nursing shortage

Rutgers School of Nursing
Jun 1, 2026

Rutgers offers New Jersey’s only forensic nurse examiner course

Rutgers School of Nursing offers New Jersey's only forensic nurse examiner course to train healthcare professionals in sexual assault survivor care and evidence collection.

Stockton University was founded in 1969.
Apr 21, 2026

Cooper, Stockton partner to expand NJ nursing workforce

Cooper University Health Care and Stockton University signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at expanding the nursing workforce with tuition discounts and career pathways in South Jersey.

In the Lead: Legacy Businesses
Mar 11, 2026

Drexel, Cooper Health launch nursing workforce partnership

Drexel University and Cooper Health launched a partnership offering tuition discounts, clinical training and job pathways to address the nursing shortage.

John Theurer Cancer Center nurse Margia Fonseca
Feb 23, 2026

Hackensack Meridian nurse ‘on tour’ to roll out Ekam AI tool

Hackensack Meridian Health deploys Ekam AI with Google Cloud to help reduce nurse burnout and speed clinical note summaries.

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.

At-home medical care
Feb 2, 2026

NJ offers $50K in student loan relief to ease nurse shortage

Applications are open now for qualified professionals to receive up to $50,000 for teaching nursing courses at eligible New Jersey colleges and universities.

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.

Ocean County Vocational Technical School's pre-nursing program
Oct 20, 2025

NJ vocational schools fast-track students into nursing

Institutions in Monmouth and Ocean counties launch programs to address workforce shortages and accelerate students into health care careers.