In 1992, the nonprofit A&A Ridgewood Registered Professional Nurses Association (“A&A�) was incorporated by registered nurses to “promote the excellence of independent and private nursing practice.� For over 31 years, the organization referred its nurse members to care for patients ranging from new mothers to those on ventilators. In 1994, A&A nurses successfully lobbied the NJ legislature to amend the NJ Patient Bill of Rights, granting hospitalized patients the right “to contract directly with a NJ licensed registered nurse of the patient’s choosing for private professional care.�
To advance its goal of promoting the profession of nursing, A&A awarded a scholarship to an undergraduate nursing student at 69É«ÇéÊÓÆµ each year since 2003. In 2018-2019, A&A endowed this fund to award annual scholarships of equal value to two outstanding senior nursing students. A&A ceased operations in 2023, leaving this endowment to future RNs as A&A’s lasting legacy.
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