Giving a Baby a Better Life
March 13, 2012 | Feature
The Nurse-Family Partnership gives young, low-income women who are first-time parents somewhere to turn.
Nurses
Nursing's bond to patients and link to quality of care are pivotal, as nurses make up more that half of the health care workforce. To improve the quality of hospital care, we must also transform the quality of nursing care at the patient's bedside.
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Not Enough Nurses in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
March 19, 2013 | News Release
New study reveals striking understaffing for critically ill babies compared with national guidelines.
Nurse-Led Program Helps Young, At-Risk Moms and Babies
February 27, 2012 | Story
The Nurse-Family Partnership is projected to touch the lives of more than 400,000 families nationwide by 2019.
Executive Nurse Fellow Alum Joins Revolution in Care for Dying Children
November 23, 2009 | Story
Jody Chrastek, M.S.N., R.N., C.H.P.N., co-created the first federally funded pilot program to educate nurses and other health providers about pediatric palliative care. The program is now a model for a nationwide project.
Home Visiting by Paraprofessionals and by Nurses
September 1, 2002 | Journal Article
This study focuses on the effectiveness of home visiting by specially trained paraprofessionals and nurses as separate means of improving maternal and child health
RWJF Scholar Invents Tool to Detect Pain
April 15, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Martin Schiavenato, an RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar, has invented a revolutionary tool to assess pain in premature infants and potentially protect them from its negative developmental effects.
Modern-Day Crystal Ball Could Revolutionize Neonatal Care
April 4, 2013 | Story
Searing experience led RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar to use ‘glass orb’ technology to create a tool to detect premature infant pain.
Expanding Healthy Steps, an Effective Program that Augments and Improves Pediatric Care
February 13, 2008 | Program Result Report
Healthy Steps for Young Children (Healthy Steps), managed by ICF International (formerly ICF Incorporated), was a national initiative, started with funding from the Commonwealth Fund in 1994, to augment pediatric care in order to enhance the growth and development of young children.
Why New Moms Are Not Getting Enough Sleep
December 12, 2012 | News Release
Study identifies factors that keep new mothers from getting the sleep they need.
Teaching New Mothers Needed Skills
October 15, 2007 | Story
"Against all odds, our community health leaders continue to remind us of the difference that one person can make and we are exceedingly proud of their endeavors," says Judith Stavisky, MPH, MEd, RWJF senior program officer.