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How hospitals are leaning into virtual nursing programs

Research from the School of Nursing found that 57% of virtual nurses did not reduce the workload.

Are your staffing metrics enough? New research on patient falls says maybe not

A new study from Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research finds that nurses’ assessments of their staffing adequacy is a more accurate predictor of patient safety on medical surgical units than traditional administrative data, and highlights a critical distinction in how staffing should be measured and managed.

Noah Wyle acting a scene from “The Pitt” in an ER.

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How ‘The Pitt’ lands with a Penn emergency department nurse

From nurse representation to specific cases, Penn Presbyterian registered nurse Bobbie Poller shares his take on season two of the HBO Max medical drama. This article contains spoilers.

Call for help for Caribbean nursing challenges

A new Penn Nursing study reveals critical work environment concerns for the Caribbean nursing workforce and systemic failures that contributing to international migration from the region.

Melanie Contreras poses for photo in ARCH building.

Amplifying family-centered, culturally respectful nursing care

Melanie Contreras’ educational and extracurricular experiences at Penn—coupled with her family’s experiences as Peruvian immigrants—have shaped the fourth-year student’s approach to nursing.

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Three Canadian provinces are on board with minimum nurse-to-patient ratios. Here’s how implementation is going.

“All of the bad things that could happen to patients in hospitals [are] less likely to happen when nurses care for fewer patients at a time,” says Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing.

A first-generation student graduating from the School of Nursing, fourth-year Mikhaidia Miller has benefited from Penn First Plus mentorship, programming, and resources throughout her time at Penn. She aims to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist and help improve health equity for all patients.

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Mikhaidia Miller: First-gen perspectives on nursing, health equity, and what’s next

The fourth-year reflects on what underpins her desire to pursue a nursing career and how Penn First Plus has supported her as a first-generation student.

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Human moral agency irreplaceable in the era of artificial intelligence

As artificial intelligence rapidly integrates into clinical settings, an article published in the Hastings Center Report by Penn Nursing’s Connie M. Ulrich warns that the core of nursing, its moral agency, must remain a human-driven responsibility.

How hospitals can reverse nursing workforce losses

New research from Penn Nursing finds that most registered nurses who recently left hospital employment are motivated to return to health care work, and safe nurse staffing levels is the top factor that would bring them back.

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‘Valuable insights’: 4 factors may raise risk for new persistent opioid use after surgery

Yoonjae Lee of the School of Nursing led research on minimizing the misuse of opioids prescribed for postoperative pain.

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