Whether working at UCSF sites across the Bay Area or serving the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in New York, UCSF School of Nursing alumnae are playing critical roles amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The project could give anyone considering undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation more information about the potential impact on their health and well being, and improve informed consent.
By Milenko Martinovich / Photography by Elisabeth Fall
Despite legislation from the 1970s that still requires California nurse-midwives to practice under the supervision of a physician or surgeon, nurse-midwives are making tangible impacts in patient care and serving the underserved.
Depression and chronic illness are intertwined and their effects can be challenging. Researchers at the UCSF School of Nursing are examining this critical issue that could help millions of Americans.
UCSF, UC Davis, and UCLA partner to expand care to underserved communities by training 300 psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, starting Fall 2020
With the start of a new year and a new decade comes the promise of innovative advancements in health and health care. Here, seven faculty at the UCSF School of Nursing lay out their visions for what they are looking forward to in the 2020s — and the steps needed to advance human health and health care in our communities and beyond.
UCSF School of Nursing sociologist Howard Pinderhughes is leading an initiative to make UCSF an "anchor institution." The designation could help UCSF further improve health equity for underserved members of our community.
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.
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.
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Science of Caring is an online publication from one of the nations top nursing schools, UCSF School of Nursing. We feature stories about important health care issues and themes from the perspectives of UCSF nurse experts. Our goal is to share how communities are affected by our nurses, how the profession is served, and how our students grow and become leaders in the field.