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Nurses Cite Employer Failures as their Top Reason for Leaving

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) – published in JAMA Network Open today – showed that, aside from retirements, poor working conditions are the leading reasons nurses leave healthcare employment. These study findings come at a time when hospital executives cite staffing problems as their most pressing concern.

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Penn Nursing Dean Antonia M. Villarruel

Welcome Back Fall 2024: A Message from Dean Villarruel

At the start of this fall semester, I welcome you—not just to the hustle of a new semester, but to a renewed chance to be part of our vibrant Penn Nursing community. We talk a lot about what we want our culture to be at the School, and for me the thing that makes the biggest difference is being deliberate about connecting with people. We need to understand how connecting reinforces our community and our health—and wards off isolation that can lead to loneliness.

September 4 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Penn Nursing Back to School Welcome
September 5 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm
ONR Updates Meeting
September 5 | 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Postdoc Reception
September 9 | 4:30pm - 6:00pm
The Future of Cities: Tensions between Environmental Macro-Regions and Decentralization. A Conversation with Two Former Mayors
September 10 | 10:15am - 12:00pm
NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health Monthly Meeting
September 11 | 6:00pm
Pediatric Acute Care & Neonatal Programs Info Session
September 12 | 7:00pm
DNP Programs Virtual Info Session
September 12 | 7:00pm
Leonard A. Lauder Community Care NP Program Info Session

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