Tag: nursing
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Carol Howe, Texas Christian University – Empowering Hispanic Agricultural Workers with Diabetes Education
On Texas Christian University Week: How do we empower Hispanic agricultural workers to get the health care they need? Carol Howe, Paula R. and Ronald C. Parker Endowed professor of Nursing and Director of Nursing Research & Scholarship, delves into this. Carol Howe, Ph.D., is the Paula R. and Ronald C. Parker Endowed Professor of…
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Mary Francis, Widener University – Addressing Gun Violence through Victim Perspectives
On Widener University Week: Each victim of gun violence has a story to tell. Mary Francis, assistant professor of nursing, says the effects can be devastating. Mary Francis is an assistant professor of nursing at Widener University. In her clinical capacity, she works as a trauma nurse practitioner at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New…
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Pamela Treister, New York Institute of Technology – Uncompensated ER Care
On New York Institute of Technology Week: Uninsured E.R. visits are costly for hospitals. Pamela Treister, clinical assistant professor of nursing, determines preventive care can help alleviate this cost. As a nurse for more than 30 years, Pamela Treister has had the opportunity to have worked in many specialty areas: Trauma/Emergency Room, Neurosurgical ICU, Respiratory…
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Sheila Molony, Quinnipiac University – Improving the Lives of People with Dementia
The feeling of home is critical to patients transitioning to an assisted living facility. Sheila Molony, associate nursing professor at Quinnipiac University, discusses how dementia patients benefit from their new home becoming a personal space. Sheila Molony, an authority on aging, geriatric care and dementia assessment, is leading a national conversation about this issue, and…
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Meredith MacKenzie Greenle, Villanova University – Informal Caregivers
Caregivers for hospice patients also need some help. Meredith MacKenzie Greenle, Assistant Professor at the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing at Villanova University, details how we can care for the caregivers. Negotiating end-of-life care can leave many family members and loved-ones of the elderly searching for support. Meredith MacKenzie Greenle, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, CNE…