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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.

How AI-powered ‘smart homes’ could transform care for people with dementia

PIK Professor George Demiris, of the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine, comments on AI and home patient care. Sense4Safety, developed at Penn Nursing, is cited.

How Philadelphia's Mercy-Douglass Hospital blazed a trail for Black women in nursing

Margo Brooks Carthon of the School of Nursing speaks about the medical care rendered by Black nurses during Jim Crow.

Meg Roberts and Jessica Martucci looking at the Nursing the Revolution exhibition wall.

A look at Revolutionary War nursing

A new exhibit at Penn’s Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing documents the long trajectory of nursing in America, going back to the Revolutionary War.

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Uncovering predictors for post-surgical chronic opioid use

Penn Nursing researchers have identified several key predictors of whether patient will continue using opioids long after the typical recovery period from surgical procedures.

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Penn Nursing team awarded grant to pioneer ‘zero separation‘ for newborns with congenital heart disease

The American Heart Association has awarded experts from Penn Nursing, Penn Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and others to implement immediate skin-to-skin care during the “golden hour” after birth for infants born with congenital heart disease.

Virtual nursing programs get mixed reviews in Penn Nursing study

A School of Nursing study shows that bedside nurses are not seeing major benefits from virtual nursing. K. Jane Muir is quoted.

Ben Franklin statue in front of Penn’s College Hall.

Awards and accolades for Penn faculty

A roundup of the latest appointments and awards for various faculty members in Penn Engineering, Penn Nursing, and Penn Dental Medicine.