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School of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Offers Graduate Post-Master's Certificate in Sleep
PHILADELPHIA –- The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has created the first post-graduate program to focus on sleep and sleep disorders.
Penn Partnership Designed to Eliminate Childhood Obesity Takes First Prize in Pediatric Conference Contest
PHILADELPHIA — Students from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Pediatric Acute/Chronic and Oncology Nurse Practitioner program earned first place for their research poster at the 24th Annual Pediatric Nursing National Conference in Las Vegas.
University of Pennsylvania Honored With National Award for General Community Service
PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania is one of three schools nationwide selected to receive the Presidential Award for General Community Service from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The others are Otterbein College in Ohio and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Congressman Chakah Fattah Will Speak at Penn on Diversity in the Nursing Profession
PHILADELPHIA –- U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah will speak about the need for diversity in nursing, a profession in which 95 percent of registered nurses are white women and the median age is 45, on Monday, Feb. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. at the University of Pennsylvania.
Penn Nursing Students Partner With Local High School to Evaluate Elementary Students' Health
PHILADELPHIA –- Students at West Philadelphia’s Sayre High School who are taking a health-education class have been working with University of Pennsylvania nurse practitioner students and Penn School of Nursing faculty to learn accurate growth and diabetes-risk-factor assessment.
Penn Researcher Identifies "Moral Stress" as a Cause for Nurses Wanting to Leave Hospitals
PHILADELPHIA –- A new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that 25% of practicing nurses and social workers experience “moral distress,” causing them to want to leave their positions. Forty-one percent failed to say that they would choose nursing as a profession again.
Council Calls for New Partnership Between Nursing and Medicine to Address Personnel Shortages
PHILADELPHIA - The Council on Physician and Nurse Supply is calling for a new partnership between nursing and medicine to address the growing shortage of physicians and nurses.
In the News
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Bill Conway’s $1 billion plan to end the nursing shortage
Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that many nurses are underpaid and experience a higher rate of burnout than other medical professionals. Leonard A. Lauder has donated $125 million to the School of Nursing to recruit students from underrepresented backgrounds and train more nurse practitioners as frontline workers.
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The Guardian
Breast milk for adults: Wellness elixir or unscientific fascination?
Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing says that adult interest in consuming human milk could reflect the growing understanding and messaging of how breast milk influences infant health, like protecting against diseases.
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Baltimore Banner
Why few communities chose Baltimore’s high-risk, high-reward opioid legal strategy
Peggy Compton of the School of Nursing outlines the contextual factors that laid the foundation for the opioid crisis.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia-area health experts see shift in attitudes on vaccination in ‘post-COVID’ era
Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing comments on attitude shifts around vaccines following the pandemic.
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San Diego Union Tribune
When 3 years of training came down to 2 minutes of running, Nia Akins was ready. Now the Rancho Bernardo High graduate is headed to the Olympics
School of Nursing graduate Nia Akins has become America’s top hope for an Olympic gold medal in the 800-meter run.
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