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New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing reports that parents present during a child’s more invasive procedures reported higher levels of comfort, more procedural understanding and less emotional distress – while clinicians reported parent presence did not affect their technical performance, therapeutic decision-making, or ability to teach.
Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery for severe obesity lose nearly twice as much weight when keep post-op appointments.
Extended work shifts of twelve hours or longer are common and popular among hospital staff nurses, but a new study reports that nurses working longer shifts were more likely to experience burnout, job dissatisfaction, and patients were more dissatisfied with their care.
Patients treated in magnet hospitals (specially designated for their nursing excellence) had 14 percent lower odds of death than patients in non-magnet hospitals, according to a Penn Nursing study with nearly 100,000 U.S. nurses.
Older black patients are three times more likely than older white patients to suffer poorer outcomes after surgery, including death, when cared for by nurses with higher workloads, reports research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. The large-scale study showed higher nurse workloads negatively affected older surgical patients generally and that the rate was more significant in older black individuals. When the patient-to-nurse ratio increased above 5:1, the odds of patient death increased by 3 percent per additional patient among whites and by 10 percent per additional patient among blacks.
Dr. Terri Lipman of Penn Nursing is an international expert on diabetes prevention, effects of the disease on children, racial disparities related to the disorder, and innovative use of technology to manage diabetes.
If you want to know about hospital quality, ask a nurse.
A study of siblings at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing indicates a behavioral inclination toward obesity in children.
Even though African American men in the United States are disproportionately more likely to have uncontrolled high blood pressure (or hypertension) than other racial and ethnic groups, they are less likely to take health-preserving medication.
This week, a strategic roadmap to help to the nation’s health care system cope with the impending public health crisis caused Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia will be published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. The plan aims to link the latest scientific findings with clinical care and bring together patients, families, scientists, pharmaceutical companies, regulatory agencies, and advocacy organizations behind a common set of prioritized goals. The consensus document is the outcome of a June meeting of leading Alzheimer's researchers, advocates and clinicians, who gathered as part of the Marian S. Ware Alzheimer Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
Long thought to be eradicated, measles makes a comeback on the heels of personal belief exemptions from childhood vaccinations.
During World Breastfeeding Week, designated by the World Health Organization from August 1 to 7, an expert at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing can offer expert commentary. Video available. Broadcast studio available.
How might the Supreme Court decision affect the need for nurses? What are likely repercussions for patients? What are the potential effects of the Supreme Court’s decision on vulnerable populations, such as the elderly?
One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to reduce the fragmentation of services for patients. The problems of fragmentation are magnified for the six million Americans receiving long-term services. New analysis, led by Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, examines the impact on this population of three provisions of the ACA—the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, the National Pilot Program on Payment Bundling, and the Community-Based Care Transitions Program.
The statistics on maternal, newborn, and child mortality around the world are staggering: 265,000 maternal deaths, 880,000 stillbirths, 1.2 million neonatal deaths, and 3.2 million infant and child deaths annually, the vast majority occurring in low-income countries.
ANA’s Karen Daley encouraged Penn Nursing graduates to identify "little moments that can grow into great opportunities."
Dr. Karen Daley is president of the American Nurses Association and a champion of needlestick injury prevention.
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing historians are available to talk with media for stories during National Nurses Week.
It's "game on" at Penn Nursing where a year-long competition used gaming technologies to address healthcare concerns.
Penn Nursing expert Matt McHugh is available to talk with media about nurse staffing and the Affordable Care Act.
The epidemic of Type 2 diabetes in children is harder to treat than researchers had thought.
Choosing the right hospital may make the difference between life and death for very low birth weight infants, according to research led by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and released today in JAMA The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Healthcare leaders come together on how interprofessional education and practice among teams of nurses, doctors, and other health providers can optimize patient outcomes.
On Wednesday at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden will announce a major initiative on nursing and veterans’ health.
Penn Nursing researchers learn how cancer patients decide to participate in clinical trials.
Life-saving inhalers are permitted by law, but often banned from the playing field. Dr. Maureen George of Penn Nursing explains.
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers the constitutional issues in the Affordable Care Act, authors from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing examine the issues through the lens of relevant court decisions.
In one of the largest studies of its kind, a consortium of investigators from 13 countries led the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in the U.S. and the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium in Europe, found that nurses who reported better working conditions in hospitals and less likelihood of leaving also had patients who were more satisfied with their hospital stay and rated their hospitals more highly. The study was released today in the current issue of the prestigious British Medical Journal.
Penn Nursing research finds that point-of-sale system encourages food stamp customers to buy more at farmers’ markets.
Racial disparities in hypertension control account for nearly 8,000 preventable deaths annually among African-Americans, making increased blood pressure control among African-Americans a “compelling goal,” reported Lisa M. Lewis, PhD, RN, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.
A novel feeding device developed at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing may decrease the risk of failure to thrive (FTT), which currently affects half of all newborns with congenital heart defects even after their surgical lesions are corrected.
Diabetes expert Terri Lipman of Penn Nursing encourages a neighborhood community to "Dance for Health."
Public health expert Alison Buttenheim of Penn Nursing tests mobile health technology on dehydration prevention.
Newly divorced middle aged women are more vulnerable to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, according to Christopher Coleman, PhD, MPH, RN, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, because they tend to let their guard down with new sexual partners and avoid using protection since they are unafraid of getting pregnant.
Pain is generally under-treated in the U.S., but low-income and minority patients are even less likely to receive guideline-recommended pain treatment in virtually all healthcare settings in the U.S., according to the authors of a new paper from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, even though minority patients often suffer more severe pain and physical impairments than non-minority patients and are more likely to perform potentially harmful physical work.
Autism expert Jennifer Pinto-Martin of Penn Nursing calls for "careful attention to the real and ongoing needs of children and families coping with autism."
Joseph Libonati, PhD, associate professor of nursing at Penn Nursing answers questions about how exercise betters your heart health. Dr. Libonati is a cardiac physiology expert who focuses on heart health and hypertension.
In the first large study of its kind, Penn Nursing researchers find that electronic health records are important tools for improvements in nursing care and health outcomes.
TIME magazine has named Penn Nursing's pioneering research on autism and low birthweight one of the "Top 10 New Findings in Parenting" of 2011. In October, Penn Nursing Professor Jennifer Pinto-Martin, PhD, MPH, and colleagues reported in Pediatrics that premature infants are five times more likely to have autism than children born at normal weight.
Nurses working in hospitals around the world are reporting they are burned out and dissatisfied with their jobs, reported researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research in a study of 100,000 nurses in nine countries.
Experts in HIV/AIDS prevention at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing are available to talk with media for stories on World AIDS Day, which is on December 1.
Learn what's new in diabetes prevention and research.
From the brownstones of New York to the favelas of Brazil, the health of women is inextricably linked to the cities in which they live.
With faculty and scientists in short supply in nursing schools across the nation, the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation have partnered for an innovative program to launch more nurse scholars faster.
In a summer with unprecedented weather events, from tornados, floods, fires and hurricanes, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that physiological changes associated with aging and the presence of chronic illness make older adults more susceptible to illness or injury, even death, during a disaster.
University of Pennsylvania researchers found that homeowners in default or foreclosure showed an increase in mental health symptoms and physical symptoms.
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