,<br />
a nurse develops a mental “picture” of each patient, and<br />
yet sometimes nurses ask themselves, “Is this the patient<br />
I got report on?”.<br />
With more than 4,800 sentinel events analyzed,<br />
the Joint Commission identified communication as<br />
the top contributing factor to medical error, with<br />
handoffs playing a role in an estimated 80% of serious<br />
preventable adverse events.<br />
A “handoff” is a term that involves the transfer of<br />
patient information and primary responsibility between<br />
those involved with patient’s care. By improving this<br />
process, there will be reductions in communication failures<br />
and improvement to patient safety. To provide proper<br />
transfer of responsibility and meaningful patient care, the<br />
report must be accurate, clear, concise, complete, and<br />
timely for both the off-going and on-coming nurse.<br />
Webster’s Dictionary defines “communicate” as<br />
“to make known; to recount; to give; to impart, as to<br />
communicate information. Yet nurses need to develop<br />
effective communication defined as “a two-way<br />
information sharing process which involves one party<br />
sending a message that is easily understood by the<br />
receiving party.<br />
The American <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association, in their Scope and<br />
Standards of Professional Nursing Practice, Standard<br />
11 states, “Communication: the registered nurse<br />
communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all<br />
areas of practice.”<br />
It is important to note that the information given<br />
during the “report” or “handoff” should be appropriate<br />
for the nurse receiving the patient. If a patient is on a<br />
weight based medication, then the weight should be<br />
reported. If there is/was a critical laboratory value or<br />
vital sign, all interventions and repeat values or vital<br />
signs should be reported. When medication for pain has<br />
been administered, the name, dose, route and time given<br />
should be reported.<br />
Reports can be between different units within one<br />
facility, between two different facilities, between unit shift<br />
to shift, or to transporting nurses.<br />
Joint Commission’s requirement for information that<br />
needs to be reported includes the “7 P’s”, which include:<br />
• patient identification;<br />
• patient data;<br />
• precautions/code status;<br />
• pharmacy issues;<br />
• pain;<br />
• problems/plan;<br />
• physician orders.<br />
Documentation is an important part of nursing<br />
reports because it records who gave the report and to<br />
whom. If specific important and/or critical information<br />
was communicated, it would be noteworthy to document<br />
that specific information. Communication will<br />
establish the endorsing of patient care to the receiving<br />
nurse. Documentation is the written proof of the<br />
communication process.<br />
The Agency for Healthcare Research and<br />
Quality has a resource available entitled, “<strong>Nurse</strong><br />
Bedside Shift Report: Implementation Handbook,”that<br />
can be found online.<br />
There should never be a time that a nurse giving report<br />
would only say, “What do you want to know?”. When<br />
communicating to another nurse, always provide all the<br />
information you would expect to receive during a report.
October 2016 <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> & Institute for Nursing <strong>New</strong>sletter Page 7<br />
R egion <strong>New</strong>s<br />
Region 1<br />
Morris, Passaic, Sussex,<br />
Warren<br />
Mary Ellen Levine, MSN/Ed, RN<br />
President<br />
Appointments and Congratulations:<br />
We are proud to announce the newest Region 1<br />
Board members:<br />
• Treasurer - Rosemarie Rocchio<br />
• Secretary - Kathleen Vnenchak<br />
• Vice President for Communications - Rachel<br />
Koshy<br />
• Passaic County Coordinator - Barbara Carrig<br />
• Warren County Coordinator - Lauren Krause<br />
• Vice President for Education - Tifanie Sbriscia<br />
• Nominations Committee (2) - Francesca Nordin<br />
and Buffy Reilly<br />
Congratulations to all our new and returning Region<br />
1 Board members! The term of office is August 1, 2016-<br />
July 31, 2018. We continue to work together to continue<br />
the great work of Region 1 and the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> State<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong>s Association!<br />
Events: On August 6th, we held our Installation<br />
Lunch at the beautiful Panther Valley Country Club in<br />
Warren County. Thanks to Lauren Krause for planning<br />
and organizing the event. It was enjoyed by colleagues,<br />
family and friends. Thank you to Norma Rodgers,<br />
NJSNA President, for attending and offering your<br />
continued support and guidance to our region.<br />
Community Service: Region 1 provided dinner to<br />
Haitian nursing students visiting the United States. We<br />
served an American-style Barbecue on Wednesday,<br />
June 22nd. Mary Ellen Levine, Sandra Foley, Daniel<br />
Misa, Josephine Sanchez, Lauren Krause, Buffy Reilly,<br />
Deborah Foster, Eileen Specchio, Ellen Ehrlich, Sr.<br />
Janet, colleague Bernadette Schicho, and CCM nursing<br />
student, Brittany Miller, and our ‘honorary’ member,<br />
Josephine’s husband, Don, for his barbecuing expertise,<br />
attended. The students were so appreciative and even<br />
sang us a song! Thank you to College of St. Elizabeth,<br />
Sr. Janet, and the CSE faculty for your wonderful<br />
effort in providing this experience, which included CPR<br />
certification and clinical experience at Trinitas Hospital,<br />
dorm accommodations, NY City sightseeing cruise,<br />
shopping, and a chance of a lifetime.<br />
Meetings: Please join us at our meetings for<br />
networking, participation in great discussions regarding<br />
health care issues, event information, education, and<br />
lite refreshments. The meetings are held in Morris,<br />
Passaic, Sussex, and Warren counties. Non-perishable<br />
food accepted for donation to a local food pantry. Not<br />
a member, not a problem! We welcome all nurses to join<br />
us and bring a colleague! For information see the NJSNA<br />
website, our Facebook page, or email Mary Ellen Levine<br />
(melevine2495@gmail.com).<br />
Would you like to present some new research or<br />
project for professional advancement? Contact Mary Ellen<br />
Levine (melevine2495@gmail.com) or Tifanie Sbriscia<br />
(Vice President for Education, (sbrist2@hotmail.com).<br />
We held a business meeting June 18th at <strong>New</strong>ton<br />
Medical Center. Special thanks to attendees, especially<br />
Buffy Reilly, County College of Morris faculty whose<br />
nursing students made a generous food donation!<br />
Contact hour, “The Medical-Legal Aspect of Nursing<br />
and Health Care,” provided by Susan Cacciola, RN.<br />
Bob Wasky (Wasky Group), presented Medicare benefit<br />
information for providers and eligible individuals.<br />
Thanks to Lauren Krause, Warren County<br />
Coordinator, for presenting the American Flag, Levine.<br />
The flag will be used at future events.<br />
Our next meeting will be at Hackettstown Medical<br />
Center on October 22nd, 11am to 1 pm in the Cafeteria<br />
Conference Room.<br />
Region 2<br />
Bergen, Hudson<br />
Patricia August, MSN, RN, CE<br />
President<br />
Region 2 member Fatima Sanchez MSN, RN has<br />
been very active as NJSNA Convention Chair 2016. We<br />
encourage all members to attend this year’s convention<br />
for CEU’s and the networking opportunities it affords.<br />
A General Membership Meeting was held on June<br />
28th for this region. The Maternal Child Health<br />
Consortium of North jersey offered a continuing<br />
education contact hour on HPV vaccine education<br />
methods to offer parents concerning this vaccination.<br />
There was no cost for this offering to our members.<br />
Region 2 encourages members to bring potential new<br />
members to our General membership meetings with a<br />
RSVP. This has proven to be an effective recruitment<br />
method for nurses to join NJSNA.<br />
The region Finance Committee held a meeting to<br />
review our financial records for the past fiscal year.<br />
Please monitor our Region 2 NJSNA web site for time<br />
and date of future meetings. . It is our hope to offer a<br />
continuing education contact hour for future meetings as<br />
well.<br />
Candidates to be nominated for election are being<br />
sought for the 2017-2018 terns for the following<br />
openings. Please consider running for the following<br />
openings: Two Members at large Posts; Two<br />
Nominations and Elections posts. No experience<br />
required. Support and guidance will be available.<br />
Region 3<br />
Essex, Union<br />
Varsha Singh MSN, APN-C President<br />
Region 3 had an educational dinner as well as<br />
mother’s day celebration on May 12 at Royal Albert<br />
Palace. Dr. Johnathan Tardos (Medtronic) presented on<br />
cardiovascular health and role of loop recorders. NJSNA<br />
member Malabika Bhattacharya and Premila Mendoca<br />
performed a Bollywood dance and Malini Nair, Founder<br />
of Sawparnika Dance Academy entertained attendees<br />
with her classical dance performance.<br />
In presence were NJSNA CEO Judith Schmidt<br />
and NJSNA President Elect Dr. Ben Evans and FNAP<br />
President Joan Zaccardi. Members had the opportunity<br />
to take their pictures at a special photo booth.<br />
President Varsha Singh proposed scholarships<br />
dissemination for nursing students and 3 scholarships<br />
will be awarded starting this year. Applications will go<br />
out in September and will be posted at NJSNA website.<br />
Region 3 will have their annual Gala Dinner on<br />
December 2. Scholarships are to be awarded at the Gala<br />
dinner.<br />
Awards and Honors<br />
Rosemarie Rosales – Graduate with her DNP from<br />
Felician University and is elected – President elect of<br />
PNANJ for 2016-2018<br />
Mark Polon – Area Coordinator for Central Region<br />
for PNANJ and serves as treasurer for PNANJ Essex<br />
County Subchapter<br />
Amita Avadhan – Received Prestigious Research <strong>Nurse</strong><br />
Award from St. Peters Hospital. She is also Education<br />
Chair for NAINA national convention to be held on Oct<br />
21-22.<br />
Varsha Singh is now on Advisory Board for Minority<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong> Magazine and was featured with Dr. Steve<br />
Adubato on NJTV speaking on nursing and importance<br />
of culture. She is invited to present a talk at Rutgers Public<br />
Health Nursing Summit in September.<br />
Region 4<br />
Middlesex, Mercer,<br />
Somerset, Lower Bucks<br />
County<br />
Susan Fowler, RN, PhD<br />
President<br />
Nominations are being invited for the 2016 Ballot.<br />
Contact: Barbara Wright, wrigbarb@aol.com for<br />
information.<br />
See this issue of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> for article on<br />
Region 4 Sponsored – Day at the Statehouse (p.10).<br />
Region 6<br />
Atlantic, Cape May,<br />
Monmouth, Ocean<br />
Kathleen Mullen, DNP, MSN, RN BC CCRN<br />
VP Communications<br />
Hello RNs in Cape May, Atlantic, Ocean, and<br />
Monmouth counties!<br />
If you are a member of Region 6 and are not receiving<br />
email blasts about our Region meetings, please update<br />
your profile on the NJSNA website and check the group<br />
correspondence box in the Email Preferences section of<br />
your account. If you are not a member, join us! Advocate<br />
for yourself, your peers, and your patients by joining your<br />
professional organization and adding your voice. FYI—<br />
every nurse in NJ receives this newsletter—so if you<br />
haven’t visited the NJSNA website and joined, you’re not<br />
yet a member.<br />
The annual meeting for Region 6 was held June<br />
1st at the Captain’s Inn in Forked River. Linda Gural,<br />
Director at Large, Staff <strong>Nurse</strong>, on the American <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Association (ANA) Board of Directors, and Chair of<br />
the ANA Committee on Appointments, brought the<br />
membership up-to-date on ANA support for three bills<br />
currently before elected officials. These bills were also<br />
the focus of the 2016 ANA Lobby Day on Capitol Hill:<br />
The Registered <strong>Nurse</strong> Safe Staffing Act (HR2083/<br />
S1132), Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization<br />
Act (HR2713), The Home Health Care Planning<br />
Improvement Act (HR2713/S578).<br />
The recipients of the 2016 Beulah Miller Scholarship<br />
for Nursing Education were announced:<br />
• Brianna Alonzo, a student in the BSN Entry to<br />
Practice program at the Columbia University<br />
School of Nursing<br />
• Sarajane Campbell, enrolled in the PhD in<br />
Nursing Educational Leadership program at Kean<br />
University, and<br />
• Teresa Weisneck, an RN-BSN student at <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Jersey</strong> City University.<br />
Each will assist the Scholarship Committee with<br />
evaluation of scholarship applicants for the 2017 cycle.<br />
The scholarship is awarded annually by Region 6 to<br />
students at various levels of nursing education: entry level<br />
(AAS, ADN or BSN), RN-to-BSN, MSN, or a doctoral<br />
student (PhD or DNP). Gift baskets donated by the board<br />
members in support of the scholarship were auctioned.<br />
Upcoming plans include a Region 6 meeting at the<br />
NJSNA Convention in October, a Holiday dinner, and<br />
educational meetings during early 2017 in Monmouth<br />
County, and in Atlantic or Cape May counties.<br />
Call for Nominations: please contact Kaiann Chu,<br />
kaiann.marie@gmail.com to learn more about upcoming<br />
positions. This year the term of office is expiring for the<br />
Region 6 positions of President-Elect, Secretary, Vice<br />
President of Communications, Vice President to the<br />
Congress, Chairperson for Ocean County and for Cape<br />
May County, and Nominations Committee.
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Institute for<br />
Nursing Awards<br />
Scholarships and<br />
Research Grant<br />
The Institute for Nursing announces the recipients of<br />
the 2016 Scholarships for nursing study at the doctoral,<br />
graduate and pre-licensure levels. The following have been<br />
awarded scholarships:<br />
2016 Institute for Nursing’s<br />
Scholarship Recipients<br />
Valerie E. Yahn Scholarship<br />
Maura McGonigle<br />
The Catholic University of America<br />
Emily Bobo<br />
Duquesne University, School of Nursing<br />
Institute for Nursing Scholarships<br />
General Scholarship<br />
Tiziana DiTullio<br />
Bergen Community College<br />
Corinne McGuirk<br />
Rutgers University, School of Nursing<br />
Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc.<br />
Scholarship<br />
Jessica Pierre<br />
Passaic County Community College<br />
Member <strong>New</strong>s<br />
Maria Lariccia Brennan,<br />
DNP, RN, CPHQ has been<br />
appointed Chief Nursing<br />
Officer and Vice President,<br />
Patient Care Services for<br />
Lourdes Health System and St.<br />
Francis Medical Center. In her<br />
role, Brennan is responsible<br />
for patient experience, staff<br />
engagement, quality and<br />
performance, and professional<br />
practice models and care<br />
delivery. Brennan received a<br />
Doctorate of Nursing Practice<br />
degree from William Paterson<br />
University, a Master of Science degree in Nursing from<br />
Hunter College, NY, and Bachelor of Science degree in<br />
Nursing from Pace University. An ANA/NJSNA member,<br />
Brennan is a Certified Quality Health Care Professional<br />
and was recently elected as President of the Organization<br />
of <strong>Nurse</strong> Leaders NJ Chapter.<br />
international conferences, she has published articles and<br />
actively participates in research studies.<br />
Lucille Joel Scholarship<br />
Sally Sobon Wilson, BSN, RNC<br />
Rutgers University Graduate College of Nursing<br />
<strong>New</strong>ark City Hospital School of Nursing<br />
Alumni Association Scholarship<br />
Nicole York<br />
The College of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong><br />
Sylvia C. Edge Endowment Scholarship<br />
Vernica Enworom<br />
Essex County College<br />
Meridian Health Care Systems<br />
Jean Marshall Scholarship Award<br />
Shaakira Abdul Razzaq<br />
Rutgers University, School of Nursing<br />
The Institute of Nursing Board of Trustees<br />
congratulates all recipients of this year’s awards! Our<br />
sincere thanks to the following individuals for their<br />
service on the Scholarship Committee:<br />
Dr. Mary Fortier, Dr. Regina Mastrangelo, Dr. Carolyn<br />
Tuella, Sandra Austin-Benn and Lynda Arnold. We<br />
appreciate their time, skills and insights in serving to assist<br />
in the mission of the Institute.<br />
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Susan Apold and Donald Gardenier<br />
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APN-C, FAANP, who was inducted as a Fellow of<br />
the American Association of <strong>Nurse</strong> Practitioners.<br />
The Ceremony was held during the AANPs National<br />
Convention in San Antonio, Texas on June 23, 2016.<br />
Zaccardi is the <strong>Nurse</strong> Practitioner/Administrative<br />
Practice Manager at Urogynecology Arts of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong>.<br />
She cares for women with bladder, bowel and pelvic<br />
floor dysfunction and renders primary gynecologic care<br />
across a women’s life span. She is the current President<br />
of FNAP/NJSNA; former treasurer of NJSNA region<br />
6; and served on the Board of Directors as Secretary<br />
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immediate past president of the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> State <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Association (NJSNA) Region 1 (Morris, Passaic, Sussex,<br />
Warren), and is the chairperson-elect of the NJSNA<br />
Nominations Committee. He is a registered nurse in<br />
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Pompton Plains, NJ and St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital in<br />
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Worth, Texas and the ENRS 28th Annual Scientific<br />
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Focus on Health Care Access at the ANA Convention<br />
Kathleen Mullen, DNP, MSN, BSN, MA<br />
At the American <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association Membership<br />
Assembly in June, Tanya Friese, DNP, RN, CNL,<br />
Assistant Professor, Rush University College of Nursing<br />
and Vice Chair of the Rush University Medical Center’s<br />
LGBTQ Health Committee shared stories from her<br />
practice about the perception and reality of access<br />
to healthcare experienced by members of the sexual<br />
minority and gender diverse populations. Health care<br />
professionals’ conscious and unconscious bias, and limited<br />
knowledge about the specific health needs of the LGBTQ<br />
community contribute to numerous health disparities.<br />
As an example, youth have significantly higher rates<br />
of attempted suicide and homelessness, and anxiety,<br />
depression, and substance abuse are more prevalent than<br />
in the general population. Dr. Friese stressed nurses are<br />
in a unique position “to raise awareness of the burdens<br />
that inequities and disparities create,” and to facilitate<br />
culturally sensitive care to this underserved population.<br />
Following her presentation, ANA members engaged<br />
in a structured dialogue to stimulate ideas about practice,<br />
policy, and advocacy to meet the needs of the LGBTQ<br />
community. At the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> table, the NJSNA<br />
members present were President Norma Rodgers, IFN<br />
Chair, Dr. Ben Evans, Vice President Kathryn Fleming,<br />
Treasurer Eleanor Dietrich, Directors Saundra Austin-<br />
Benn and Dr. Kathleen Mullen, and Past Presidents Linda<br />
Gural, JoAnne Penn, and CEO Judy Schmidt. Three<br />
case studies prompted the shared dialogue at tables of<br />
members from each of the states and the US territories:<br />
1. Luis, a 16 year-old patient, arrives at your local<br />
clinic for treatment, registered nurse Susan<br />
is performing an assessment and states, “I’m<br />
sorry, but we need you to fill out your mother’s<br />
and father’s name on the medical history forms.”<br />
Luis looks away and in a low voice says, “I have<br />
two dads. Their names are Carlos Montoya and<br />
David Sandoval.” Before Susan can catch herself,<br />
she becomes flustered and blurts out, “Oh, my<br />
goodness!! You don’t have a mother?!” Susan’s<br />
response visibly upsets Luis and he turns and<br />
leaves the clinic before care is rendered (National<br />
LGBT Health Education Center, n.d.).<br />
2. At the Smithtown Health Center, registered nurse<br />
Charlie…reaches for a patient’s file and opens<br />
it to find the insurance form on top. Reading<br />
from the insurance form Charlie calls, “Frank<br />
Dubois?” Along with everyone else in the waiting<br />
room, Charlie is surprised to see a woman get up<br />
from her chair and approach him. “I’m Florence<br />
Dubois, and I believe the doctor…wants to see me”<br />
(National LGBT Health Education Center, n.d.).<br />
3. Betsy, a new nurse working in a long term care<br />
facility, was assigned a 75 year-old female patient<br />
named Janice, a long time resident of the facility.<br />
After introducing herself to Janice, Betsy turns<br />
to the visitor sitting with Janice and says, “It is<br />
so nice to meet you. Are you Janice’s sister?”<br />
Janice became upset and informed Betsy that<br />
the woman was her partner of 40 years (National<br />
LGBT Health Education Center, n.d.).<br />
Numerous factors influencing care were identified by<br />
all the ANA members in attendance. Though none of the<br />
nurses in the case studies were overtly discriminatory,<br />
each made an assumption about the patient that denied<br />
preferred cultural values, beliefs, worldview, or practices.<br />
ANA members recognized the need for a<br />
standardized terminology for nurses and other healthcare<br />
professionals to engage in neutral communication with<br />
patients and families. While most nurses are familiar<br />
with the acronym LGBT, the addition of Q for queer<br />
or questioning, I for intersex, and A for asexual may<br />
be new to some professionals. Each group has unique<br />
health problems. Multiple members identified the<br />
role nurses can assume to ensure healthcare agency<br />
communications, electronic documentation, and patient<br />
education materials are gender and relationship neutral.<br />
Open and frank dialogue between activists, allies, and<br />
healthcare professionals can decrease misunderstanding<br />
and unintentional discriminatory practices. Professional<br />
development addressing the cultural and health needs<br />
within each segment of the LGBTQAI community<br />
would inform nurses about distinct concerns. <strong>Nurse</strong>s at<br />
healthcare agencies across each state should prompt<br />
their educators to develop educational programs focused<br />
on the healthcare needs of sexual minority and gender<br />
diverse populations, and recognize the population within<br />
other educational programs.<br />
As the structured dialogue concluded, NJSNA<br />
members identified two methods to educate nurses<br />
in culturally congruent and competent care for sexual<br />
minority and gender diverse populations in NJ. The<br />
National LBGT Health Education Center was praised<br />
as a comprehensive resource with extensive online<br />
educational resources for healthcare professionals.<br />
Realizing NJ <strong>Nurse</strong> communicates with every nurse in<br />
NJ, our state leadership planned an article describing<br />
strategies for NJ nurses to implement to improve access<br />
to healthcare within their community for all patients and<br />
families, for an upcoming issue.<br />
American <strong>Nurse</strong>s<br />
Association<br />
Palliative and<br />
Hospice Nursing<br />
Advisory Panel<br />
Update<br />
Mary Ellen Levine, MSN/Ed RN<br />
The American <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association, in partnership<br />
with the Hospice and Palliative <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association,<br />
convened the Palliative and Hospice Nursing Professional<br />
Issues Panel. The American <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association Palliative<br />
and Hospice Nursing Advisory Panel convened in the<br />
end of January with a meet and greet discussion board<br />
and conference call. The excitement of sharing ideas,<br />
resources, and conversation with palliative care and<br />
hospice nurses from all over the country was palpable.<br />
Throughout the past weeks and months, we organized<br />
our thoughts and ideas with the assistance of Linda<br />
Canonica, MSN, RN, CNE who moderated and often<br />
helped us organize our panel discussions and served as<br />
the link to the Steering Committee. The Advisory Group<br />
has provided multiple resources for the project. At times,<br />
she provided feedback from the Steering Committee<br />
and surveyed our group based on information that the<br />
Steering Committee requested.<br />
The Steering Committee and the Advisory Group<br />
are focusing on providing such resources as educational<br />
resources and a tool kit for palliative hospice care and<br />
services. Some of the areas covered in the Advisory<br />
Panel discussions included incorporating palliative care<br />
and end of life education, care models, and social media.<br />
Educationally, we focused on undergrad, graduate, post<br />
graduate education, provider, and community education.<br />
We discussed existing and developing care models with a<br />
focus on disease entity. Use of social media was discussed<br />
as a platform for information sharing. These are just a few<br />
of the topics among many others. We considered different<br />
formats and the pros and cons of each.<br />
The conversations were daily (postings appearing<br />
Monday through Friday) through email. At times,<br />
conversations occurred outside the panel. I was able to<br />
converse with other educators about our lesson plans for<br />
hospice and end of life. As a hospice nurse I am privy to<br />
a plethora of resources, that I am already incorporating<br />
into community and nursing program education efforts,<br />
for which I am grateful. The work of the panel will be<br />
available for public comment soon from the ANA.<br />
Additional actions are under development. I’m so<br />
appreciative for the opportunity to be a part of such an<br />
esteemed community of nurses who practice in a variety<br />
of settings focusing on palliative and hospice care.<br />
NJSNA Board<br />
Update:<br />
May 24, 2016 Board of Director’s Meeting:<br />
PRESENT: Norma Rodgers, Ben Evans, Kathryn<br />
Fleming, Eleanor Dietrich-Withington, Sandy Quinn,<br />
DIRECTORS: Margaret Daingerfield, Saundra Austin-<br />
Benn, Mary Krug; DIRECTORS STAFF NURSE:<br />
Kathleen Mullen, Kathleen Burkhart, Patricia Fonder;<br />
COPP Chair Jackie Owens; REGION PRESIDENTS:<br />
Mary Ellen Levine (R1), Varsha Singh (R3 President),<br />
Susan Fowler (R4), Peggy Lasoff (R6); NJSNA STAFF:<br />
Judy Schmidt, Sandy Kerr, Debra Harwell<br />
EXCUSED: Kate Gillespie, Eileen Toughill,<br />
Rosemarie Rosales, Patricia August (R2), Anita Murphy<br />
(R5)<br />
GUESTS: JoAnne Penn, Linda Gural;<br />
STUDENTS: Seton Hall University – Leah Mayer,<br />
Gabrielle Espinosa, Taylor Pepper, Cara Grattan, Rose<br />
Lindor, Stephanie Gerda, Emily Feldman, Rita Battey,<br />
Gia Clark, Nicole Lisa; Caldwell University – Nicole<br />
Gradeza<br />
Following are highlights of the action items:<br />
Motion 1— To accept March 22, 2016 minutes.<br />
Passed<br />
Motion 2— To accept the Consent Agenda.<br />
Passed<br />
Motion 3— To accept the Treasurer’s Report.<br />
Passed<br />
Motion 4— To accept the 2016-2017 budget for<br />
NJSNA. Passed<br />
Motion 5— To accept the proposed changes to<br />
the NJSNA Election Policy. Passed<br />
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Page 10 <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> & Institute for Nursing <strong>New</strong>sletter October 2016<br />
Thomas Edison Class Participates in Day at the Statehouse<br />
By Vicki Brzoza, RN, MSN, MBA, CCRN, TESU<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong> Educator<br />
When should a nurse get political? What impact<br />
can one have on policy? An opportunity to discover<br />
this presented itself through a day at the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong><br />
State House, when a group of Thomas Edison State<br />
University (TESU), W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing,<br />
Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN Program students visited<br />
the Capitol Complex.<br />
Within the 12-month Program, students are engaged<br />
in an online health policy course. As campus-based<br />
educators, it can sometimes be a challenge to connect a<br />
face-to-face class with online learning, but in partnering<br />
with the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> State <strong>Nurse</strong>s Association, (NJSNA),<br />
Region 4, these students gained the opportunity to<br />
have a State House tour, attend legislative briefings and<br />
observe a General Assembly voting session.<br />
The day was led by Former Assemblywoman Barbara<br />
Wright, RN, PhD, FAAN, and TESU alumna, Regina<br />
Adams, RN, BSN, NJSNA Region 4 past president.<br />
Norma Rogers, RN, BSN, NJSNA President and Judith<br />
Schmidt, NJSNA CEO, also spoke with the students and<br />
emphasized the need for nurses to be members of their<br />
nursing organizations and to be involved at the local and<br />
state legislative levels. Student Tom Scharibone stated<br />
that leaders in Region 4 “stimulated professional efficacy<br />
and set the bar for the future of nursing.” These nurses<br />
shared their altruistic passion for the profession not just<br />
their own personal satisfaction.<br />
Assemblywomen Nancy Munoz (D21), RN, MSN,<br />
spoke to the students and encouraged them as future<br />
nurses to stay aware of legislation that will impact their<br />
profession and the communities in which they serve.<br />
Most of the students were unaware that nurses were<br />
serving in legislature; three nurses hold seats in the<br />
Assembly. Student Laura Beveridge shared that it was<br />
“impressive to have Assemblywoman Munoz speak<br />
to the class and describe how her nursing background<br />
influences her votes on upcoming bills.”<br />
During the State House tour, students met several<br />
Assembly members from their own districts. The tour<br />
guide included the architectural features of the second<br />
oldest operating State House in America, as well as<br />
the legislative process. Student Hanna Kate Warrington<br />
stated that it was “amazing to actually see the policy<br />
making process after learning and studying the concepts<br />
in class.”<br />
During the General Assembly session, seated<br />
in the Gallery, the students were introduced by<br />
Assemblywomen Mila Jasey, also a nurse, and Nancy<br />
Munoz, and then observed a voting session where<br />
memorial resolutions were presented, and bills were<br />
debated and voted upon. One student, Mercy Nnebe,<br />
was surprised at how the parties voted on a bill with<br />
almost one-hundred percent consensus.<br />
These students, already engaged in the study of<br />
health policy were able to experience a rare chance to<br />
witness legislation in action. “We are fortunate to have<br />
this incredible opportunity, with the State House right<br />
next door. Our students are able to witness in real time<br />
what they are learning in the virtual classroom,” said Dr.<br />
Filomela Marshall, dean of the School.<br />
These students learned ways that nurses can be<br />
involved in government and positively influence health<br />
policy. The briefings led by NJSNA staff and current and<br />
former state legislators invigorated the nursing students<br />
to participate in their nursing association and make their<br />
voices heard to impact the future of healthcare.<br />
RAMP Report: “My Reality”<br />
Anonymous Author<br />
It will never be me… I know better, I’m a Registered<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong>, I’m not weak!! My reality? Yes, I became a<br />
recovering addict from Percocet and Adderall. I have a<br />
long history of Major Depressive Disorder that included<br />
three suicide attempts before my addiction then one<br />
from my addiction to Adderall.<br />
In 2010 I began having severe back pain. My surgeon<br />
said I needed surgery and gave me a prescription for<br />
150 pills of Percocet. I chose not to have surgery and<br />
just kept taking Percocet. My first high was an accident.<br />
I had back pain, took two pills of Percocet and Bam!! I<br />
was hooked. Back pain gone, depression gone, stress<br />
gone, felt confident and felt I was a better RN. I slowly<br />
increased the times I used the pills. By October 2011<br />
driving to work I was having withdrawal symptoms<br />
two hours after taking two Percocet and I knew why;<br />
crying I called my cousin for help, told my job I needed<br />
a week off for depression and I detoxed at home from<br />
fear of losing my RN license. I stopped Percocet but<br />
began abusing my Adderall. By 2012 I was dependent<br />
on 360 mg. of Adderall daily to be awake. When I ran<br />
out all I did was sleep. So I became useless, a body on<br />
a bed. I was defeated I told God, you either take me or<br />
give me my life back. I took a deadly combination to stop<br />
my heart, breathing and fall into a deep sleep. Called<br />
my spouse said goodbye, but just as I passed out on my<br />
bed, my brother came running in. I was intubated in the<br />
ambulance, spent two days on a vent, then a psychiatric<br />
unit. Never used Adderall again.<br />
Went on with my life, had my son, for almost one<br />
year after I used Tramadol daily as directed, then abused<br />
it by December 2014. I was depressed from work and<br />
the death of a close friend. My back pain returned and<br />
I got Vicodin, then Percocet. In the attempt to stop<br />
Percocet, I went for back injections that made the pain<br />
worse. On my work day, prior to leaving home, I chose<br />
to mix Percocet and Dilaudid pills to stop the back pain.<br />
I ended up going to work under the influence. At the end<br />
of my shift I got drug tested and lost my job. I was told I<br />
was being reported. Someone gave me RAMP’s number<br />
and said they will help you. I didn’t know who I was<br />
calling or who they were. Three days later I realized it. I<br />
felt betrayed and confused but scared to death to lose my<br />
career. I was angry and it took me about two months to<br />
realize RAMP was my only option. Having a prescription<br />
is not an excuse to practice under the influence.<br />
Today my license is active and I work as a RN. I’m<br />
alive and happy. The beginning was tough but now I owe<br />
RAMP my life. God saved me through them. I needed help<br />
and this time I got it. “Nothing worth having comes easy.”<br />
RAMP is a confidential, voluntary program<br />
that works with the Board of Nursing, employers<br />
and nurses to ensure public safety, safe practice<br />
and health. It is designed to encourage health<br />
professionals to seek a recovery program before<br />
their impairment harms a patient or damages<br />
their careers through a disciplinary action.<br />
Jillian Scott, RN, MSN<br />
24/7 CRISIS HOTLINE FOR IMPAIRED<br />
NURSES 1-800-662-0108<br />
“I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy. I’m<br />
telling you it’s going to be worth it.” By Art<br />
Williams
October 2016 <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> & Institute for Nursing <strong>New</strong>sletter Page 11<br />
Just Because You Received This Publication,<br />
Doesn’t Mean You Are A NJSNA Member<br />
Full NJSNA/ANA<br />
Membership Dues: $324.00<br />
annually or $27.17 monthly<br />
• Full Time Employed<br />
• Part Time Employed<br />
NJSNA State-Only Membership<br />
$218.00 annually or<br />
$18.17 monthly<br />
Membership Made Easy<br />
Everything you need to know is on line<br />
http://www.nursingworld.org/joinana.aspx<br />
Reduced NJSNA/ANA<br />
Membership Dues: $162.00<br />
annually or $14.00 monthly<br />
• RNs Not Employed<br />
• RN Full-time Student<br />
• 62 years of age or<br />
older not earning<br />
more than Social<br />
Security allows<br />
• <strong>New</strong> Graduate<br />
(within one year<br />
of graduating from<br />
nursing school)<br />
Retired/Disabled <strong>Nurse</strong><br />
NJSNA/ANA Membership<br />
Dues: $81.00 annually or<br />
$7.25 monthly<br />
• 66 years of age<br />
or over and not<br />
employed<br />
• Totally disabled<br />
ANA-Only Membership<br />
$191.00 annually or<br />
$16.42 monthly<br />
As a member of NJSNA there are several options available to you to enhance<br />
your membership experience. NJSNA is broken down into six regions by county.<br />
Region 1 – Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Warren<br />
Region 2 – Bergen, Hudson<br />
Region 3 – Essex, Union<br />
Region 4 – Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset<br />
Region 5 – Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem<br />
Region 6 – Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, Ocean<br />
NJSNA/ANA – Voice for Nursing!<br />
MEMBERS…<br />
Do you have an email listed in your<br />
NJSNA profile? Is it up-to-date?<br />
The NJSNA ballot will be sent electronically on November 1 st .<br />
If you do not have an up-to-date email you will not be able<br />
to vote! If you need assistance in accessing your profile, please<br />
contact Membership Services at 609.883.5335 ext. 111 or<br />
email Sandy Kerr sandy@njsna.org.<br />
An Important Message to<br />
NJSNA Members<br />
A CALL TO SERVE<br />
The NJSNA Election will begin on November 1, and<br />
the nominations for offices will close at the Annual Voting<br />
Business Meeting on October 13th. Please consider whether<br />
this is the year you would like to participate as an elected<br />
officer in NJSNA.<br />
We are seeking candidates for:<br />
• President-Elect<br />
• Treasurer<br />
• Director at large (2)<br />
• Director Staff <strong>Nurse</strong> (1)<br />
• Nominating Committee (4)<br />
• Congress on Policy/Practice (2)<br />
Please think about whether this is something you would<br />
like to do. We welcome self-nominations. For a Nomination<br />
Consent to Serve form, please contact Sandy at sandy@<br />
njsna.org or phone 609-883-5335 ext. 111.<br />
PLEASE UPDATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP PROFILE…<br />
ESPECIALLY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. BALLOTS<br />
WILL AGAIN BE ELECTRONIC<br />
Colleen Nauta, MSN, RN<br />
A Day at the State House<br />
Do you know who your NJ Assemblyman/woman or NJ<br />
Senator is? Have you ever thought about what NJSNA does<br />
for me? Well then you should consider attending the next<br />
NJSNA Region 4, sponsored event, “A Day at the <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Jersey</strong> Statehouse in Trenton.” On June 23rd, 20 registered<br />
nurses came from all over the State to attend this program.<br />
The group included veteran nurses, new graduates, and<br />
doctoral students from William Patterson and Kean<br />
University.<br />
The morning started out in an Assembly legislative<br />
committee room with Linda Gable Gaston DNP, RN,<br />
APN, INPAC Chair, who explained the history and role<br />
of Interested <strong>Nurse</strong>s Political Action Committee (INPAC).<br />
INPAC is NJSNA’s nonpartisan political action committee<br />
that participates in NJ Elections; consults with nurses who are active in legislative<br />
and political issues; assesses candidates’ records on nursing issues; and makes<br />
endorsements during elections. The PAC also conducts fund raising activities in order<br />
to make contributions to candidates who support nurses and quality health care.<br />
Regina Adams, BSN, RN, CNOR, NJSNA Region 4 Past President, and Barbara<br />
Wright, PhD, RN, FAAN, past NJSNA CEO and former NJ Assemblywoman, led the<br />
program with a legislative briefing of the day’s events. Also, Wright described her path<br />
in politics and shared knowledge and stories from her legislation days.<br />
The group participated in a statehouse guided tour provided by the Office<br />
of Legislative Services staff, who explained the rich history of this magnificent<br />
building, the second oldest operating Statehouse in the US. During the tour our<br />
group was fortunate to meet Assemblymen Benson and Ciattarelli, who took the<br />
time to speak to us. Following the tour, we had a brief discussion of the values of<br />
politics and the pathway of legislation, along with the leadership roles nurses, such as<br />
Assemblywomen Nancy Muñoz and Mila Jasey currently have.<br />
When the Senate voting session was called to order in the afternoon, we had seats<br />
in the Gallery section overlooking the majestic Senate floor. One of the first orders of<br />
business was a resolution honoring Gloria Gaynor, the Queen of Disco. Ms. Gaynor, a<br />
native of <strong>New</strong>ark is best known for her song “I Will Survive.” The Senate debated and<br />
voted on over two dozen legislative bills that day.<br />
<strong>Nurse</strong>s that attended the day at the NJ Statehouse Day observed government and<br />
politics in action. Some members of the group shared that it wasn›t what they expected<br />
and others stated that it opened their eyes to the whole legislative and political process.<br />
While others witnessed and stated they found the legislators whom we met were<br />
approachable and interested in having a nursing perspective on healthcare matters.<br />
We left with the consensus: Nursing must be involved and can influence policy. This<br />
goal can be achieved by joining professional organizations. I challenge you, if you are<br />
asking what NJSNA can do for you: attend a local meeting, reach out to a member on<br />
a NJSNA board or committee, and ask your questions. I can guarantee that you will<br />
experience professional growth. As John Quincy Adams said, “If your actions inspire<br />
others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”<br />
The nurses that attended the Day at the NJ Statehouse in Trenton were welcomed<br />
and encouraged to engage our local legislators in a dialogue of advocacy, educating<br />
them on current issues and trends related to nursing and healthcare in NJ. John F.<br />
Kennedy said “one person can make a difference and everyone should try.” Contact<br />
INPAC 609-883-5335 or visit www.NJSNA.org to see what you can contribute TODAY!
Page 12 <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> & Institute for Nursing <strong>New</strong>sletter October 2016<br />
<strong>New</strong>born Screening Saves Lives<br />
1 in 300 newborns are diagnosed by screening<br />
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• Collect a suitable initial specimen within 24 to 48 hours of birth<br />
• Mail the specimen within 24 hours of collection<br />
• Collect a repeat specimen as soon as requested<br />
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