Faculty

Recent News:

• September 25

  Nursing Student Volunteers Play Critical Role at Campus COVID-19 Testing Site

  For two weeks, 37 fourth-year nursing students checked people in, conducted screenings, and swabbed noses, contributing to the more than 13,000 tests completed at Houston Hall since early August.

  
  
• September 22

  Ensuring an Ethical Path to a ‘Warp Speed’ Vaccine

  Penn scholars, including Penn Nursing’s Alison Buttenheim, PhD, consider the ethical implications of the development and allocation of a COVID-19 vaccine.

  
  
• September 17

  Humans of Penn Nursing: Susan Krause Flavin, PhD, RN, Nu’18,

  I was a relatively new nurse, perhaps two years out of my hospital-based RN diploma program. I was working in a very fast-paced cardiothoracic ICU in Philadelphia.
  
• September 17

  Preparing Future Clinicians to Intervene in Opioid Crisis

  Opioid use disorder and overdose have reached unprecedented levels around the world. In the United States, remediation of pain is one of the most common reasons American adults seek healthcare. Therefore, it is vital that clinicians practicing in diverse roles and settings have a clinical understanding of pain and substance use disorders as well as knowledge about public health and opioid policy interventions.

  
  
• September 15

  Antonia M. Villarruel Reappointed Dean of the Penn School of Nursing

  The announcement was made today by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett.