Saint Peter's Nurse Named President of the Hispanic Nurses Association of New Jersey

Editor's Note: The following information is a release from Saint Peter's University Hospital.

Yolanda Delgado, MSN, RNC, of Carteret, and nurse manager of the Saint Peter’s University Hospital Adult Medicine-Renal Unit, has been named president of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses – NJ Chapter – for 2012.

The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) is a nonprofit professional association committed to the promotion of the professionalism and dedication of Hispanic nurses by providing equal access to educational, professional, and economic opportunities for Hispanic nurses. NAHN is also dedicated to improving the quality of health and nursing care of Hispanic consumers, and advancing health in Hispanic communities.

Prior to her role as nurse manager of the Adult Medicine-Renal Unit at Saint Peter’s, Delgado was an ICN Charge Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Saint Peter’s – one of the largest NICU’s on the East Coast - a staff registered nurse at Saint Peter’s, and was assistant nursing care coordinator at North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, N.Y.

Delgado also serves as program coordinator for Saint Peter’s Healthcare System’s dual-role medical interpreter services, the first hospital program in New Jersey to train bilingual staff to serve as dual-role health care interpreters for patients and families.

Delgado will guide the NJ Chapter toward reaching its goals, which include: providing a forum for nurses to analyze and evaluate the health care needs of the Hispanic community; promoting the safety and the quality of health care delivery services for the Hispanic community; identifying barriers in the implementation and delivery of health services to Hispanic consumers and recommending appropriate solutions to local, state, and federal agencies, and developing, testing, and promoting culturally sensitive models of intervention that provide effective nursing care for Hispanic communities.