Nursing

Karen Lasater and Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing is quoted on the reliance on nurses in hospitals and the risk of losing them due to burnout and the most important thing that hospitals can do to recruit and retain nurses is to employ more nurses.

Kevin Mahoney of the Perelman School of Medicine and Antonia Villarruel of the School of Nursing write that medical leaders must ensure our patients and staff are safe and create a culture where when incidents are reported we learn how to do better

Therese Richmond of the School of Nursing is quoted on some reasons people choose to enter a research study.

Terri Lipman of the School of Nursing notes that physical activity requires attention to self-care, which is difficult when that’s competing with other survival responsibilities layered onto a person.

Linda Aiken of the Nursing School comments on a court case that may make nurses less forthcoming about medical mistakes. 

In The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunny Vespico Jackson, an injury-prevention coordinator at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, weighs in on the benefits of gun locks, which she says can protect children and prevent suicides. A grant from Penn Medicine CARES allowed Jackson to purchase 200 cable locks to give to local gun owners.