The primary goal of Dr. Pecanac’s project is to improve the process and experience of surrogate decision-making by identifying effective provider communication strategies when engaging with racially diverse surrogate decision makers.
Dr. Kristen Pecanac, PhD, RN, was awarded a Pandemic-Affected Research Continuation Initiative grant to support the study Surrogate Outcomes: The Influence of End of Life/Palliative Care Communication Strategies and Health Literacy. The study is funded by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. The primary research aim is to examine how clinician …
School of Nursing faculty discuss the broad reach of ageism, from health research to care provision, to health policy and funding decisions, to the dearth of providers specializing in older adult care.
The School of Nursing’s first annual LGBTQ+ Health Summit aimed to educate current and future providers to provide better care for LGBTQ+ patient populations as well as to inform community members about this population’s unique healthcare needs.