Should NPs in PA be allowed full practice authority?
In a Philadelphia Inquirer article, Penn Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel explained why passage of this bill would improve access to cost-effective care by allowing NPs to take on more tasks independently, including prescription-writing. Currently NPS, have “collaborative agreements” with physicians - a form of oversight.
Opponents maintain that physicians, who undergo more training, should keep providing supervision. The President of the Pennsylvania Medical Society offers his take on why things should stay the way they are currently. You can read the article here: http://bit.ly/2bQHaIu
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Penn Nursing Re-designated a WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has been re-designated as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership for an additional four-year term. As a Collaborating Center, Penn Nursing commits to advancing the workplan of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) related to human resource development and the sustainable development goals (SDG’s) during each four-year cycle of work.
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CHOPR Associate Director, Dr. Eileen Lake, Named Editor-in-Chief of Research in Nursing & Health
Research in Nursing & Health is a top-tier, peer-reviewed journal that publishes a wide range of research to inform the practice of nursing and other health disciplines. “Becoming editor-in-chief of RINAH is a dream come true as it has always been the nursing research journal that best fits my broad view of nursing science,’ said Dr. Lake.
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Three Penn Nursing Faculty Members Named LDI Senior Fellows
The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics recently held its sixth annual “Fall Kickoff” to welcome eighteen new Senior Fellows to its ranks, including three Penn Nursing faculty members.