Welcome to the OJNA Journal the History of Jewish Nurses Goes Back Millen- Orthodox Jewish Nurses Association (OJNA) Sibilities for When Things Go Wrong
THE OJNA JOURNAL Issue 1 | Spring 2018 Welcome to The OJNA Journal The history of Jewish nurses goes back millen- Orthodox Jewish Nurses Association (OJNA) sibilities for when things go wrong. Many of us nia. One of the earliest mentions of Jewish nurses was founded by Rivka Pomerantz, BSN, RN, IB- will cross paths with men, women, and infants is that of Shifra and Puah, midwives who helped CLC. In its nine years of existence, OJNA, a non- who have experienced traumatic events related Jewish women when their people were enslaved profit, has hosted several conferences attended to pregnancy and birth. These conversations are in Egypt. Not only were the midwives caregivers, by hundreds of frum nurses, organized network- hard to have, and the topics are not frequently but they were patient advocates as well. Although ing dinners and educational events around the discussed. OJNA wishes to change that, and we ordered by Pharaoh to kill all newborn males nation, and grown to include over 1,700 mem- hope we have done so skillfully, accurately, and upon birth, the midwives argued that Jewish bers on its Facebook forum. with sensitivity. women were so skilled at delivering their babies, OJNA also recognizes the increased number of We look forward to your involvement in our they gave birth before the midwives made it to male nurses entering the profession. According journal, whether you are reading or writing. We the bedside. Commentaries say that for the act to the U.S. Census Bureau of 2016, only nine invite you to engage with us, to send us submis- of saving these children, God blessed Shifra and percent of nurses are male.
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