Nursing is a professional practice discipline that includes the roles of care provider, educator and researcher.
Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems.
Nursing is dynamic and responds to the health care needs of those served. Registered nurses have an obligation to maintain their practice ability, and to develop professional roles which honor their stewardship to the public. Continuing education is vital to the process. Satisfying the diverse educational needs of the nursing populations facilitated by an ongoing appraisal of the changing role of nursing within the healthcare delivery system. The Provider Unit of the Institute for Nursing exists in order to promote the professional development of nurses through continuing education and to provide quality continuing education to New Jersey nurses based on identified needs.