Browsing by Author Affiliations "University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA"
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COVID-19 resource: What are our professional and ethical obligations to patients and ourselves?
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2020)The COVID-19 pandemic has created many ethical issues and challenges for nurses and others on the front lines of care. Clinicians are working under extreme circumstances, and in some instances, without the appropriate ... -
The effect of leadership and staffing adequacy on nurse coworker incivility in hospitals
(2017-03-03)Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017: The purpose of this study is to determine whether nurse co-worker incivility is associated with modifiable features of the hospital nurse work environment, namely nurse ... -
Effects of a virtual community of practice on self-efficacy of new nurse leaders
Self-efficacy is not assured when assuming new roles, especially in large organizations. This exploratory study used a virtual Community of Practice to assess its effects on the self-efficacy of nurses in a new organization role. -
Exploring hospital nursing resources to address racial disparities in outcomes among older adults living with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs)
This study sought to (1) determine whether nursing resources are associated with disparities in outcomes (length of stay and readmissions) between black, Hispanic, and white older adults with multiple chronic conditions ... -
Healthcare workforce and quality outcomes in Chile
The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing partnered with our Chilean colleagues, led by Universidad de los Andes, and including 3 other top Chilean nursing ... -
The impact of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars Program on scholars, schools and nursing science
(Elsevier, 2023-01-03)Background: The Future of Nursing Scholars program prepared a cadre of PhD prepared nurses for long-term careers advancing science and discovery, strengthening nursing education, and leading transformational change in ... -
Inclusive leadership to guide nursing’s response to improving health equity
(Elsevier, 2022-11)The vision laid out in the Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity (National Academy of Medicine [NAM], 2021) report made it clear that nurses must be at the forefront of changes designed to ... -
The Individualized Multidisciplinary Immediate Fall Response Program
Utilizing a five-step process that included the use of the AHRQ's Tracking Record for Improving Patient Safety (TRIPS), aimed at improving fall care processes and reducing falls in older nursing home residents. -
Nursing specialty and primary ambulatory care education
(2018-03-12)Undergraduate nursing students from across the United States were surveyed to learn about the exposure that students perceive they have to specialty and primary ambulatory care settings during their nursing education. -
Pain, addiction, and the US opioid crisis: Exemplar nursing science
Pain and opioid addiction are not unrelated phenomena. In addition to sharing neural substrates, both are holistic bio-psychosocial-spiritual disorders, and amenable to independent nursing interventions. Reviewed are the ... -
Predictors of nurse practitioner prescription of opioids for cancer patients according to NCCN Guidelines
A descriptive comparative study design was used to evaluate whether dominant personality characteristic, decision-making style, demographic factors, and/or advanced specialty certification predicted the ability of nurse ... -
A repeated cross-sectional study of nurses immediately before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for action
(Elsevier, 2022-12-07)Background: The shortage of nursing care in US hospitals has become a national concern. Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript was to determine whether hospital nursing care shortages are primarily due to the pandemic ... -
Research from around the world: Substance use disorder in the US: SigmaCast, Episode 16
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2020-12-11)This episode we will be discussing the body of nursing research from Peggy Compton, PhD, RN, FAAN, a Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame inductee in July of 2020 and an Associate Professor and van Ameringen ... -
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars program: An overview
(Elsevier, 2022-12-31)Background: Following the 2010 report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation created the Future of Nursing Scholars program to increase the number of PhD-prepared ... -
The rursing role in SDG attainment: History, implications, and organizational advocacy
The UN 2030 Agenda is comprised of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) focused on five major themes: People, Planet, Peace, Prosperity, and Partnership, and officially went into action on January 1, 2016. A background ... -
Saliva-extracted DNA is a noninvasive sampling technique for examining OPRM1 gene methylation in preterm infants
Mitigating pain in early life may prevent epigenetic changes that increase an individual’s susceptibility for developing chronic pain. Adverse effects and the quality of the DNA collected challenge the suitability ... -
Sodium-restricted diets and symptoms in end-stage renal disease: A randomized controlled trial
(2017-07-27)Globally, two million patients are undergoing hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease. Hemodialysis patients have higher morbidity and mortality associated with adverse events and a complex treatment regimen. This symposium ... -
Standard VI: Lessons learned and future directions
(2017-10-04)The purpose of this presentation is to describe strategies that work in assessing program and student learning outcomes as a measure of academic quality from a diverse curricular perspective. Participants in this presentation ... -
Utilizing motivational interviewing to reduce HIV risk among men who have sex with men
The purpose of this evidence-based practice improvement project is to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of motivational interviewing in decreasing sexual risk, specifically HIV-acquisition risk, among men who have ...