UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Susan J. Loeb, professor of nursing and doctoral program director in Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Pennsylvania Nightingale Award (NAP) Nursing Research Award. Selected. Loeb was formally recognized at NAPs’ 35th annual awards ceremony on Oct. 25 in Harrisburg.
As designated by the NAP organization, the Department of Nursing Research demonstrates a commitment to excellence in nursing practice through research and publishes discoveries that enhance nursing practice, patient care, education, and science in academic and scholarly fields. We will award candidates who have The field of clinical practice.
Loeb and her research team developed a training program titled “Just Care” and “Just Care for Dementia” that consists of online learning modules for correctional staff and their fellow caregivers. These programs ensure that staff and caregivers have the knowledge, skills, and self-care resources they need to provide elder care and end-of-life care. Ms. Loeb has served as principal investigator or principal investigator on five grants from the National Institute on Aging and one grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research. These grants support her team’s research focused on improving the health and health care of older adults and people nearing the end of life in the nation’s prisons. She is joined by Erin Kitt-Lewis, an associate research professor in the Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing, and Barbara Woakes, a senior researcher at Klein Bundel, a health education technology company in Golden, Colorado. We are conducting joint research with Mr.
Ms. Loeb began her nursing career as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) at a small community hospital in Huntingdon County, providing care to incarcerated people when state prison clinics cannot meet their health needs. I did. She is a well-known nurse scientist who has conducted important research on health and health care in correctional facilities for 20 years.
“I am deeply honored to receive this esteemed award,” said Loeb. “It is also a great honor to be able to stand alongside other Nightingale Scholars and recipients with such diverse academic and career experiences, from a Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) to a research PhD like mine. ” he said. ”
Also at the celebration were Nursing Management Award finalists Taylor Christe, Ross Nese, and Carol Nese, directors of the College of Nursing Alumni Association, and Maggie O’Neill, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program student who received the scholarship. Attended the celebration.
Founded in 1989, NAP continues to serve as a vehicle to promote and support nursing in Pennsylvania, an essential strategy for recruiting and retaining nurses to meet Pennsylvania’s future health care needs. Masu. This statewide nonprofit organization, led by leaders in nursing, business, industry, and other healthcare fields, recognizes exemplary nursing practice and provides scholarships to students pursuing nursing degrees at all levels. The focus is on giving. Over the past 32 years, NAP has awarded more than 200 nursing scholarships totaling more than $410,000 and recognized more than 800 Pennsylvania nurses at its annual gala.
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