Improvements needed for care, safety of pediatric patients in hospital settings Eileen Lake is the Jessie M. Scott Endowed Term Chair in Nursing and Health Policy, a professor of nursing and sociology, and associate director of Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania. Improvements needed for care, safety of pediatric patients in hospital settings Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research found that when acute-care settings have better work environments for nurses, children are better protected.
End of life care quality remains a problem—nurses may be a solution iStock End of life care quality remains a problem—nurses may be a solution A new study from the School of Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research describes the quality of end of life care in nearly 500 U.S. hospitals, utilizing nearly 13,000 bedside nurses as informants of quality.
The man in charge of Pa.’s commutation system says it’s broken. Can it be fixed? Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The man in charge of Pa.’s commutation system says it’s broken. Can it be fixed? Kathleen Brown of the School of Nursing spoke about her frustrations with the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, which has ignored evidence of rehabilitation, instead examining the original crime itself. “That’s not what it’s supposed to be,” she said. “They’re supposed to be evaluating people as they are now.” A new, virtual tool in the very real fight against opioid overdoses Students in the Penn School of Nursing test out a virtual reality training for administering the drug Narcan in the event of an opioid overdose. Results from this experiment led researchers to conclude that such simulation sessions could be as effective for training health care providers on the topic as in-person simulation training sessions. A new, virtual tool in the very real fight against opioid overdoses Researchers from Penn Nursing and the Annenberg School have found that an immersive Narcan training video is as effective as in-person simulation trainings. Workplace pumping made easier Dare Henry-Moss, an adjunct fellow at the Center for Public Health Initiatives, developed a recommendation plan for improving lactation support for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, including conducting a needs assessment intended to guide standards for such spaces. Workplace pumping made easier Listening to employee feedback, Penn Medicine added hospital-grade pumps and doubled its lactation spaces, taking strides to help women meet their breastfeeding goals. One in three nurses says patient safety ‘unfavorable’ at hospitals, Penn study finds Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer One in three nurses says patient safety ‘unfavorable’ at hospitals, Penn study finds Penn researchers have found that safety recommendations from a 1999 report have not been evenly implemented in hospitals. The shortcomings “may be hampering progress toward improving patient safety and preventing patient harm,” said lead author Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and the School of Arts and Sciences. Breaking the cycle of despair for people with dementia Breaking the cycle of despair for people with dementia A new book dissects the challenge of living with the disease for individuals who have it, and for their caregivers. Staging the plague Gathered in Fagin Hall for a daylong disease outbreak symposium, students worked across disciplines to devise strategies for containing a fictionalized infection. Laurel Redding, a School of Veterinary Medicine faculty member and event facilitator, writes up her group’s thoughts during a brainstorming session. Staging the plague Eighty-one students training in a diversity of health professions worked with regional and federal agencies to confront an imagined outbreak scenario centered around bubonic plague in Philadelphia. ‘Healthy Pequeños’ teaches young children about hygiene, germs, and food safety ‘Healthy Pequeños’ teaches young children about hygiene, germs, and food safety Alaina Hall’s project, a 2018 Penn President’s Engagement Prize winner, is already making a difference for a residential childcare home in Miacatlán, Mexico. Load More
A new, virtual tool in the very real fight against opioid overdoses Students in the Penn School of Nursing test out a virtual reality training for administering the drug Narcan in the event of an opioid overdose. Results from this experiment led researchers to conclude that such simulation sessions could be as effective for training health care providers on the topic as in-person simulation training sessions. A new, virtual tool in the very real fight against opioid overdoses Researchers from Penn Nursing and the Annenberg School have found that an immersive Narcan training video is as effective as in-person simulation trainings.
Workplace pumping made easier Dare Henry-Moss, an adjunct fellow at the Center for Public Health Initiatives, developed a recommendation plan for improving lactation support for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, including conducting a needs assessment intended to guide standards for such spaces. Workplace pumping made easier Listening to employee feedback, Penn Medicine added hospital-grade pumps and doubled its lactation spaces, taking strides to help women meet their breastfeeding goals.
One in three nurses says patient safety ‘unfavorable’ at hospitals, Penn study finds Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer One in three nurses says patient safety ‘unfavorable’ at hospitals, Penn study finds Penn researchers have found that safety recommendations from a 1999 report have not been evenly implemented in hospitals. The shortcomings “may be hampering progress toward improving patient safety and preventing patient harm,” said lead author Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing and the School of Arts and Sciences. Breaking the cycle of despair for people with dementia Breaking the cycle of despair for people with dementia A new book dissects the challenge of living with the disease for individuals who have it, and for their caregivers. Staging the plague Gathered in Fagin Hall for a daylong disease outbreak symposium, students worked across disciplines to devise strategies for containing a fictionalized infection. Laurel Redding, a School of Veterinary Medicine faculty member and event facilitator, writes up her group’s thoughts during a brainstorming session. Staging the plague Eighty-one students training in a diversity of health professions worked with regional and federal agencies to confront an imagined outbreak scenario centered around bubonic plague in Philadelphia. ‘Healthy Pequeños’ teaches young children about hygiene, germs, and food safety ‘Healthy Pequeños’ teaches young children about hygiene, germs, and food safety Alaina Hall’s project, a 2018 Penn President’s Engagement Prize winner, is already making a difference for a residential childcare home in Miacatlán, Mexico.
Breaking the cycle of despair for people with dementia Breaking the cycle of despair for people with dementia A new book dissects the challenge of living with the disease for individuals who have it, and for their caregivers.
Staging the plague Gathered in Fagin Hall for a daylong disease outbreak symposium, students worked across disciplines to devise strategies for containing a fictionalized infection. Laurel Redding, a School of Veterinary Medicine faculty member and event facilitator, writes up her group’s thoughts during a brainstorming session. Staging the plague Eighty-one students training in a diversity of health professions worked with regional and federal agencies to confront an imagined outbreak scenario centered around bubonic plague in Philadelphia.
‘Healthy Pequeños’ teaches young children about hygiene, germs, and food safety ‘Healthy Pequeños’ teaches young children about hygiene, germs, and food safety Alaina Hall’s project, a 2018 Penn President’s Engagement Prize winner, is already making a difference for a residential childcare home in Miacatlán, Mexico.