& The Institute for Nursing Newsletter Advocating--Positioning--and Educating New Jersey RNs Brought to you by NJSNA’s Dues-Paying Members. JOIN US TODAY! New Jersey State Nurses Association • 1479 Pennington Road • Trenton, New Jersey 08618 • www.njsna.org • (609) 883-5335 Volume 46 • Number 1 Quarterly publication direct mailed to approximately 138,000 RNs and LPNs in New Jersey January 2016 Inside... IN MEMORY OF Memorial to George J. Hebert, MA, RN, APN New Jersey Board of Nursing Executive Director by Muriel M Shore, RN, EdD, Felician College, fatigued. His leadership WPU Nursing Students Attend School of Nursing Dean position at the Board of NJSNA/IFN 2015 Convention Nursing was very important St. George’s Episcopal Church in Maplewood was to him and George felt Page 5 filled to capacity on June 6th as family and friends of compelled to work hard in George J. Hebert, MA, RN, gathered to celebrate his spite of his illness. life and legacy. Considered the consummate nursing George oversaw all professional, George passed away on May 29th after activities of the Board of a courageous battle with cancer. Nursing including regulatory Reverend Bernard W. Poppe, Rector at St. updates, licensure and George’s Church, led the celebration, which was filled re-licensure, disciplinary with heartfelt remembrances of George. A beautiful hearings, regular board George Hebert vocal rendition of “The Impossible Dream” from the meetings, approval of Man of La Mancha which was George’s favorite and nursing education programs, philosophical song, reflective of momentous events home health aides and the alternative to discipline throughout his life, brought tears and applauses from monitoring program. George was responsible for the many present at the funeral. In describing George, organization and coordination of all programs, while Reverend Poppe said he could sum it up in one word also participating in the activities of the National Congress on Policy and Practice (COPP) – “gentle.” I think everyone in the church would agree Council of State Boards of Nursing. No matter what that was the perfect description of George who had a the issue was, George treated everyone with respect Page 10 gentle smile, a gentle heart, and a gentle touch. and worked hard with various constituents to help find The outpouring of nursing leadership and previous solutions to their regulatory issues. “You could always Directors and Staff from the Division of Consumer count on George to get back to you with wise advice Affairs as well as the National Council of State Boards to resolve your question,” said Shore, a longtime of Nuring attending the memorial celebration reflected friend and former Board of Nursing member who George’s national and state-wide stature. George served with George. Index worked at the New Jersey Board of Nursing since George worked hard with a very competent 2000 having served first as the Deputy Executive Board of Nursing staff to transition license renewals Membership Application ..................... 2 Director, and then as the Executive Director until to the new online renewal process. With almost CEO Report ................................. 3 2015 when he died. To the very end, George was going to work despite being in treatment and feeling Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden Partners with In Memory of continued on page 10 Hungary Medical School ..................... 6 Nurses Building a “Culture of Health” Through Innovation: NJ Collaborating Center for Nursing Summit ............................ 7 Update NJ Board of Nursing .................... 8 American Academy of Nursing Inducts Five NJ Nurse Fellows ........................... 9 NJSNA 2016 Election Results Institute for Nursing (INF) ..................... 11 Vice President Committee on Nominations Region News ........................... 12-13 Kathryn Fleming Daniel Misa American Nurses Association ............... 14-15 Lisa Marie Golini Secretary Karla Tramutola Sandra Quinn Congress on Policy/Practice Non-Profit Org. Director Member at Large Kathleen Jackson U.S. Postage Paid Eileen Toughill Eileen Specchio Princeton, MN Margaret Daingerfield Permit No. 14 current resident or Director Staff Nurse Please visit www.NJSNA.org to view all the Patricia Fonder Region election results SAVE THE DATE – Mark your calendars for the Installation of Officers, both NJSNA and Regional. Date is JANUARY 16, 2016. Please RSVP your attendance to Sandy Kerr ([email protected]). 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