A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Program
January 13, 2012
New Jersey’s federally qualified health centers are very busy places — understandably so, given that most of their patients are either uninsured or on Medicaid. But for Kathy Grant Davis, president of the New Jersey Primary Care Association, current capacity is only one of her concerns. She is looking to … More
October 26, 2011
New Jersey Nursing Initiative celebrates first group of scholars to become newly minted nursing professors Eighteen new graduates in New Jersey have become the first Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Jersey Nursing Scholar alumni, and many are beginning careers as nurse faculty in the state this fall. The scholars all earned master’s … More
September 20, 2011
Saveriano earns MSN degree The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s New Jersey Nursing Initiative has announced the graduation of 18 RWJF New Jersey Nursing Scholars, including Patricia Saveriano, MSN, R.N., of Absecon, who earned her MSN degree from UMDNJ. Read More
August 25, 2011
UNION COUNTY – New Jersey, like the rest of the country, is facing potentially crippling nurse and nurse faculty shortages. Without enough prospective nursing students to fill the gap or sufficient nurse faculty to teach them, the Garden State’s health would suffer. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Jersey Nursing … More
August 12, 2011
Newark, N.J. – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded the College of Nursing at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey a four-year grant for nearly $1.8 million to prepare future nurse faculty members. The grant is the second phase of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s multimillion dollar “New … More
June 15, 2011
The nursing shortage has become quite the conundrum. While, in theory, a shortage is still said to exist, there are plenty of new grads who could tell you they can’t find jobs because there aren’t enough people retiring to generate employment demand. It’s reached the point where even prospective students … More
June 10, 2011
As we move further along in 2011, the U.S. is continuing to see a shortage of nursing faculty which leads to a shortage of nurses. Along with the aging of America, the healthcare expenses and advances in technology, there is more of a demand for nursing. In a Robert Wood … More
December 1, 2010
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) New Jersey Nursing Initiative (NJNI) selected 20 New Jersey nursing students…Read more.
September 14, 2010
TRENTON — Nurses pursuing advanced degrees will have access to a virtual tutoring program paid for by private funds and provided to nursing schools throughout the state, the Horizon Foundation of New Jersey said today…read more
July 29, 2010
It is counterintuitive — yet indisputable — that even with a national nursing shortage looming, many new nursing graduates cannot find the jobs they want most…read more