Patient Care
Susan Peloquin helps create UCSF’s pioneering neonatal intensive care unit to head off the neurological complications that are the leading cause of cognitive impairment and cerebral palsy in the United States.
Rob Slaughter thought he understood nursing science. Then he was diagnosed with a life-threatening melanoma, and abstract concepts assumed flesh-and-blood meaning.
Patient safety expert Mary Blegen describes ways for nursing leaders to maximize their impact.
Nurse scientists translate research into action at patients' bedsides.
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The UC San Francisco School of Nursing and the San Francisco VA Health Care System have launched innovative nurse practitioner residencies that are contributing to a growing, nationwide interest in such programs.
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A unique clinic in Haiti that treats children with chronic disease is forging deeper connections with UCSF to expand capacity and improve pediatric health.
July 2016
Medical anthropologist Sharon Kaufman looks at how we experience and make decisions about aging and end-of-life care.
September 2016
In the first in a series of posts on bioethical issues in health care, Marsha Michie of the UCSF Bioethics team, explores some of the concerns raised by the emergence of noninvasive prenatal testing.
