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Improving clinician well-being and patient safety across Europe

A groundbreaking international intervention co- led by the Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research and the KU Leuven Institute of Healthcare Policy in Belgium shows that redesigning hospital work environments with the Magnet Model® measurably improves nurse and physician wellbeing and strengthens patient safety.

Chester Springs preserves the site of the only military hospital built during the Revolutionary War

“Nursing the Revolution” at Penn’s Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing shows the role of nurses in the Revolutionary War.

Nurses should be supported, not undercut and disparaged

In an opinion essay, Martha A.Q. Curley, Connie M. Ulrich, and Mary D. Naylor of the School of Nursing call for recognition of “the value of nurses and their critical, myriad contributions to the nation’s health.”

Virtual nursing programs may not offload in-hospital nurses

K. Jane Muir of the School of Nursing evaluated whether the presence of virtual nurses improves nurse workload and patient care quality.

What can older adults do to overcome isolation during winter?

Nancy Hodgson of the School of Nursing and Katherine Cotter of the School of Arts & Sciences comment on loneliness among senior citizens.

Virtual nursing programs in hospitals fall short of expectations

Hospitals struggling to attract and retain enough registered nurses at the bedside are implementing alternative strategies to ensure patients get needed nursing care.

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Fueling the public health revolution

Penn Nursing doctoral students are learning to transform their research into bold public policy, empowered by a prestigious scholars program.

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Investing in nurses reduces physician burnout

A landmark international study finds that hospitals with better nurse staffing and work environments not only benefits nurses but is significantly associated with less physician burnout and job dissatisfaction.

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Proposal to remove advanced nursing from list of ‘professional’ degrees is short-sighted and dangerous

Connie M. Ulrich, Marian S. Ware, and Martha A.Q. Curle of the School of Nursing write about the importance of nursing for the U.S. health system and how it will be difficult for nurses to receive financial aid under a new Department of Education proposal.

These hospitals figured out how to slash C-section rates

Rebecca Clark of the School of Nursing says that an obstetrician’s pay and the doctor’s personal beliefs about the surgery are factors that affect C-section rates.

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Improving clinician well-being and patient safety across Europe

Chester Springs preserves the site of the only military hospital built during the Revolutionary War

Nurses should be supported, not undercut and disparaged

Virtual nursing programs may not offload in-hospital nurses

What can older adults do to overcome isolation during winter?

Virtual nursing programs in hospitals fall short of expectations

Fueling the public health revolution

Investing in nurses reduces physician burnout

Proposal to remove advanced nursing from list of ‘professional’ degrees is short-sighted and dangerous

These hospitals figured out how to slash C-section rates