Nursing

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

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.

An artificial intelligence tool that analyzes nurses’ notes to predict patient decline significantly reduces mortality risk and shortens hospital stays, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.

Pediatric Nursing celebrated its 50th anniversary with the publication of two articles—authored by Penn Nursing researchers—reflecting on the history of pediatric nursing in the United States and the leaders who shaped the field.

A new Penn Nursing study reveals that expectant and new fathers, particularly Black American fathers, express a significant need for more resources and support to better assist mothers during pregnancy and childbirth, highlighting a gap in tailored information and resources for fathers within healthcare and social service systems.

Spatz, the Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition and Professor of Perinatal Nursing in the Department of Family and Community Health, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, the organization’s most prestigious honor.

Growing up in rural Alaska shaped Charlotte Brown’s interest in health care access, while being a Perry World House Student Fellow and Benjamin Franklin Scholar expanded her horizons.

Research from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that the relationship between nurse continuity and patient outcomes is more complex than previously assumed.