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, thriving and diverse nursing workforce, empowered to advance equitable access and transform health care.
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.
Exploring Representation in Nursing
Meet Ravenne Aponte, BA, BSN, a nurse historian and scholar on a mission to highlight the importance of diversity in the nursing profession. Tune into Ravenne’s conversation with Vanessa Broadhurst, J&J Executive Vice President, and learn how sharing nursing’s inclusive history can improve patient outcomes and health equity.
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.
This free continuing education initiative through CMEO educates clinicians on unconscious bias and healthcare disparities to improve patient care.
Supported by the Johnson & Johnson Foundation, this program offers up to 17.5 hours of free NCPD through a virtual, non-clinical training program for frontline nurses who wish to develop in their current role or are interested in taking on new roles.
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
2018In 2018, we launched a QuickFire Challenge Series to support nurse-led innovation
Launched in 2002, the Campaign for Nursing’s Future sought to inspire more people to enter and stay in the profession. Learn more here
2018
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
TODAY
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