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The Spatz 10-Step System as a National Model for Breastfeeding Vulnerable Babies
Mothers of critically ill infants may not receive necessary breastfeeding support, because their babies may be taken directly to a newborn intensive care unit or to surgery. There is an alternative model that focuses on serving the needs of these vulnerable infants.
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State Appointment for Hodgson
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has appointed Penn Nursing’s Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Anthony Buividas Endowed Term Chair in Gerontology, to his 35-member Long-Term Care Council.
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# 1 in International Ranking
Penn Nursing takes the top spot for a second year in a row in ShanghaiRanking’s annual report on the best nursing programs in the world.
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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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New Medicare Model Produces Expert Nurses to Address Shortage of Primary Care
In an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania researchers call for modernizing the way Medicare pays for training nurses, and highlight a successful new model of cost-effectively training more advanced practice nurses to practice community-based primary care.
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Johnson & Johnson Gift Provides Undergraduate Financial Aid and Serves Communities through the Nursing/Wharton Impact Scholars Loan Program
The University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a gift of $1 million from Johnson & Johnson to the School of Nursing and the Wharton School. This investment launches the Nursing/Wharton Impact Scholars Loan Program, a program that will increase the number of health care leaders with expertise in both business and clinical care by offering financial aid, and provide underserved communities with greater access to health professionals.