The State Board of Nursing has approved the Georgian Court - Meridian Health School of Nursing to provide a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program. This new full-time day program, launched in the fall of 2008, will help address the nursing shortage in New Jersey and nationally.
The Georgian Court University and Meridian Health Advantage:
- GCU has a long tradition of preparing students for service-, health-, and science-related professions.
- High-quality academics are supported by the university’s new Audrey Birish George Science Center,the 66,000-square-foot Wellness Center, and a nursing skills lab in Hamilton Hall.
- Meridian Health is the largest employer in Monmouth and Ocean counties and is one of the region’s premier health services provider.
- Advanced nursing skills will be taught in Meridian Health’s state-of-the-art High Technology Simulation Laboratory.
- Nursing students will rotate across the Meridian continuum of care including acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home care, and hospice services.
- Meridian Health facilities include Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune; K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital, Neptune; Ocean Medical Center, Brick; Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, and Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin.
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Facts & Statistics
By the year 2020, the national demand for nurses will exceed the supply by almost 1,000,000 nurses.
- In New Jersey, employment growth for RNs through 2014 is expected to climb by 26%, with an average of 3,740 job openings annually.
- The number of new nurses in New Jersey would need to triple from the current 2,000 to 6,000 to prevent the predicted nursing shortage in 2020.
- Government analysts project that more than 587,000 new nursing positions will be created through 2016 (a 23.5% increase), making nursing the nation’s top profession in terms of projected job growth.