Nursing

COVID-19 pandemic worsened patient safety measures

A new study from Penn Nursing found that rates of falls, infections, and injuries increased significantly during the pandemic, and have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Antonia Villarruel.

Two Penn leaders named to new national science and technology task force

Antonia M. Villarruel and Kathleen Hall Jamieson are among 60 people named to a task force to produce a Vision for American Science and Technology.

A teenager looking at a cellphone while driving.

The dangers of handheld cellphone use among teen drivers

A new study by researchers at Penn Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine links newly licensed teen drivers to risky driving behaviors, and recommends teens and their parents develop strategies to avoid using cellphones while driving.

Top row, left to right: Zoltan Pierre Aramy, Kathryn H. Bowles, and Scott D. Halpern. Bottom row left to right: Eugenia South, Alexis A. Thompson, and E. John Wherry III.

Six Penn experts elected to National Academy of Medicine

The honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

Nurse in full PPE including a face shield.

A link between nurse work environment quality and COVID-19 mortality disparities

A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing links the quality of the nurse work environment and COVID-19 mortality rates among socially vulnerable Medicare patients.

The untold story of Henrietta Villaescusa: A Hispanic nurse advancing health equity

A new article by Penn Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel, and nursing professor Julie Fairman, examines Villaescusa’s career and the factors influencing her impact across government, health, and nursing sectors.

Breast milk for adults: Wellness elixir or unscientific fascination?

Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing says that adult interest in consuming human milk could reflect the growing understanding and messaging of how breast milk influences infant health, like protecting against diseases.

Why few communities chose Baltimore’s high-risk, high-reward opioid legal strategy

Peggy Compton of the School of Nursing outlines the contextual factors that laid the foundation for the opioid crisis.

Three nurses with smartphones and charts looking overworked.

A blueprint for change in acute and critical care nursing

A new article from Penn Nursing faculty proposes a significant shift in how nursing care is measured within acute and critical care settings by recognizing the full scope of a nurse’s work and its impact on patient outcomes.

Philadelphia-area health experts see shift in attitudes on vaccination in ‘post-COVID’ era

Alison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing comments on attitude shifts around vaccines following the pandemic.

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