Marta Bruce
Marta Bruce is interested in disparities in recovery from injury, PTSD, and the geography of health. Her recent work uses geographic information systems to examine how the social environment impacts trauma care needs and recovery after injury. Marta works as a registered nurse at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s step-down neuroscience unit
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UPenn Hillman Alumna, Marta Bruce, PhD, RN, Highlighted in Penn Nursing Article
Black men are disproportionately impacted by injuries in the United States. This disparity is glaring given that injury is one of the top ten causes of death. Data show that injured Black men from disadvantaged neighborhoods experience higher injury mortality, years of life-expectancy loss, and psychological symptoms that persist after initial wounds have been treated.
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Pioneering in South America
How can nursing and quality-of-care affect patient outcomes? Sometimes, the answer depends on where you ask. Take Marta Simonetti—an RN and faculty member at Chile’s Universidad de los Andes School of Nursing for more than 20 years.
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Thinking ‘Beyond the Hospital’ for Black Men Recovering from Traumatic Injury
Research from Penn Nursing and Penn Medicine found that where these patients live and return post-hospitalization affects whether they’ll experience symptoms of depression or PTSD as they heal.