School of Nursing

Community health workers from Philadelphia recently completed intensive training in chronic disease self-management through the Philly CEAL project, a strategic partnership between Penn Nursing and the city’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity.

Marking a 109-year-old tradition, Penn third-year students united to celebrate their rise to fourth-year status.

The 12 winning teams of the inaugural Draw Down the Lightning grants were celebrated by Penn leadership at a reception, bringing to life the vision of In Principle and Practice.

A new study by Penn Nursing professor Charlene Compher, published in BMC Nutrition, demonstrates that providing medically tailored meals to patients with heart failure and malnutrition risk following hospital discharge significantly improves their nutritional status and keeps hospital readmission rates well below local and national averages.

A new study from researchers at Penn Nursing has uncovered concerning disparities in patient outcomes, specifically related to nursing care, within hospitals that predominantly serve Black communities.

Health care experts gathered for a panel titled Breaking Barriers, Advancing LGBTQ+ Health Equity Through Policy, led by LDI senior fellow and director of Penn’s Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative José Bauermeister, to discuss how funding for grants and programs canceled by the White House might be restored from other sources.

The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition has published new guidance statements for diagnosing malnutrition in adults with critical illness co-authored by Penn Nursing’s Charlene Compher in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

An artificial intelligence tool that analyzes nurses’ notes to predict patient decline significantly reduces mortality risk and shortens hospital stays, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.

Pediatric Nursing celebrated its 50th anniversary with the publication of two articles—authored by Penn Nursing researchers—reflecting on the history of pediatric nursing in the United States and the leaders who shaped the field.

A new Penn Nursing study reveals that expectant and new fathers, particularly Black American fathers, express a significant need for more resources and support to better assist mothers during pregnancy and childbirth, highlighting a gap in tailored information and resources for fathers within healthcare and social service systems.