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This National Nurses Month, Get to Know CHOP’s Nurse Scientists

Published on
May 24, 2023
in Cornerstone Blog
Get to Know CHOP’s Nurse Scientists
Five nurse scientists share how nursing research is vital to driving improvements in children’s health.

Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) Care Improvement Network

Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) Care Improvement Network

Kidney stones are one of the fastest growing health conditions among children, adolescents, and young adults. The rapid increase over a short period of time has resulted in a large number of pediatric patients who require surgery to remove kidney stones with very little information available to guide selection of treatment options.

Supporting Parent-infant Connections: Q&A With Amy Jo Lisanti, PhD, RN

Published on
Nov 10, 2020
in Cornerstone Blog
Amy Jo Listani
Amy Jo Lisanti, PhD, RN, supports pediatric cardiovascular nurses in enhancing the role of parents during their infant’s hospitalization.
Amy Jo Lisanti, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAHA
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Dr. Lisanti's research focuses on understanding the influence of individualized family-centered developmental care (IFDC) on infants with congenital heart disease and their families. She is investigating the biobehavioral mechanisms that influence parent stress and mental health symptoms, with the ultimate goal of discovering biological and psychosocial links between parent mental health and child developmental outcomes.

E-mail:
lisanti [at] chop.edu

Nurses' Unique Knowledge and Perspective Shines Through in Pediatric Research: A Nursing Research Q&A

Published on
Jul 26, 2016
in Cornerstone Blog
Nurses have a distinct worldview and approach to patient and family care that is not reflected in other specialties. Nurses are the providers who spend the most time with patients, so they are the ones who see the issues and questions that arise.