Dr. Barbara B. Blozen Appointed to New Jersey State Board of Nursing by Governor Chris Christie

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Sept 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Barbara B. Blozen of Lacey Township, an associate professor of nursing at New Jersey City University, has been appointed to the New Jersey State Board of Nursing by Governor Chris Christie.  Her term became effective immediately upon her appointment last week and will expire July 1, 2018.

Comprised of nursing professionals and public members from across the State, the New Jersey State Board of Nursing protects the health and safety of the public through effective public policy, competent and ethical nursing practice, and exceptional customer service.  The Board licenses registered nurses and practical nurses; regulates the nursing profession in New Jersey; certifies advanced practice nurses, sexual assault forensic nurses, and homemaker-home health aides;accredits nursing schools; and approves clinical affiliates.

Dr. Blozen joined NJCU as a full-time member of the faculty in 2013, after having had served the University as an adjunct instructor since 2008.  Dr. Blozen is responsible for clinical and theoretical instruction of RN-BSN students as well as advising students and also supervising and evaluating them in patient assessment. 

She has also taught at Seton Hall University, Ocean County College, Burlington County College, and Long Island University.  Her clinical experience includes work at the Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Community Medical Center, and Shoreline Behavioral Health.  She has also worked as a psychiatric and medical-surgical staff nurse at Maimonides Community Mental Health Center.

Dr. Blozen's published work has appeared in many issues of The American Nurse Today and her article, "The Answer is Questions: Accelerated Nursing Students Report: Practice Questions Are Fundamental to First-Time NCLEX-RN Success," will soon appear in the Journal of the NYSNA.

Dr. Blozen has been a presenter at conferences throughout the world, including, most recently, the Title V 2014 Nurse/Health Sciences Summer Institute, 2013 New Jersey Continuing Education Summit, and International Nursing Research Congresses of Sigma Theta Tau International in Prague and Brisbane. 

The chair of the New Jersey State Nurses Association since 2010 and vice president of its Institute for Nursing through 2016, Dr. Blozen was this year appointed to the organization's Committee on Continuing Education and was also competitively selected as a reviewer for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Khan Academy NCLEX-RN Competition.  She has served as an accreditation appraiser for the American Nurses Association since 2013 and as a manuscript reviewer for Nurse Education in Practice since 2011.

Dr. Blozen holds an Ed.D. in higher education from Seton Hall University, an M.A. in nursing from New York University, and a B.S.N. in nursing from Wagner College, where she minored in education.  She holds many certifications from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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SOURCE New Jersey City University