Supporting Nursing Bills = Improving Healthcare for NJ Residents

S Senate Bill 1522/A2286

Access To Care

• Remove joint protocol.
• 27 States plus DC have full practice authority.
• Out migration is a concern.

Click HERE to read S1522/A2286.

Senate Bill 2825/A4325

Nursing Workforce

• 25 Million for nursing programs to increase nursing student enrollment.
• Preceptor Tax Credits for APN Preceptors up $1,000/100hrs
• Mandatory data collection for all health care workers.
• Move CNA's to NJ Board of Nursing.
• Continuing support for NJ-New (Nursing Emotional Well Being Institute).

Click HERE to read S2825/A4325

Senate Bill S3547/A4614

Nursing Faculty Loan Redemption

• Change the language to include full and part time faculty.
• Remove the limitation of 1 year.

Click HERE to read S3547/A4614

Fall 2023 Tri-Council Meeting

On October 18, 2023, the Deans and Directors of the Baccalaureate and Higher, the Associate, and the Diploma schools of nursing met to navigate the lack of clinical site placements for institutions.

Charles Larobis and Andrew Aronson from the Health Care Association of NJ were present to discuss how long term care facilities can help fill this gap. There were a number of regional Directors of Nursing present who spoke to the acuity of cases, accessibility throughout the state, and possibility of identifying a nurse champion to accommodate nursing students. The conversation between attendees not only gave a fresh perspective of what LTC sites have to offer, but the group walked away with actionable next steps. NJAC is excited for the re-imagined academic - clinical partnerships that has the potential to expand clinical placement sites for nursing students to experience high-acuity, complex, and variety of patient cases. They are slated to meet next in April, 2024.

Nursing Student Recruitment Toolkit 2023

The education workgroup also released a recruitment toolkit for nursing programs to address the DE&I efforts in drawing new nursing students into their program. The toolkit also speaks to exploring each institution's Education Opportunity Fund to support socioeconomically disadvantaged students succeed in nursing programs. This toolkit can be found on the NJCCN website or by clicking below.



Nursing Recruitment Toolkit

The NJ Action Coalition Workgroups have been meeting monthly with Dr. Nina Vaid Raoji to mobilize their respective work priorities. 

WORKFORCE - Recommendation #2 - SUPPORTING NURSES TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY – NJCCN -

Continues to garner support for Senate Bill 2825/Assembly Bill 4325 which will support nurse preceptor tax credits, nurse residency programs, training, and the workforce center. 

APN POLICY - Recommendation #4: CAPITALIZING ON NURSES’ POTENTIAL – NJSNA - 

Continues to educate and promote APN Full Practice Authority Bill S1522/A2286 which was heard in the Senate Health Committee on December 15, 2022.

MENTAL HEALTH - Recommendation #3: PROMOTING NURSES’ HEALTH AND WELL-BEING – NJ NEW - 

Continues to run Virtual Schwartz Rounds (56 sessions/4100 nurses served to date), Stress First Aid Training (170 Trainers in 85 Orgs to date), Nurse2Nurse Support Line (2230 calls supported to date), and creating the well-being hub's repository for resources. 

EDUCATION - Recommendation #7: STRENGTHENING NURSING EDUCATION – EDUCATION COUNCIL - 

Continues to go through data collected around recruitment and retention best practices survey (90% response rate) towards creating a tool kit, launch SDOH and ACES modules for nurses, work with EOF to determine best practices for supporting nurses, and explore ways to engage youth into nursing.