New Jersey Governor Urges Plan to Ease Nursing Shortage. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (5/8/2002)
...universities. "New Jersey understands that...Muhlenberg School of Nursing. McGreevey outlined...to address the nursing shortage by improving...financial incentives for nursing education, and strengthening...needs to do a better job of encouraging the...

U.S. Senators from New Jersey Push for Mandatory Nurse-Tracking System. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (12/23/2003)
...health-care system," New Jersey's two U.S. senators...nine hospitals and a nursing home in New Jersey...six firings, three jobs quit, two times attempted...surrendered his New Jersey nursing license. The state nursing board said it had not...

'Critical' Staffing Shortage in New Jersey Puts Pressure on Overworked Nurses. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (5/5/2002)
...sponsor of the bills. In New Jersey hospitals, nursing staffs are down an average...t dealing with the nursing and other health-care...supply nationwide. Nursing school enrollments dropped...they learn what the job entails. "You can...

New Jersey Boasts Nurse-to-Patient Ratios of One to Six.(Brief Article) AORN Journal (8/1/2000)
In New Jersey, the average nursing staff ratio in hospital units...hospitals are doing a good job meeting that challenge...it is difficult to work with nursing ratios etched in stone. With the nursing shortage, particularly in...

New Jersey Governor Vetoes Ban on Forced Overtime for Nurses.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News) Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (9/22/2000)
...that would have made New Jersey the first state to prohibit hospitals and nursing homes from forcing...hours nurses and nursing assistants can work...prohibited hospitals, nursing homes or home health...nurses to stay on the job. "People who want...threat of losing their jobs, ...

New Jersey Committee approves measure to protect patients. Life Science Weekly (10/19/2004)
...was able to jump from job to job at various hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania despite...three other patients in New Jersey and one in Pennsylvania...during his 16-year nursing career. "It's unimaginable...Allied Employees of New Jersey, expressed hope...

New Jersey-Based Hospital Network Sold to Pennsylvania Firm for $230 Million. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (7/2/2003)
...Corp., a renowned New Jersey-based network of...rehab hospitals and a nursing home in New Jersey. It also...states -- but none in New Jersey. It also...decided whether any jobs will be cut, said...will remain on the job during an indefinite...

New Jersey becomes second state to ban forced overtime for healthcare workers. Health & Medicine Week (3/15/2004)
...5-year battle, New Jersey now has a state law barring hospitals and nursing homes from forcing...have been on the job for up to 16 hours...covers hospitals, nursing homes, and home...3 years, rising nursing school enrollment...

Study predicts job growth will slow in New Jersey. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (12/16/2004)
...News Dec. 16--New Jersey job growth will slow...will add 47,000 jobs a year for the...most of the new jobs created in the...relatively strong job creation as the...chunk of the new jobs will be created...ambulatory and nursing services. R...