& The Institute for Nursing Newsletter New Jersey State Nurses Association • 1479 Pennington Road • Trenton, New Jersey 08618 • www.njsna.org • (609) 883-5335 Volume 42 • Number 4 Circulation to 134,000 Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses in New Jersey October 2012 Inside... Schmidt Becomes NJSNA 44th President On August 4th the installation of the 44th Meet Assemblywoman President of NJSNA, the President-Elect, Treasurer, Jasey: A Nurse in the Board members and Region Officers took place at the State House IFN building in Trenton. Outgoing President Mary Page 9 Ann Donohue gave the Oath of Office to Judith Schmidt, RN, MSN, ONC, CCRN. Schmidt is currently an Educator at Community Medical Center in Toms River and an Adjunct Faculty member in the Department Institute for Nursing of Nursing at Ocean County College. Honors Nineteen Nurses for President Schmidt during her acceptance outlined her Advancing Health Care in goals for her Presidency; creating “Collaboration and New Jersey Cooperation” to move the mission forward. President Page 10 Schmidt then gave Past President Mary Ann Donohue the Past Presidents pin and thanked her for in the celebration at the newly renovated main her strong leadership of NJSNA and for her role as a conference room. Past Presidents Jeannie Marshall, mentor and friend. President Schmidt gave the oath Mary Germain, Linda Gural, Linda Parry Carney of office to President Elect Norma Rogers, Treasurer and Barbara Chamberlain and members of the Black JoAnne Penn, newly elected members of the Board Nurses Association of New Jersey and the Philippine and Region officers. Nurses Association of New Jersey also witnessed the Index Almost 100 guests, members and family joined installation. President’s Remarks .......................... 2 CEO Message ............................... 3 COPP Update ............................... 4 NJSNA Members in the News ................... 5 IFN and ONENJ Co-host the What Would You Say .......................... 5 Emergency Preparedness ..................... 7 First Living Legends Awards Thinking Out of the Box ....................... 8 On May 31, 2012, the first Living Legends Awards event was held at Forsgate Country Club, in IFN President’s Report. 10 Jamesburg. The Living Legend Award recognizes Peer Assistance Program Celebrates ............ 11 individuals whose long-standing contributions to the field of nursing have paved the way for many and Region News .............................. 12 who serve as an inspiration to others. Unique among LPN Forum Membership Application ............ 13 other nursing awards were the requirements for the Living Legends award which recognizes and honors 2012 Professional Summit .................... 14 nurses that have distinguished themselves by their contributions as leaders, trailblazers, trendsetters, teachers and/or mentors in more than one critical area of leadership. Based on these criteria, three nurses were chosen: Dr. Richard Hader, Non-Profit Org. nursing administration and educator; Aline U.S. Postage Paid Holmes, nursing administration and association Princeton, MN Permit No. 14 leadership; and Dr, Barbara Wright, association current resident or leadership, NJ Assemblywoman and educator. The funds netted from the event, over $13,000, will support establishing a scholarship for the advanced education and professional development of current and future nurse leaders in New Jersey. The criteria for applying L-R: Dr. Mary Ann Donohue, NJSNA President; for the scholarship will be published in New Dr. Richard Hader; Aline Holmes; Dr. Barbara Jersey Nurse in January, 2013, and on the Wright; and Linda Geisler, ONE-NJ President ONENJ and IFN websites. Page 2 New Jersey Nurse & Institute for Nursing Newsletter October 2012 New Jersey Nurse Official Publication of the New Jersey State Nurses Association RESIDENT S EMARKS 1479 Pennington Road P ’ R Trenton, New Jersey 08618 Phone: 609-883-5335 or 888-UR-NJSNA Fax: 609-883-5343 Email: [email protected] Webpage: www.njsna.org Judith Schmidt, RN, MSN, President, NJSNA will be reaching out to different groups to join New Jersey State Nurses Association with us. There is strength in numbers and the more NJSNA Mission Statement united nursing in New Jersey is, the more powerful Advance the practice of professional nursing by fostering quality This is my first report as we will be. There are a many challenges for us to outcomes in education, practice and research President of NJSNA. First, I surmount, but if we join together and work together would like to thank our past anything can be accomplished. To address these president MaryAnn Donohue challenges NJSNA will be an organization that is for being a wonderful mentor looked to for leadership and guidance; an organization and role model. No matter that follows the rules of civility and the rules of whether you are a novice society. NJSNA is a truly premier organization in the Institute for Nursing (IFN) Board of Trustees nurse or a seasoned leader state. Norma Rodgers, President; [email protected] it is comforting to have that We will be having our Annual Meeting and JoAnne Penn, Treasurer; [email protected] Patricia A. Barnett, MAL; [email protected] person that you can run Education Summit on October 24-26th, 2012 at Deborah Walker-McCall, Community Member; things by. We need to have Bally’s in Atlantic City. If you are reading this article [email protected] more mentors willing to take a before October 24th, please visit our web site at Phyllis Hansell, Community Member Judith Schmidt Robert Wise, Community Member fellow nurse under their wing. www.njsna.org and register to join us. You won’t be Robert Hess, Community Member As I stated at my installation in August, the theme disappointed. David Knowlton, Community Member for my presidency will be “Collaboration and I invite you to email me at [email protected] Cooperation.” It doesn’t matter in what area of and let me know your thoughts. I look forward to nursing you practice; whether you are staff, educator, working with and for the nurses in New Jersey. APN or administrator. It doesn’t matter what degree you hold. It doesn’t matter the heritage to which you were born. It doesn’t even matter if you belong to another nursing association. There is now, more than Executive Committee ever, the need for all nurses to come together as one Judith Schmidt, President; [email protected] strong voice. Norma Rodgers, President Elect; [email protected] Dr. Benjamin Evans, Vice President; [email protected] As everyone knows there are dramatic changes JoAnne Penn, Treasurer; [email protected] occurring on the horizon that will impact the June Brandes Chu, Secretary; [email protected] healthcare of all people in New Jersey and across the www.njsna.org nation. Nursing needs to be at the table ensuring that Board of Directors the profession of nursing is involved and protected. Dr. Mary Ann T. Donohue, Immediate Past President; [email protected] The health and wellbeing of all people should be the Margaret Huryk, Director; [email protected] primary focus of this revolution in healthcare—and Tara Heagele, Director; [email protected] who is best to articulate the needs of the healthcare Published by: Joyce Henn, Director; [email protected] Mary A. Carroll, Director; [email protected] recipients, but nurses! Arthur L. Davis Dr. Brenda Marshall, Director; [email protected] We need to break out of our silos and work Mary B. Wachter, Director; [email protected] Publishing Agency, Inc. Grace Reilly, Director Staff Nurse; [email protected] together for the common good. 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