New Jersey State Nurses Association

Health care provider
Feb 9, 2026

OPINION: Federal loan policy threatens New Jersey nursing pipeline

Judy Schmidt, CEO of the New Jersey State Nurses Association, said the rules exclude the practice as a professional degree, limiting graduate funding and worsening New Jersey’s nursing shortage.

New Jersey State Nurses Association CEO Judy Schmidt speaks with NJBZ Editor Jeff Kanige on Oct. 27, 2025.
Nov 10, 2025

NJBIZ Conversations: NJ State Nurses Association CEO Judy Schmidt

The executive, educator and advocate discusses the nursing shortage and what can be done to alleviate the problem.