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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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How to Know When It’s Time for Hospice
Susan Foster and Nina O’Connor of the Penn Wissahickon Hospice, Scott Halpern of Penn’s Palliative and Advanced Illness Research Center, and Salimah Meghani of the School of Nursing were all interviewed about hospice and end of life care.
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Stay in School or Get Married? In 1965, the President’s Daughter Had to Choose.
Julie Fairman of the School of Nursing contextualized mid-century demands on aspiring nurses to remain unmarried.
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Confronting the Opioid Crisis
Ph.D. candidate Clare Whitney of the School of Nursing counters the narrative that access to naloxone, which can rapidly reverse opioid overdose, encourages addicts to continue using. Whitney explained that naloxone isn’t the problem; access to proper care is.
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The Toll of Distracted Driving Hits Home for Washington Township Family
Catherine MacDonald of the School of Nursing and CHOP discussed the gap between teens’ use of cellphones while behind the wheel and their awareness of the activity’s dangers. She recommended that parents implement stricter rules about distracted driving.
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How to Keep Your Teen From Distracted Driving
Kate McDonald of the School of Nursing and CHOP discussed distracted driving and her research on teen drivers’ relationship to technology and connectivity. (Video)
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Penn's ICA Receives $4.5 Million to Endow Curators' Positions
The Institute of Contemporary Art has received two donations from ICA board members Daniel and Brett Sundheim and from Penn Trustee Emerita Andrea B. Laporte, who also serves as a board member for ICA and the School of Nursing.
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Old and Ageist: So Many Older People Have Prejudices About Their Peers—and Themselves
The School of Nursing’s Nancy Hodgson spoke about her experience working in a Baltimore retirement community, where residents at the independent level often resisted sharing space with older and more disabled residents.
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Having More Graduate Nurses Boost Post-Surgical Outcomes in Dementia Patients
The School of Nursing’s Elizabeth White led a study on the impact of higher nurse-education levels on the outcomes of surgical patients with dementia. White attributes the results to the emphases of bachelor’s-degree programs on critical thinking and problem solving.
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Improving Family-based Comm. Key to Enhancing Sexual Health Outcomes of GBQ Adolescents
Research by Dalmacio Flores in the School of Nursing has highlighted missed opportunities for sexual-health education between gay, bisexual, or queer adolescent males and their parents.
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For African-American Men, a Physical Injury Can Cause a Lot of Mental Pain
A study co-authored by Therese Richmond of the School of Nursing about the emotional toll taken on African-American men who are victims of a violent injury is featured.