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An international effort to curb provider burnout and improve patient care
Scene of a hospital lobby. Most people are blurry, but two are clear, a person in a lab coat talking to a person in scrubs.
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    • An international effort to curb provider burnout and improve patient care

    In a Q&A, Penn Nursing’s Linda Aiken describes how a hospital earning Magnet designation creates a better, safer experience for patients and clinicians, plus the push to expand such credentialing beyond the U.S.

    Michele W. Berger

    ‘Trusted messengers’ distill science, debunk myths about COVID-19 vaccine
    A person, Helaine Heggs, standing outside in front of a tree.

    Helaine Heggs is one of 24 ambassadors recruited by VaxUpPhillyFamilies, an initiative spearheaded by Penn’s School of Nursing, in collaboration with the Annenberg School for Communication, Perelman School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philly Counts, and Konquered Healthcare Solutions. (Image: Linda Jiang)

    ‘Trusted messengers’ distill science, debunk myths about COVID-19 vaccine

    VaxUpPhillyFamilies, led by Penn’s School of Nursing, engages Philadelphia parents and caregivers as vaccine ambassadors to identify concerns and provide support related to COVID-19 vaccines, increase vaccine uptake, and address social support needs.

    Michele W. Berger

    Learning nursing care in a different type of classroom
    Nursing student Aman Uppal assists a student from the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy during art class. She holds up a painting, and painting supplies are all around.

    Nursing student Aman Uppal (standing) with one of the students at the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy, where she did a clinical rotation this summer. (Image: Courtesy of HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy)

    Learning nursing care in a different type of classroom

    Penn Nursing students Aman Uppal and Michelle Tran spent the summer before their final semesters in a clinical rotation at the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy.

    Marilyn Perkins , Michele W. Berger , Ed Federico

    The future of nursing
    Exterior of Claire M. Fagin Hall.

    The future of nursing

    Penn Nursing dean Antonia Villarruel and associate dean for research and innovation Therese Richmond co-authored commentary published in the journal Nursing Outlook about the the National Institute of Nursing Research’s new strategic plan.

    From Penn Nursing News

    How to navigate another summer of COVID-19
    On a sunny day on an outdoor patio, a man in a surgical mask pours a smiling woman a drink.

    Hosting safe summer gatherings is possible with the right precautions. Penn's Melanie Kornides and John Wherry give advice as to how.

    How to navigate another summer of COVID-19

    John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine and Melanie Kornides of the School of Nursing stress the continued importance of vaccination and testing.

    Luis Melecio-Zambrano

    Penn Glee Club performs on its first European tour as a gender-inclusive choir
    Glee Club members in formalwear gathered together in ballroom under crystal chandeliers

    On the first traveling tour with a gender-inclusive choir, 54 members of the Penn Glee Club performed in Spain and France. They debuted new formalwear before an audience of Penn alumni at the Ritz in Paris. 

    Penn Glee Club performs on its first European tour as a gender-inclusive choir

    On the first traveling tour as a gender-inclusive choir, the Penn Glee Club performed before audiences that included alumni in a Paris ballroom and passers-by on the streets of Barcelona.
    Parental nicotine use and addiction risk for children
    A put-out cigarette standing on its end, next to half of another crumpled cigarette. In the background are two whole cigarettes.
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    • Parental nicotine use and addiction risk for children

    In research done using rats, Penn Nursing’s Heath Schmidt and colleagues found that males that engaged in voluntary nicotine use had offspring more likely to do so, too. Some offspring also developed impaired memory and anxiety-like behavior.

    Michele W. Berger