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Future-Proofing Healthcare

Penn Nursing

Story by Janine White | Illustrations by Daniel Lievano Spring 2024 Before Ellen Munsterman, APRN, AGCNS-BC, MSN even stepped foot onto Penn’s campus, she shared a meaningful connection with the Ralston House Term Chair in Gerontological Nursing, Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, CRNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN.

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Small Patients, Big Discoveries

Penn Nursing

We’ve adjusted and structured the curriculum to focus on the lifespan of a patient’s health,” says assistant professor Amanda Bettencourt, PhD, APRN, CCRN-K, ACCNS-P, Gr’19. How does mental health play a role in the outcomes? How does mental health play a role in the outcomes?

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Leading the Charge

Penn Nursing

Illustration by Jimmy Turrell Spring 2021 Faculty members of Penn Nursing have long looked beyond assumptions and surface level information to unearth the deeper connection between a person’s health and their environment. Her research has looked at everything from STIs to mental health in teens.) “My

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Did the Pandemic Affect APRN Compensation and Employment?

Board Vitals - Nursing

For the past seven years, Medscape has surveyed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) regarding job details, including salary and job satisfaction. The 2021 survey measured many of the effects of COVID, including salary changes, furloughed positions, and APRNs switching careers altogether. Where do APRNs work?

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Is Nursing Students’ Mental Health in Jeopardy?

Nurse.com

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, APRN. We have a horrible mental health epidemic going on inside of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Melnyk, citing the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory released in December 2021 on the mental health crisis among young people. Studies Look at Students’ Stress.

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APRNs Can Provide Quality and Access to Care and Congress Needs to Let Them

Capitol Beat

State and federal waivers that have been active for almost three years have allowed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to practice to the full extent of their education and clinical training. These waivers allowed more types of providers to practice and increased health care capacity to meet the needs of patients.

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Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act: Legislators Want to Hear from Nurses 

Daily Nurse

Daily Nurse spoke with former AANP President April Kapu, DNP , APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, and FAAN, about this critical legislation and how it will remove outdated barriers to practice that delay access to care for patients and move healthcare delivery forward for patients, providers, and our nation. APRNs are healthcare providers.