New Jersey State Nurses Association Region 4

09/19/2023

NJSNA Region 4
Annual Meeting Information

Saturday, November 4, 2023
10 am – 1 pm
Join us in-person or via Live Stream

Trinity Presbyterian Church
367 Cranbury Rd.
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Keynote Presentation
Long COVID: Current Knowledge and Impact
Himani Patel, PharmD
Senior Medical Science Liaison- COVID-19
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Medical Affairs

Agenda
Annual Business Meeting
Dr. Barbara Wright Scholarship Award
Keynote Presentation
Brunch ($10) & Silent Auction

Registration Deadline October 30th

Registration form link: https://forms.gle/EjUxmBvsZhRrBUeE9

For live stream attendance only https://www.trinity-pc.org/

Are you looking to pursue your spiritual journey, with others who are pursuing theirs? Let us walk this road together! Learn about Mission and Outreach programs, and how we can all make a difference at Trinity Presbyterian Church, ALL ARE WELCOME.

09/08/2023

The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey is thrilled to announce their fall line-up of Professional Education offerings! Please click on the link below for information about their extensive list of programs and share it with staff and colleagues!

https://www.partnershipmch.org/phcec/

Have a wonderful weekend!

06/27/2023

05/21/2023

2023 National Nurses Month Celebration! 🩺

Week 4, 5/22 to 5/31 - Community Engagement: Focus on engaging with your community this week, whether virtually or in person! Educate members of your community on what nurses do beyond the bedside - advocacy, shaping public policy, or serving on an organization board.

Click below for more information about Week 4!

ANA works closely with federal and state leaders to ensure that nurses’ needs are always top of mind when drafting relevant legislation. But we don’t do it alone. Last year, more than 16,000 nurses and nursing advocates joined RNAction, sending over 60,000 letters to Congress. You too can help. ...

05/16/2023

2023 National Nurses Month Week 3, May 15 – 21, Professional Development:

Access resources and insights to guide you in your professional development. Focus on how you can excel and lead in your nursing career or inspire and help others in their professional nursing journey.
Click below for more information about Week 3!

Join us May 17 at noon ET for the FREE National Nurses Month webinar and learn the tools and skills to be an advocate for nurses. Asking and Advocating for What Nurses Need will help you optimize your work environment and foster a culture of self-advocacy to improve patient care. Earn 1.5 CNE credit...

05/12/2023

Happy Nurse's Day!

2023 National Nurses Month Week 2, May 8 -14: Recognition
Honor the work of nurses who lead, excel, and innovate in our healthcare systems and our communities, making them vital to transforming the future of healthcare.

Click below for information on 2023 National Nurses Month!

https://www.nursingworld.org/ana-enterprise/nurses-month/ #:~:text=May%201%20%2D%20May%2031%2C%202023&text=The%20American%20Nurses%20Association%20is,contributions%20of%20nurses%20like%20you!

05/05/2023

2023 National Nurses Month Celebration 5/1 - 5/31

National Nurses Month is divided into four weekly focus areas:
Self-Care, Recognition, Professional Development, and Community
Engagement. Take a minute to review each focus area taking place
through the month of May!

May 1 - 7: This week is dedicated to cultivating and maintaining optimal mental health and physical well-being. Click below for more!

Each month, Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation brings you a new challenge with daily tips to improve your health and wellness. Join us for this month’s Move Your Body, Clear Your Mind challenge, sponsored by Humana. Take advantage of the changing season to refresh and recharge. Incorporate more movemen...

05/05/2023

Is your NJSNA Membership up to date?

Click below for membership benefits and to join or renew!

Make a difference in your career and for all nurses in New Jersey. Network with fellow nurses, stay up-to-date on the latest nursing news and become a part of something bigger than yourself.

04/23/2023

Hello Region 4 Members,

This is a friendly remember we have our (rescheduled)
Region 4 monthly board meeting on:

Thursday, 4/27/23 From 7 pm – 8 pm, Est.

We have important things to discuss and have asked Judy Schmidt and Sandra Foley to attend.

To obtain meeting Link & Agenda, please email: NJSNARegion444@gmail.com

We hope you are able to join us!

04/03/2023

Dear Region 4 member,

The Region 4 Board is asking that you please buy at least one ticket for the Institute for Nursing’s Caring for Sharing 50/50 Raffle. The raffle will be held on May 6. To purchase tickets, visit: https://www.institutefornursing.org/

By supporting the Caring and Sharing 50/50 Raffle, the Institute for Nursing (IFN) can continue our commitment to the preservation of the heritage, principles, values, and practices to support this healing profession through scholarship, education, and research. The IFN relies upon donors like you to sustain and enhance its mission and goals.

Please specify that you are from Region 4!

Thank you!! The NJSNA Region 4 Board

The IFN is committed to supporting this healing profession through scholarship, education and research.

02/05/2023

Save the date for the 2023 NJSNA Professional Summit & Annual Meeting! May 5th & 6th, 2023 APA Hotel, Woodbridge, NJ
The Agenda, as well as Registration will be available in mid- February. Hope to see you there!

02/05/2023

Click below to read the ANA's statement on fraudulent Nursing Diploma scheme...

Federal law enforcement authorities uncovered an alleged multi-state, fraudulent nursing school diploma and credentialing scheme. The following statement is attributable to ANA President Jennifer Mensik Kennedy.

11/08/2022

Virtual Schwartz Round

Theme: "Navigating Family/Caregivers and Administration Expectations"
Time & Date: 12pm-1pm | November 17, 2022
Targeted Audience: All Nurses

*VSR Offers 1 contact hour per session.

Registration Link:

Thank you for registering to attend the NJ-NEW Virtual Schwartz Rounds (VSR) for All Nurses. The theme is "Praticing Gratitude." The Event will take place virtually on November 17, 2022 from 12:00pm-1:00pm via Zoom.

11/03/2022

Around the world, nurses are needed to work the night shift. Patients in acute, subacute, and long-term care settings require nurses to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Working at night, outside the regular routines of society, disrupts nurses’ circadian rhythms and has consequences on their mental and physical health. This can not only affect job performance, but also puts night shift nurses at greater risk for severe fatigue and drowsy driving.

One day each year nurses working the night shift must work an extra hour. Let's turn that day into a celebration "exclusively" for night shift nurses! Celebrate on November 6, 2022 at 2 a.m. when the clocks fall back and the night shift staff works an extra hour. This might be the last year nurses can do this because on March 15, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021, which would abolish clock changes in favor of permanent daylight saving time. This legislation must still pass in the House of Representatives and be signed by President Biden before becoming law.

In previous years, some New Jersey hospitals have used this night as an opportunity to celebrate and recognize those who work the night shift. Some celebrations included night council members distributing donuts and coffee during the extra hour, food trucks serving specialty foods, and night council chairpersons making rounds and giving treats and prizes to the nurse on each unit who have worked nights the longest. Nurse leaders also made rounds talking with those working nights and distributing moon and star cookies or caffeinated chocolate bites and energy bars.
Nights are long enough so let's turn this night into a celebration! This is the only event that is exclusive to the night shift and the snacks and treats are just a small way to acknowledge their dedication and hard work. Working nights is a change in one’s lifestyle and sacrifices normal sleep and nutrition, among other things. The “Fall Back Celebration” for the night shift is just one simple way to say “thank you.”

**This is also a good time to mention that November 6, 2022 is also the start of Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. Since nurses working night shift are at greater risk for drowsy driving, this is also an opportunity to join the National Sleep Foundation’s (NSF) Drowsy Driving Prevention Week to reduce the number of drivers who operate a vehicle while sleep deprived. According to the NSF, drowsy driving is responsible for more than 6,400 U.S. deaths annually. Fall-asleep crashes are often caused by voluntarily not getting the sleep you need. Let’s use this week to help nurses prioritize their sleep and drive when alert and refreshed.

And this year, let's remember to celebrate those who work while many of us are sleeping. Susan H. Weaver, PhD, RN, CRNI®, NEA-BC for Healthy Nurse Healthy New Jersey

References:
National Institutes of Health. (2021, December 14). NIH research matters: Daytime meals may reduce health risks of night shift work. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.nih.gov/newsevents/nih-research-matters/daytime-meals-may-reduce-health-risks-night-shift-work
Sunshine Protection Act of 2021, S. 623, 117th Cong. (2022). https://www.congress.gov/bill/117thcongress/senate-bill/623/all-info National Sleep Foundation.

(2022). Drowsy driving prevention week: Drowsy driving is preventable. https://www.thensf.org/drowsy-driving-prevention/

The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is dedicated to improving public health and well-being through sleep education and advocacy.

08/27/2022

If anyone is interested in being an ANA Mentee or Mentor, this is the time to enroll! It's so rewarding and a way to contribute to our beloved nursing profession! Click below for more information:

https://mentorship.nursingworld.org

Enrollment for the 2022-2023 class is open until September 11 and matches will be assigned on October 10. If you are not an ANA member and would like to participate, please join ANA now.

08/09/2022

Check out the Healthy Nurse, Healthy NJ Initiative QR Codes!

For more information, visit: https://www.healthynursehealthynation.org/

08/09/2022

See details about The Healthy Nurse Healthy New Jersey Unity Walk on Sunday, 9/18/22 from 12-3pm in Sewaren, NJ.

07/29/2022

Please see attached and below information about the NJ-NEW Virtual Schwartz Rounds for All Nurses in August.

Theme: “Improving the Moment: Shifting Perspectives”

Time & Date: 12:00pm-1:00pm | August 25, 2022

Targeted Audience: All Nurses

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/VSRALLNursesAug

Please Note: NJ-NEW recommends that participants register using a personal device, as some organizations security protocols do not allow forms to be submitted on their Wi-Fi network or mobile devices. If you are having trouble registering, please contact Jennifer Polakowski at jap518@sn.rutgers.edu

Thank you for registering to attend the NJ-NEW Virtual Schwartz Rounds (VSR) for All Nurses. The theme is "Improving the Moment: Shifting Perspectives". The Event will take place virtually on August 25, 2022 from 12:00pm-1:00pm via Zoom.