New JerseyNew Jersey nursing programs would teach about inflammatory breast cancer
If enacted, New Jersey's professional nursing programs would teach students about inflammatory breast cancer using lessons developed with experts who study, diagnose, and treat it.
What it does
Each New Jersey professional nursing program would teach about inflammatory breast cancer. Programs would consult experts to develop the lessons. The requirement would start on the first day of the 12th month after enactment.
Argument forLearning about this cancer could help future nurses recognize it and guide patients toward care.
Argument againstPrograms may need time to consult cancer experts and fit these lessons into nursing courses.
More detail
New Jersey professional nursing programs would include education on inflammatory breast cancer in their courses. Every professional nursing education program in New Jersey would be covered. Programs would develop the lessons in consultation with experts who study, diagnose, and treat this cancer. The requirement would start on the first day of the 12th month after enactment. The commissioner and Board of Nursing could prepare earlier.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 5Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations CommitteeLatest
- Jan 13Introduced, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions CommitteeIntroduced
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