Nursing | Penn Today

Understanding the needs of cancer care partners

Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, undergrads Abi Ocholi and Akin Adio deepened their understanding of qualitative research and of the experiences of caregivers.

Understanding the expanded role of clinical ethicists

COVID-19 brought troubling ethical issues to clinical care, creating significant distress for clinicians, patients, and families. Behind the scenes, clinical ethicists managed those issues to support frontline workers.

A historic nursing strike in Minnesota shows the cracks in the healthcare system are widening

Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing says that most hospitals try to subsist on thin margins of staffing, which for nurses results in worse results for patients and eroded trust in their employers.

A teenager lying on their back in a hospital bed.

Adolescents face risk of depressive symptoms immediately following a concussion

The research, from Penn Nursing and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, underscores the need for more comprehensive screening when caring for adolescents who suffer a concussion.

Travel nurses’ gold rush is over. Now, some are joining other nurses in leaving the profession altogether

Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing says that each patient added to a hospital nurse’s workload is associated with a 7%-12% increase in hospital mortality.

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.

Q&A

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.

A person, Helaine Heggs, standing outside in front of a tree.

‘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.

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.

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.

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 Ikea to Cherry Street Pier, Philly workers are changing what it means to work from ‘home’

Marion Leary of the School of Nursing is quoted on planning ahead if you want to have a productive experience while working outside.

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