Nursing

Guidelines support breastfeeding during parent-newborn separation

A team of scientists led by a researcher from the School of Nursing has established a new clinical practice guideline using an evidence-based approach to support lactation when parents and newborns are separated due to a hospitalization.

The New York Times

The F.D.A. grants full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing is quoted on the rates of vaccine hesitancy despite FDA vaccine approval.

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Improving patient experiences in cancer clinical trials

Cancer clinical trials (CCTs) provide patients an opportunity to receive experimental drugs, tests, and/or procedures that can lead to remissions. For some, a CCT may seem like their only option. Yet little is known about the experiences of patient participants who withdraw from CCTs.

The New York Times

Yes, nurses are heroes. Let’s treat them like it

Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing wrote an opinion piece calling on policymakers to implement safer nurse-patient ratios. “While we long to go back to pre-COVID life, going back to chronic nurse understaffing in hospitals, nursing homes, and schools would be a big mistake,” she said.

Patient laying in hospital bed while a doctor and a nurse compare notes regarding the patient’s medical chart.

Scaling the model of care for patients with opioid use disorder

Data show that concurrent with the opioid overdose crisis, there has been an increase in hospitalizations of people with opioid use disorder. One in ten of these hospitalized medical or surgical patients have comorbid opioid-related diagnoses.

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Mentorship an ‘essential ingredient’ for nursing Ph.D. students

A new School of Nursing initiative places doctoral students into small peer-mentorship groups. The researchers who implemented this found it offers an important supplement to one-on-one peer support and faculty advising.

A transgender person wearing a medical gown sits on an exam table speaking to a doctor.

Reproductive justice in nursing

The Penn chapter of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health works to expand students’ engagement in Reproductive justice.

Two masked medical professionals attend to a masked patient, taking their blood pressure.

Safe nurse staffing standards in hospitals saves lives and lowers costs

A new study published in The Lancet Global Health showed that establishing safe nurse staffing standards in hospitals in Chile could save lives, prevent readmissions, shorten hospital stays, and reduce costs.

Yuhnis Syndor stands on the steps holding a clipboard and wearing a mask, speaking to Cristal LaTorre on their front porch with two children.

Vaccine conversations go door-to-door

Canvasser with the West Philadelphia Vaccine Street Team Pilot Program go door to door to dispel misinformation and show their neighbors that vaccination is safe, by example.

Four nurses in gowns and masks standing smiling in a row.

Advocating reimbursement parity for nurse practitioners

The current Medicare reimbursement policy for nurse practitioners allows them to directly bill Medicare for services that they perform, but they are reimbursed at only 85% of the physician rate. A new Penn Nursing article argues that payment parity is essential.

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