Introducing Northern NJ HPNA Treasurer, Ryan Murphy, RN, MSN, NP-C, ACHPN

Ryan is currently an Advanced Practice Nurse with the Division of Palliative and Geriatric Medicine and St. Joseph’s Health in Paterson, NJ. In this role, he provides both inpatient consultation and outpatient care for pain management, advanced care planning, and support. Ryan has a special interest in working with patients who have concurrent psychiatric diagnoses, substance use disorder, and/or chronic serious illness. 

After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Monmouth University (’14), he decided to enter healthcare as a nurse and was educated through Yale School of Nursing where he became both a RN and an Advanced Practice Nurse (17’). His interest in this field was solidified during his time in the Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship for Nurse Practitioners at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (’18).

Ryan has been honored to work alongside NJ hospice and palliative professionals to grow NNJ HPNA from provisional to chartered chapter.  He is constantly learning from this group of experienced, interdisciplinary members.  At our December 2021 quarterly meeting, Ryan was excited to lead a presentation entitled Complex Pain Management for Palliative and Hospice Patients: A Case Study that focused on using Buprenorphine and Ketamine in different palliative/hospice patient populations.

While Ryan loves his career, his favorite title is Dad. Ryan and his wife enjoy trying to keep up with their 1-year-old son as he learns to walk, run, and climb all over the house. 

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