Nursing

A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing reveals that the Scotland Act, which aims to ensure safe nurse staffing through guiding principles, duties, and a common staffing method, is not being consistently followed, according to nurses on the frontlines.

Penn Nursing researchers find that for-profit facilities in Illinois have lower investments in nursing services than not-for-profit ones, despite no statistically significant difference in operating margins.

Fairman is one of 37 other individuals recognized for their outstanding achievements in the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and technology, as well as leadership in industry, higher education, and nonprofit administration. The Emerita Nightingale Professor in Nursing is only the second nurse to be elected to the APS.

A new report from the Aspen Health Strategy Group, “Addressing the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Crisis,” emphasizes the urgent need for health sector leadership in addressing the growing youth mental health crisis; Penn Nursing Dean Antonia M. Villarruel is one of 20 contributors.

When communication barriers impede care, nurses often play a role in bridging language and cultural gaps.

Community health workers from Philadelphia recently completed intensive training in chronic disease self-management through the Philly CEAL project, a strategic partnership between Penn Nursing and the city’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity.

A new study by Penn Nursing professor Charlene Compher, published in BMC Nutrition, demonstrates that providing medically tailored meals to patients with heart failure and malnutrition risk following hospital discharge significantly improves their nutritional status and keeps hospital readmission rates well below local and national averages.

A new study from researchers at Penn Nursing has uncovered concerning disparities in patient outcomes, specifically related to nursing care, within hospitals that predominantly serve Black communities.

The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition has published new guidance statements for diagnosing malnutrition in adults with critical illness co-authored by Penn Nursing’s Charlene Compher in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.