Articles

With funding from the VA Nursing Research Initiative Award, Linda Park is conducting a four-year study of antiplatelet medication adherence in veteran patients with coronary heart disease using text messaging, a mobile application, or an educational website.

UCSF Nursing students are applying their skills and knowledge to assist those in need, including some nearly half a world away.

School of Nursing professors Elizabeth Gatewood and Matt Tierney collaborated with Scott Steiger at the School of Medicine to develop a course fast-tracking the process for health care professionals to treat patients battling addiction.

The UCSF School of Nursing commissioned a mural to honor pioneers who paved the way for diversity and inclusion in nursing. More than 100 guests attended the mural's unveiling.

Wendy Max, professor of health economics and director of the School's Institute for Health & Aging, examines the human health costs of climate change.

UCSF’s thoughtful attention to attracting and meeting the needs of first-generation students who advance to graduate education in the health sciences has garnered national recognition.

The e-cigarette epidemic among U.S. youth has the potential to be damaging to the environment.

One of the first studies in the United States on NPs’ opioid prescribing habits points to gaps in the research and in NP education.

Lorinda Coombs’ research found that NPs and PAs are already delivering a significant amount of cancer care, especially in rural settings. How can we leverage that previously hidden resource?

The data says nursing and other health care professions are among the most physically dangerous occupations. Soo-Jeong Lee wants to know whether legislation aimed at keeping health workers safer has had its intended effect.

As co-director of the Shift Project, Kristen Harknett examines the impact of unstable work schedules on health and well-being to inform policymakers and consumers about the importance of fair-scheduling practices.

The UCSF School of Nursing’s Linda Franck is a global leader in the effort to improve health outcomes for babies born too soon or too small.