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The Power of NJSNA Nurses
Mission: The mission of the New Jersey State Nurses Association is to promote the profession of nursing; advance the practice of nursing and advocate for nurses. Vision: Creating the future…
NJSNA President-Elect and Chair, Institute for Nursing
Kristin Meloche Sagedy PhD, RN, CEN, NJSNA President-Elect and Chair, Institute for Nursing IFN Mission is to preserve the heritage, principles, values, and practices of our healing profession through the…
NJSNA/IFN CEO Report | March 2025
Judy Schmidt, DHA, MSN, RN, NJSNA/IFN CEO Political Updates: Although co-sponsors continue to be added to the following bills, there has been no movement of the bills as of…
We Are Not Here to Care for the Computer!
Letter to the Editor As healthcare providers, we spend far too much time documenting in the Electronic Health Record (EHR). Each task in patient care requires numerous clicks, pulling us…
How to Start Connecting with Political Candidates
I’ve been a nurse for some time now. I love providing care for the people in my charge, and as a nurse leader, the people in my care are nurses…
AI Meets Empathy: How Nurses Balance Tech and Touch
In 2025, nurses remain the backbone of patient advocacy, ensuring each individual’s needs and rights are respected. As healthcare systems evolve to address new challenges—technological advancements, shifting patient expectations, and…
ONL NJ Awards Achievements of Healthier Work Environments as Implemented by Nursing Workplace Environments and Staffing Councils (NWESC)
Figure 1: AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments (AACN 2016) The work of the Organization of Nurse Leaders New Jersey (ONL NJ) through the Nursing Workplace Environment…
The Positive Effect of Utilizing De-Escalation Techniques
When I first entered the field of psychiatric nursing, the term ‘de-escalation’ didn’t mean very much to me. It was a term that I had occasionally heard, but it was…
TESU Nursing Student Earns American School Health Association’s School Health Professional of the Year Award
Sheila Caldwell, RN Sheila Caldwell, RN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) student in the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions at Thomas Edison State University…
Mentorship of Novice Faculty Members
This article continues the discussion on mentorship previously shared in the December 2024 issue. The article focused on mentorship for novice Nurses in Professional Development (NPD) specialists and can be…
The Power of NJSNA Nurses
Mission: The mission of the New Jersey State Nurses Association is to promote the profession of nursing; advance the practice of nursing…
NJSNA President-Elect and Chair, Institute for Nursing
Kristin Meloche Sagedy PhD, RN, CEN, NJSNA President-Elect and Chair, Institute for Nursing IFN Mission is to preserve the heritage, principles, values,…
NJSNA/IFN CEO Report | March 2025
Judy Schmidt, DHA, MSN, RN, NJSNA/IFN CEO Political Updates: Although co-sponsors continue to be added to the following bills, there has…
We Are Not Here to Care for the Computer!
Letter to the Editor As healthcare providers, we spend far too much time documenting in the Electronic Health Record (EHR). Each task…
How to Start Connecting with Political Candidates
I’ve been a nurse for some time now. I love providing care for the people in my charge, and as a nurse…
AI Meets Empathy: How Nurses Balance Tech and Touch
In 2025, nurses remain the backbone of patient advocacy, ensuring each individual’s needs and rights are respected. As healthcare systems evolve to…
ONL NJ Awards Achievements of Healthier Work Environments as Implemented by Nursing Workplace Environments and Staffing Councils (NWESC)
Figure 1: AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments (AACN 2016) The work of the Organization of Nurse Leaders New…
The Positive Effect of Utilizing De-Escalation Techniques
When I first entered the field of psychiatric nursing, the term ‘de-escalation’ didn’t mean very much to me. It was a term…
TESU Nursing Student Earns American School Health Association’s School Health Professional of the Year Award
Sheila Caldwell, RN Sheila Caldwell, RN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) student in the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing…
Mentorship of Novice Faculty Members
This article continues the discussion on mentorship previously shared in the December 2024 issue. The article focused on mentorship for novice Nurses…
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Women and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
Why are new HIV cases still occurring when we have preventive treatment? One reason could be a lack of knowledge and experience among healthcare professionals to discuss, prescribe, and manage PrEP for vulnerable patients. Lack of information and discomfort with prescribing PrEP remain ongoing issues among healthcare professionals in the United States. Healthcare professionals should know how to identify appropriate candidates for PrEP, provide general education, and prescribe necessary preventive treatment.
Empathy in ostomy care
Empathy relies on understanding an experience from another’s perspective. A simulated learning activity such as wearing an ostomy bag for a day, in combination with reflective writing in preparation for debriefing, provides an opportunity for developing empathy, which is linked to improved patient experiences and outcomes.
Nurse leader rounds plus
Patients’ perceptions of their care may not correlate to the actual quality of care given but rather their beliefs about what they perceive as quality care. Nurse leaders must address the patient experience with approaches that impact multiple goals simultaneously. One such approach involves nurse leader rounds, or what we call “nurse leader rounds plus.” This underutilized initiative can improve the patient experience, enhance the culture of safety, and increase staff engagement.
Nurses’ role in skin cancer prevention
Skin cancer has reached epidemic proportions—one in five Americans will develop some form by age 70. Nurses have an opportunity to make a significant contribution to skin cancer education and screening. These authors conducted a study to evaluate nurses’ understanding of skin cancer and sun-protective behaviors as well as their skill and comfort with patient screening and education.
Top post-pandemic global health concerns
The WHO remains concerned about several global health issues, but its focus has shifted since the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus and its…
How to balance a bed shortage
Bed shortages remain a concern in hospitals across the country. For example, since the COVID-19 pandemic, most of Washington’s larger hospitals and…
Acute dystonic reaction
Acute dystonic reactions, movement disturbances, fall under the umbrella of extrapyramidal side effects. They’re associated with medications (including antipsychotics and antiemetics) that…
Smart pump technology and dose error reduction
In the hospital setting, nurses administer I.V. medications using infusion pumps; unfortunately, administration errors when using these pumps occur frequently.
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