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members, and new potential
members, updated and advised on various information.
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Dr. Patricia Joffe holds a PhD in Nursing
Science from the Union Institute and University, and holds a MS in Nursing with a clinical specialty in Maternal Child Nursing
from Rutger's, the State University. Dr. Joffe is certified in New Jersey as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse
Specialist. Her Faculty practice is in the area of Pediatric Chronic Illness. At present, she works with medically fragile
children at the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children in their group Foster homes - St. Clare's Home for Children. Prior
to this, her Faculty practice was as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in a community health agency, caring for underserved population
of chronically ill children and pediatric home care for chronically ill children. She serves as a consultant and lecturer
in the area of Pediatric chronic illness. She is also a Pediatric Legal Nurse expert.
Dr. Joffe has been a Faculty member at NJCU for 15 years. She is the coordinator of
the RN-BSN Nursing Program. She has served 16 years as the Faculty Advisor for Kappa Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society. This year she is she is the chairperson of the Curriculum, Admissions, Retention, and Progression (APR),
Research, Library and Health Fair Committee.
The Kappa Eta Chapter wishes Dr. Joffe continued success in her position at NJCU and
the Kappa Eta Chapter recognizes and thanks her for her continuous participation and assistance as the Faculty
Counselor.
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Bridget James RN,BSN
Bridget is the new Treasurer for the Kappa Eta Chapter of STTI. We welcome
her and know that she will do an outstanding job.
Bridget graduated Cum Laude from Bon Secours and Canterbury School of Nursing
at Christ Hospital and Hudson County Community College in May 2004.
After passing the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered
Nurses(NCLEX-RN), she immediately started the RN-BSN program at New Jersey City University.
She has also been a member of the Phi
Theta Kappa International Honor Society since May 2001, and received the Faculty Recognition Award at NJCU's Senior Celebration
in May 2006.
She presently is developing a Newsletter for the Department of Nursing
at NJCU to satisfy the requirements of the Undergraduate thesis, and expects to graduate in December 2006.
At present, she is voluntarily unemployed, choosing instead to focus on
her studies and her nine year old son.
It is with great pleasure that our Kappa Eta Chapter welcomes Bridget to
a challenging but most rewarding position as our new Treasurer.
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Wendy E. Watson RN, BSN
Wendy has been selected and voluntered to act as the President
for our Kappa Eta Chapter for the 2008-9 year.
She comes to us from the Dominican Republic and attended
and graduated from Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing. She became a Registered Nurse in 1999.
She was employed by the Union Hospital since 2000 in the
Med-Surg area. She received her Telemetry Nurse Certification in 2004.
She is a volunteer member of the Union County Cancer Coalition.
She received her BSN Degree from NJCU in 2006.
She has a Gerontological Nurse Certification currently
in progress.
She has started the admission process into the MSN Ed.
Nursing program at UMDNJ / Ramapo College.
Our Chapter is most fortunate to have Wendy as part of our team of "Nurses doing something
special".
Tara Mazzone RN,BSN
Tara graduated from Bayonne Medical Center,School of Nursing in 2006, and began
working on a Telemetry floor @ St. Barnabas Hospital..
She started @ NJCU about the same time for continued Nursing studies.
In 2007, she began working for a Drug Safety Research company in Basking Ridge.
She received various awards while @ NJCU --- The "Eileen Gardner Award", the "Martha
A. Flynn Award", a Research Award, and the "Nightingale Nursing Award".
She is now ACLS and Telemetry Certified and working toward a Dual Master's Degree
(MSN / MBA) @ Seton Hall University.
Tara is presently the President Elect for the Kappa Eta Chapter of the Sigma
Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
We welcome her to this honorable organization and thank her for sharing her time
and talent in our Chapter.
