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Special Series Examines the Use of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk for Vulnerable Infants
A special series about research and clinical practice recommendations regarding pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM) has been published in the Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing. Guest editor of the series is Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, Professor of Perinatal Nursing and the Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing).
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Understanding Barriers to Mental Health Care for Urban Black Men Who Experience Traumatic Injury
Psychological distress is common in the aftermath of a traumatic injury. Symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress can make it harder to re-establish one’s social and family life, work performance, and wellbeing after injury.
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Deputy Surgeon General Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD, RN, FAAN, to Speak at 2018 Penn Nursing Commencement
The School of Nursing graduation ceremony will be on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts beginning at 3:00 PM.
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Congratulations to the 2018 Penn Nursing Faculty Award Recipients
All the honorees will be recognized during the Student-Alumni-Faculty Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 11, at 4:00 pm in the Ann L. Roy Auditorium of Fagin Hall.
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CHOPR: Surgical Patients with Dementia Fare Better with Higher Educated Nurses
A new study found that surgical patients with coexisting Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are more likely to die within 30 days of admission and to die following a complication compared with patients without ADRD. Having more nurses with at least a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the bedside improved the likelihood of good outcomes for all patients, but it had a much greater effect for patients with ADRD.
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Linking Teen Driving Behaviors to ADHD, Other Mental Health Factors
Teenage drivers ages 16 to 19 are three times more likely to get into fatal accidents than their older counterparts. In this age group, around twenty percent 20 in the United States have been affected by symptoms associated with mental health disorders, including 9 percent with a lifetime history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). What’s the relationship between these well-documented conclusions?