As healthcare reform accelerates and accountability measures solidify, the role of the case manager in home care has taken on greater importance and urgency.
The Affordable Care Act has put more pressure on hospitals to control costs, improve transitions to home care and prevent readmissions. All of these things take a new level of coordination, which has opened the door for case managers. Read More
Reflective practice can be defined as reflecting on experiences in order to critically evaluate what you do well and how you might improve your personal nursing practice. It involves the process of critical thinking.
Nursing students are encouraged to perform reflective practice throughout their nursing education; in fact, reflective practice is often a formal component of nursing education in the form of journaling or other forms of writing that are evaluated by nursing instructors. Read More
Nineteen RNs from around the state will be honored next month as 2012 Diva and Don award winners by the Institute for Nursing, the foundation of the New Jersey State Nurses Association.
A gala awards ceremony, which recognizes RNs for their extraordinary contributions to the profession, will take place Oct. 24 at Bally’s Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. Read More
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be a need for 32 percent more college professors in 2014 than in 2004. Many universities are already feeling the pinch as both enrollments and retirements increase.
Colleges are scrambling for ways to fill the gap – often turning to adjunct, or part-time, professional instructors to augment their traditional faculty. Read More
Hunterdon Healthcare Partners and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (BCBSNJ) recently announced a collaboration which will transform physician practices into Patient Centered Medical Homes and increase accountability for providing patients with more comprehensive, coordinated care. These practices also focus on ensuring their patients are receiving care that meets evidence-based guidelines for various preventive health screenings and wellness care. Read More
The first class of DNP students at William Paterson University, Wayne, N.J., presided May 5 at an invitational hearing on health policy issues for state legislators and political leaders.
The DNP students provided testimony on various healthcare issues affecting the community. Attendees included state senator Nellie Pou, state assemblywoman Nancy Munoz, WPU chairwoman of nursing Julie Bliss, RN, EdD, and former New Jersey First Lady Mary Jo Codey. Read More