NWESC Education Cohort X - Session 1

An innovative approach to improving the healthy work environment while simultaneously addressing nurse staffing was introduced by the Organization of Nurse Leaders of NJ (ONLNJ) in 2017 with the support of the Chief Nursing Officers Constituency of the New Jersey Hospital Association, the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA), the NJ Council of Magnet Organizations (NJCOMO), and the NJ Council of Deans and Directors. The model framework is based on the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Health Work Environments. ONL NJ is pleased to announce the launch of the tenth cohort of the NWESC to begin in the spring of 2025.

The NWESC's have expanded into several cohorts and all NWESC members will attend the complete education series with curricula based upon the AACN (2016; 2005) Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environment which include:

• Skilled Communication
• True Collaboration
• Effective Decision Making
• Appropriate Staffing
• Meaningful Recognition
• Authentic Leadership
• Resilience (adopted by ONL NJ in 2021)

NWESC Cohort X will be held in two sessions. The first is an in-person session on May 14 at New Jersey Hospital Association and the second is an in-person session on June 18 at New Jersey Hospital Association in Princeton.

Session 1 – In-person May 14, 2025, 9 a.m. - 2:40 p.m. topics include:

• NWESC Overview and Structure
• NWESC Research
• Meaningful Recognition
• Resilience
• Authentic Leadership
• True Collaboration

Session 2 – In-person June 18, 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at New Jersey Hospital Association in Princeton topics include:

• Appropriate Staffing
• Skilled Communication
• Effective Decision Making

Learner Outcome(s) for Cohort X:

After successfully completing the course, the learner will have a deeper understanding of their role in achieving and sustaining a healthy work environment and will self- report an increase in knowledge and self-confidence on a Likert Scale of (1-5) in adopting at least two strategies that will allow them to achieve and sustain a healthy work environment.

Eighty percent of the learners will report that they have increased knowledge and the confidence on a Likert Scale (1-5) in adopting at least two strategies that will assist them in achieving and sustaining a healthy work environment.

Successful completion of the education sessions is defined as attendance for 100 percent for each learning session and a completed course evaluation for each session.

Target Audience:

Includes existing NWESC hospital council members from previous cohorts, new members to the NWESC hospital councils, and newly identified hospitals who are on the journey to establishing the NWESC model.

Continuing Nursing Education Credits:

This activity has been submitted to the American Association of Critical Care Nurses for approval to award contact hours. The American Association of Critical Care Nurses is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.