For healthcare to work, it takes nurses.
That’s why Johnson & Johnson is proud to advocate for, elevate, and empower nurses for over 125 years.
Our Commitment to Nurses
For more than 125 years, Johnson & Johnson has been proud to advocate for, elevate, and empower the nursing profession, as we know that nurses are the backbone of health care.
With innovative mindsets, invaluable insights, and hands-on experience, nurses are uniquely positioned to move health care forward. We know it takes nurses to make health care work, and when we work together to support nurses, we are advancing better health for all.
Today, we are continuing our legacy of support by working with partners to champion and bolster the profession.
Our Objective
Attract and strengthen an innovative and thriving nursing workforce empowered to advance access to quality care.
Our Commitment to Nurses
In alignment with our global social impact platform J&J Care Community that champions nurses and community health workers to advance access to quality care around the world, and our long-standing commitment to supporting frontline health workers, Johnson & Johnson is proud to continue our legacy of advocating for, elevating and empowering the nursing profession by working with our partners to attract and strengthen an innovative and thriving nursing workforce, empowered to advance access to quality care. We do this through three focus areas:
Download a summary of how Johnson & Johnson supports nurses today
The Extraordinary Impact of Nursing
In celebration of National Nurses Month and International Nurses Day on May 12, watch this video from our Chairman and CEO Joaquin Duato, highlighting the power of the profession to transform healthcare.
Turn inspiring stories of nurse innovation into action with this toolkit for health system nursing teams. Featuring ‘"Caring with Courage" films produced for Johnson & Johnson by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, meet extraordinary nurse innovators working to improve healthcare in meaningful ways. Explore the series, dive into the post-film discussion and reflection activity, and download a new resource guide to innovation opportunities supported by Johnson & Johnson.
Nurses play a critical role in safeguarding public health, yet gaps in access to quality care persist across many communities in the U.S. Investing in a strong, resilient nursing workforce is essential to ensuring better health outcomes nationwide. One we do this is by partnering with the Foundation of the National Student Nurses Association (FNSNA) on scholarships that invest in the next generation of nursing professionals.
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Continuing Education Credits
Through our partners and educational grants provided to independent, accredited continuing education (CE) providers, Johnson & Johnson is making resources available to nurses to focused on key areas.
Free online course for nursing students and new nurses focused on foundational resilience-building skills, including identifying red flags of stress, overcoming barriers to accessing mental health services, and more.
The EMPOWOR program, provided by JnJInstitute.com, is designed to provide nurses and OR personnel with clinical education and leadership resources.
The WHO estimates a global shortage of 4.5 million nurses by 2030. Patients around the world face poorer health outcomes due to gaps in access to quality care and a mounting strain on health workers. That’s why Johnson & Johnson is proud to champion nurses and community health workers through its global social platform J&J CareCommunity,
1897In 1897, a Johnson & Johnson nurse, Elizabeth Washam, helped lead the first-ever large scale manufacturing of sterile surgical dressings
Throughout history, nurses have played an outsized role in interacting with patients, with critical roles in prevention, education, treatment, and recovery. Learn more here.
1897
1908J&J Scientific Director Fred Kilmer supports the establishment of the new St. Peter’s Hospital Nursing School in New Brunswick, NJ
Fred Kilmer, Johnson & Johnson Scientific Director from 1889-1934, helped support the nursing school at St. Peter’s Hospital in the company’s hometown of New Brunswick, funding the purchase of books, classroom materials, and more after the school was founded in 1908. Learn more here
1908- 1930
1943In 1943, we included nurses in the first line of Our Credo
Our responsibility to nurses at Johnson & Johnson is called out in the first paragraph of Our Credo, the 1943 document that sets out the values that guide our Company. Learn more here
1943
1953J&J created an annual nursing scholarship to address a shortage of nurses in the U.S.
1953
Late 20th CenturyJohnson & Johnson Wharton School Fellows Program for Nurse Executives at the University of Pennsylvania
Nursing executives learn the skills for effective management and implementation of strategic and tactical plans with this program offered through the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Learn more here
Late 20th Century
2002In 2002, a shortage of 500,000 nurses in the US loomed, so we launched the Campaign for Nursing’s Future to help turn things around.
Launched in 2002, the Campaign for Nursing’s Future sought to inspire more people to enter and stay in the profession. Learn more here
2002
2014Launched Tomodachi J&J Disaster Nurse Training Program
The lifesaving Tomodachi J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program was inspired following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March 2011. Learn more here
2014
2020In 2020, we hosted our first-ever virtual hackathon to help nurses develop technological solutions to COVID-19 healthcare challenges and multiple initiatives to elevate the nursing profession.
Our NurseHack4Health hackathons continue today and provide a unique experience for nurses to flex their innovation muscles. Learn more here
2020
TODAYJ&J Nursing: Proudly Advocating for, Elevating and Empowering All Nurses to Drive Transformative Health Change
Johnson & Johnson is committed to elevating and empowering all nurses to drive transformative healthcare change. Learn more
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