News Archives

Cunningham and Henderson Appointed to Committee on Future of Nursing 2020-2030

April 24 -

This ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will examine the lessons learned from the Future of Nursing Campaign for Action, as well as the current state of science and technology to inform their assessment of the capacity of the profession to meet the anticipated health and social care demands from 2020 to 2030. As part of its duties, the committee is scheduled to hold three regional town halls including a stop at Penn Nursing on Wednesday, July 24^th.

Two from Penn Sit on National Opioid Committee

April 17 -

Penn Nursing’s Rosemary Polomano, PhD, RN, FAAN , Associate Dean for Practice Professor of Pain Practice, and M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at Penn’s Perleman School of Medicine, have been appointed members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (the Academies) Committee on Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines to Prescribing Opioids for Acute Pain.

Lindback Award for Lewis

April 15 - The University of Pennsylvania is honoring Penn Nursing ’s Lisa Lewis, PhD, RN, FAAN , Associate Professor of Nursing, a Calvin Bland Fellow, and the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusivity, with the 2019 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Strumpf to be 2019 Penn Nursing Commencement Speaker

April 12 -

Neville Strumpf, PhD, RN, FAAN , Professor and Dean Emerita, will be the 2019 Penn Nursing commencement speaker. The ceremony  on Monday, May 20, 2019, will take place at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts  from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM. 

What Do People Who Practice Anal Sex Desire for Preventing HIV?

April 11 -

“We are entering a new era of HIV prevention in which we are beginning to acknowledge that individual preferences are extremely relevant to actual product use,” said DESIRE (Developing and Evaluating Short-acting Innovations for Rectal Use) study protocol chair José A. Bauermeister, PhD, MPH , Presidential Professor of Nursing and Director of the Program on Sexuality, Technology, & Action Research (PSTAR) at Penn Nursing .

First Place for Medoff-Cooper’s Neoneur

April 10 -

Neoneur founders recently took the top prize in the The Association for Women in Science-Central Jersey Chapter’s (AWIS-CJC) 2019 Women in STEM Entrepreneurship Challenge. 

Penn Nursing Students Win 2019 President’s Engagement Prize

April 9 -

Penn Nursing seniors José Á. Maciel, Nu’19, and Antonio E. Renteria, Nu’19, are among the nine winners of the 2019 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prizes. Awarded annually, these prizes provide $100,000 in funding for Penn seniors to design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world.  

University Honoring Aiken

April 8 -

The University of Pennsylvania is honoring Penn Nursing ’s Linda Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN , the Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor in Nursing, and Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR), with the Provost’s Award for Distinguished PhD Teaching and Mentoring. This is the first time a member of Penn Nursing’s Standing or Associated faculty has won this award.

ENRS Names Jacoby a ‘Rising Star’

April 4 -

Penn Nursing ’s Sara Jacoby, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Health, and a Senior Fellow in both the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics and the Center for Public Health Initiatives, has been honored with a Rising Star Award from the Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS), during its 31^st Annual Scientific Sessions in Providence, Rhode Island, April 3-5, 2019. This award recognizes a Junior Investigator that has shown promise in establishing a program of health and/or nursing research.

Tailoring Lactation Education to the Cultural Needs of Orthodox Jewish Families

April 2 -

Breastfeeding is an accepted practice for millions of women worldwide and strongly endorse by the World Health Organization. To provide appropriate counseling about human milk and breastfeeding, it is important to understand cultural beliefs and customs related to the practice.

A.S.P.E.N. Honors Irving

March 28 -

Penn Nursing ’s Sharon Y. Irving, PhD, CRNP, FCCM, FAAN , Assistant Professor, has been awarded a Distinguished Nutrition Support Nurse Service Award from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.)

Penn Nursing Study Links Nurse Work Environments and Outcomes

March 26 - Nurses play critical roles in patient safety and are often the last line of defense against medical errors and unsafe practices. Considerable research has explored the relationship between the nurse work environment and a variety of patient and nurse quality and safety outcomes. But until now, no synthesis of this body of research has been made to clearly articulate the association between nurse work environments and health care quality, safety and patient and clinician well-being.

Congratulations to the 2019 Penn Nursing Faculty Award Recipients

March 21 -

All the honorees will be recognized during the Student-Alumni-Faculty Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 17, at 4:00 pm in the Ann L. Roy Auditorium of Fagin Hall.

Aiken Receives Honorary Fellowship

March 18 - Penn Nursing ’s Linda Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN , the Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor in Nursing, and Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR), was recently awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RSCI) Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

Nursing Work Environment Shapes Relationship Between EHR & Quality of Care

March 15 -

In the decade since the federal government’s electronic health record (EHR) initiatives first became law, nearly all U.S. hospitals have adopted some form of EHR technology. Now, focus is on how a comprehensive EHR can enhance outcomes. Yet, little is known about the sociotechnical factors that can shape the relationship between advanced EHR adoption and quality of care.

With a Second Patient Free From HIV, What’s Next?

March 14 -

HIV experts at Penn shed light on the science behind the breakthrough and how it may shape research and practices moving forward. Penn Nursing’s Bridgette Brawner offers her perspective.

Making Headway Against a Killer Virus

March 13 -

Around Penn, clinicians and researchers are focused on Ebola, working to ensure this disease—fearsomely lethal—can be vanquished. Penn Nursing’s Connie Ulrich – a nurse and bioethicist – has written of the “moral distress” faced by health care providers who worked in the 2014 Ebola outbreak.

Ersek Selected for Induction to the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

March 11 -

Penn Nursing ’s Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, FPCN , the Killebrew-Censits Chair in Undergraduate Education and Professor of Palliative Care, will be honored by Sigma Theta Tau International  (STTI) for her contributions to the nursing profession during the 30th International Nursing Research Congress in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in July.

Alumna Gift Supports the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research

March 6 - Health care entrepreneur Lauren Arnold, GNu’79, has made a leadership gift to the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research that will further support their mission.

Next-Level Nursing

March 4 - On February 11, more than 40 alumni and friends gathered in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP to learn how Penn Nursing is advancing innovation within its curriculum and in health care systems near and far.

Embracing a Community’s Practice to Promote the Measles Vaccine

March 1 -

Mimicking a news-sharing custom common among ultraorthodox Jewish communities, two Penn Nursing students created and placed large posters around a Jerusalem neighborhood, deriving content from a mystical technique that assigns a numerical value to each Hebrew letter.

Penn Nursing Ranked #1 Nursing School in the World Four Years Running

February 27 -

The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) remains the number one nursing school in the world according to a recent ranking by QS World University . The rankings highlight the world’s top universities in 48 different subject areas (as of 2019) based on academic reputation, employer reputation, and research impact. This is the fourth consecutive year that Penn Nursing has taken the top spot.

Online Intervention Shows Promise in HIV Prevention

February 25 -

A team led by José Bauermeister, PhD, Presidential Professor of Nursing and Director of the Program on Sexuality, Technology, & Action Research (PSTAR), at Penn Nursing designed the My Desires & Expectations (myDEx) tool to address cognitive and emotional factors that influence YGBMSM sexual decision-making when seeking partners online.

Researchers Key to Advance Care Planning With Cancer Clinical Trial Patients

February 18 -

Cancer clinical trials are an important option for patients with cancer. Yet, once a trial ends, patients still need care plans. Little is known at what point during clinical trial transitions to initiate advance planning discussions or how to educate research teams to communicate with and prepare patient-participants and their families for the next steps after they leave a cancer clinical trial.

Human Milk Is a ‘Life-Saving Intervention’ for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease

February 15 -

With a lower risk of serious complications and improved feeding and growth outcomes, human milk is strongly preferred as the best diet for infants with congenital heart disease (CHD), according to a research review in Advances in Neonatal Care , the official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses .

Inaugural Nursing StorySlam Celebrates the Profession

February 15 - The brainchild of Penn Nursing’s Marion Leary, director of innovation, the Nursing StorySlam brought together ten nurses from Penn Nursing and Penn Medicine to share their true, personal stories that explored the breadth, depth, and diversity of nursing in front of a packed house at West Philly’s community arts space, the Rotunda.

Post-Master’s DNP Candidate Participates in LinkedIn ‘Future Leaders of Nursing’ Boot Camp

February 14 -

Cyd Charisse Villalba, a post-master’s DNP candidate at Penn Nursing, healthcare analytics specialist, and ANA-NY research fellow , participated in LinkedIn’s pilot #FutureLeadersOfNursing boot camp at the company’s HQ in NYC on February 8. Participants learned how to amplify their voices and make a positive impact in their own communities all in order to change the future of nursing for the better.

Honorary Degrees for Two with Deep Penn Nursing Ties

February 13 -

Neville E. Strumpf, PhD , Professor of Nursing and Dean Emerita, and physician, surgeon, and human rights activist Denis Mukwege , who recently won a Nobel Peace Prize and was the recipient of the 2016 Penn Nursing Renfield Foundation Award for Global Women’s Health , will both receive honorary doctor of sciences degrees during the University of Pennsylvania commencement on Monday, May 20, 2019.

Burke Named Editor-in-Chief of Journal for Nurses in Professional Development

February 7 -

Journal for Nurses in Professional Development is a specialized source of information for professional staff development and patient educators in all healthcare settings and publishes six issues a year.

Leary Appointed Penn Nursing’s First Director of Innovation

February 4 -

In this role, Marion Leary, MSN, MPH, RN, FAHA, will design and execute innovation programs and projects through Penn Nursing ’s Office of Nursing Research (ONR) and will work to keep the School at the forefront of innovation in nursing. The appointment was effective February 1, 2019.