New Jersey Nurse - April 2021

April 2021 New Jersey Nurse & Institute for Nursing Newsletter Page 15
Healthy Nurse Healthy
New Jersey
Update from the NJSNA
LPN Forum
Wendy Britt, LPN, CMCN, NJSNA LPN Forum
Chairperson
Welcome Spring! Traditionally, spring is seen as a time
of awakening, growth, and renewal. It is in that vein that
I am happy to announce 2021 will be an exciting year
of growth and renewal for the LPN Forum (FLPN)! We
continue to grow by adding members and subscribers
monthly. At the time of this writing, we have 350 FLPN
Facebook members and 84 email subscribers.
The last FLPN Conference Call was held on January
14, 2021 and it was very productive! We had nine
engaged callers, including the new NJSNA President Mary
Ellen Levine, DNP, MSN/Ed, RN. We touched on quite a few topics:
• Kimberlae Key, LPN, who works in pediatric
homecare, represented the LPN Forum by
participating in the NJ Nursing Initiative Schwartz
Rounds (njni.org), which are a unique forum for
convening and supporting healthcare staff. She was
a great participant and she felt that the Schwartz
Rounds were extremely helpful for her, giving her
a support system and ultimately better coping
mechanisms to deal with the isolation she feels
working in a homecare during the pandemic.
• Members voiced their visions for NJ LPNs such
as having more advocacy available to support
NJ LPNs, discussed broadening the LPN scope
of practice – allowing supervision of NJ Home Health Aides, and utilizing
more LPNs in acute care hospitals – especially in response to the pandemic.
Building and Renewal of the FLPN
• The BIGGEST news for the FLPN will be the establishment of an Executive
Committee. Nominations/volunteers are needed for the elected offices
of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer. This will be
conducted according to the established NJSNA FLPN Guidelines. If you are
interested in these positions, please email the FLPN at lpnforum@njsna.org
• Membership Drive - NJ has 23,900+ LPNs! We need to reach as many
LPNs as possible to build the FLPN so that all LPN voices may be heard
and counted. Please SHARE our forum with your NJ LPN friends and NJ
LPN Students!
• Committees - GET INVOLVED! Many hands make light work! We have
an ongoing need for multiple regional contributors to report local happenings
back to the FLPN from YOUR part of New Jersey! We will also be establishing
multiple committees for planning upcoming projects like the Membership
Drive and future In-person meetings (when it is safe from a COVID standpoint).
NOW is the time to establish and complete our inner structure so that we will
be ready to get out and meet with our NJ LPN colleagues! Email the FLPN at
lpnforum@njsna.org with any ideas or groups that you would like to see, or be a
part of. We look forward to hearing from YOU!
Please join the "New Jersey State Nurses LPN Forum" Facebook group at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/njLPNurses/
If you are not on Facebook, please subscribe directly for FLPN News/Updates
on our current email platform at: https://njsna-lpn-forum.mailchimpsites.com
Questions/Comments? Email the FLPN directly at: lpnforum@njsna.org
**The Next scheduled FLPN Conference Call**
Thursday, June 10th, 2021 @7pm
Use call in phone #: 1-866-855-1152, PIN #: 63415020
NEW JERSEY STATE NURSES
ASSOCIATION/INSTITUTE FOR
NURSING CONVENTION
Save the Date
October 27-29, 2021
Harrah’s Casino and Resort
Waterfront Conference Center
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Wendy Britt
Kimberlae Key
For More Information Contact:
Norma L. Rodgers, Exhibits Manager at NJSNAExhibit@gmail.com or
Debra L. Harwell, Convention Manager at deb@njsna.org
www.njsna.org
Dear Healthy New Jersey Nurses,
I hope this note finds you well and still
taking good care of yourselves, getting
your Hygge on from time to time and
trying to reach your daily steps. Despite
the horrible curve ball that has changed
a lot of things, we are getting back up
every day and trying to stay strong. In
times when we are suffering, we need
to remember that reaching out for help
and sharing our burdens is also part of
self-care. We need to look after ourselves
before we can give our best to others.
We’ve been told this a million times, but
in the thick of it, we sometimes need a
reminder.
I was recently inspired by the sight of two new nurses unpacking their very
healthy lunches at work. With their fresh, colorful and antioxidant-rich meals, they
are already role models for healthy eating on the job. Healthy Nurse Healthy New
Jersey June 2021 articles will address both Healthy Snacking and Night Shift
Nutrition. Our writers will offer tips, recipes and the research behind why we need
to pay more attention to the way we eat.
As a matter of fact, we’ve got a lot of wonderful, themed articles lined up for
this year—written by nurses, for nurses and for that we are so grateful. I always
love reading them because they offer knowledge on so many areas of self-care.
Writers are volunteers, and the time they take to put these articles together is truly
a gift to themselves and their fellow NJ Nurses. Most themes are revisited annually
because they are integral parts of a healthy lifestyle. I highly recommend a visit
to our Healthy Nurse Healthy New Jersey webpage (https://njsna.org/healthynurse/).
Take the Healthy Nurse Pledge if you haven’t and check out our archive
of articles on topics like Healthy Sleep, Spirituality and Mindfulness, and the
importance of working to achieve work/life balance.
Members of the New Jersey Nurses Association are eligible to join the Healthy
Nurse Team which meets monthly via Zoom. Please stop by our New Jersey State
Nurses Healthy Nurse Facebook page (which now has 824 members) and share
your Healthy Nurse posts. Maybe you have photos of your picturesque walks
and runs, links to your favorite healthy recipes, meditations, inspirational books
and films. Know of a great virtual run or challenge? Reach a fitness goal? Post it
with pride! You could be inspiring someone else to reach theirs. We also have a
New Jersey State Nurses Association Pinterest account loaded with great pins on
multiple healthy lifestyle themes; stop on by.
If you are looking for Healthy Nurse resources, have any questions about
the program or would like to get more involved, please feel free to email us at
healthynurse@njsna.org
Warmly,
Lisa Ertle, B.A., R.N. and the Healthy Nurse Healthy New Jersey Team
Call for NJSNA Nominations
The NJSNA Nominating Committee has called for member
nominations for the 2021 election. All nominations are due to NJSNA
before October 22, 2021. Individuals can also be nominated at the
NJSNA Annual Meeting, October 27-28, 2021. Note that both the
nominator and nominee for the NJSNA 2021 elections must be NJSNA
members in good standing. Please contact Jennifer Chanti at jennifer@
njsna.org or 609-883-5335 ext. 111 if you would like more information
on any of these positions or for a nomination form. Forms may also be
obtained at www.njsna.org
In November 2021, members will be elected for 2022:
Vice President
Secretary
Director (1)
Nominations (4)
Congress on Policy/Practice (1)
ANA Membership Assembly Representative (3)
2021 Official Call for Suggested
NJSNA Bylaw Revisions
Please consider this the official call for any suggested NJSNA bylaw
revisions for consideration at the 2021 NJSNA Annual Meeting, October
27-28, 2021. All proposed revisions must be submitted to NJSNA before
August 1, 2021. A copy of the Bylaws can be found on the member
landing page on MemberClicks. Please forward to: NJSNA Bylaws
Committee 1479 Pennington Road | Trenton, NJ 08618 FAX: 609-883-
5343 Email: jennifer@njsna.org
Call for Resolutions
Any NJSNA member may research, write and submit resolutions for
consideration at the 2021 NJSNA Annual Meeting. Resolutions should be
submitted in form for printing to the Resolutions and Reference Committee
through NJSNA at 1479 Pennington Road, Trenton, NJ 08618 or email
jennifer@njsna.org. Resolutions are due before August 1, 2021.