Penn Nursing Expert on Ethics at the End of Life at Glenwood Gardens and Beyond

Newswise — Penn Nursing's Connie M. Ulrich, PhD, RN, a national leader in nursing ethics, is available to comment on the incident at Glenwood Gardens Assisted Living Facility in Bakersfield, Calif.

In her blog, Dr. Ulrich writes, "Many nurses face daily ethical challenges in caring for their patients; unfortunately, this case brings these real-life ethical dilemmas to light."

Dr. Ulrich is an associate professor of nursing and bioethics and the author of Nursing Ethics in Everyday Practice.

The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing is one of the premier research institutions in nursing, producing new knowledge in geriatrics, pediatrics, oncology, quality-of-life choices, and other areas. Researchers here consistently receive more research funding from the National Institutes of Health than any other private nursing school, and many Master’s programs are ranked first in the country.