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School of Nursing
The best way to prevent HIV is often out of reach for women and marginalized people
The best way to prevent HIV is often out of reach for women and marginalized people
LDI fellows are working with local communities to increase PrEP use through improving the message about the drug, reducing stigma, and normalizing the conversation about HIV infection.
Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury
Spiritual coping behaviors may be key to enhanced trauma recovery of Black men who survive firearm injury
A new study from Penn Nursing explores the complex role of spirituality as a coping mechanism for the burden of trauma.
Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields
Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields
Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event.
The nursing burnout crisis is also happening in primary care
The nursing burnout crisis is also happening in primary care
A study co-authored by Penn Nursing’s Jacqueline Nikpour and J. Margo Brooks Carthon finds nurses in primary care face burnout and poor work environments, especially in low-income clinics.
Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative connects community
Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative connects community
Based in Penn’s School of Nursing, the Eidos Initiative provides innovators in LGBTQ+ health with access to resources, research, and support from all of Penn’s 12 schools.
New family welcome: ‘The right place; the right time’
New family welcome: ‘The right place; the right time’
President Liz Magill and Provost John L. Jackson Jr. welcomed first-year and transfer students and their families in an afternoon celebration on College Green.
Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout
Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout
A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that physicians and nurses experienced adverse outcomes during the pandemic and want significant improvements in their work environments and in patient safety.
Holman Biotech Commons meets the evolving needs of campus
Holman Biotech Commons meets the evolving needs of campus
Resources at the Penn Libraries’ Holman Biotech Commons are available to the entire Penn community to support research, collaboration, and innovation.
‘Research at Penn’ highlights landmark discoveries and innovations
‘Research at Penn’ highlights landmark discoveries and innovations
The online brochure showcases groundbreaking research from each of Penn’s 12 schools.
Using video to unpack bias in nurse-maternity patient communications
Using video to unpack bias in nurse-maternity patient communications
A Moore Fellowship funds a three-year research project for Rebecca Clark.
In the News
NPR
An overdose drug is finally over-the-counter. Is that enough to stop the death toll?
Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing says that over-the-counter Narcan is a baby step in the right direction, not a game changer.
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WHYY Radio (Philadelphia)
OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves—but with early cost and access barriers
Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing is quoted on how the over-the-counter availability of Narcan has not solved the problem of drug addiction and overdosing.
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Los Angeles Times
Much-needed nurses are flocking to California—for some of the same reasons others are fleeing
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that California’s nurse-patient ratios have helped improve health outcomes and that patients there receive three hours more care per day than those in other states.
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Association of Health Care Journalists
A primer for covering the nursing and hospital battle over mandatory minimum staffing ratios
Matthew McHugh of the School of Nursing contributes to tips for journalists who have to dig into the fine points of new legislation to discern how a particular piece will affect patients.
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Al Día
Study points to concern in the community of caregivers about the aging of the Hispanic population
Adriana Pérez of the School of Nursing says that one of the main challenges for Latino caregivers is the lack of outreach.
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