UCSF nursing researchers are engaged in innovative studies and classroom training in search of answers to the nation's substance use epidemic.
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November 20, 2019
A team of UCSF nursing students take to the streets of San Francisco to provide nursing advice to those battling homelessness. The team's efforts have also had an impact at the School of Nursing, which is considering making "Street Nursing" an elective.
November 20, 2019
School of Nursing Associate Professor Andrew Penn is part of a team of UCSF researchers examining the effects of MDMA, a psychedelic drug, on people battling post-traumatic stress disorder. His recent published research on cannabis advocates for clinicians and patients to have a "sophisticated conversation" about cannabis to improve patient health.
November 20, 2019
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.
October 17, 2019
UCSF Nursing students are applying their skills and knowledge to assist those in need, including some nearly half a world away.
October 16, 2019
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.
October 16, 2019
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.
September 13, 2019
Wendy Max, professor of health economics and director of the School's Institute for Health & Aging, examines the human health costs of climate change.
September 12, 2019
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.
August 19, 2019
The e-cigarette epidemic among U.S. youth has the potential to be damaging to the environment.
August 16, 2019
One of the first studies in the United States on NPs’ opioid prescribing habits points to gaps in the research and in NP education.
July 16, 2019
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?