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Karen Lasater Co-authors Study on the Role of Nurse Work Environments in Improving Care for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency, Penn LDI
Karen Lasater co-authored a study, reported by Penn LDI, exploring how nurse work environment
January 30, 2025
Karen Lasater Spoke about Nurse Workforce Challenges and Burnout in U.S. Healthcare System, The Lancet
Karen Lasater told The Lancet, “The issue isn't a lack of supply; it's whether nurses are willing to
December 7, 2024
Study by Karen Lasater, Matthew McHugh, and Linda Aiken Examines Impact of Nurse Staffing Variations on Hospital Patient Deaths During COVID-19 Pandemic, Penn LDI
Penn LDI reports that a study by Karen Lasater
September 26, 2024
Karen Lasater Quoted on Nurse Shortage and Work Enviroment, Penn Today
“In 2020, roughly one in three individuals who were hospitalized with COVID-19 died within 30-days of admission.
June 26, 2024
Karen Lasater Discusses HCAHPS Survey, Nursing's Impact on Patient Satisfaction, and Innovations in Patient Feedback, Penn LDI
Karen Lasater was quoted in Penn LDI, stating, "HCAHPS h
June 25, 2024
Karen Lasater and Linda Aiken Evaluated the Effects of Nursing Staffing Issues, Microsoft Start
Lasater and Aiken found that risk of death for patients admitted into a fully staffed hospital was significantly lower than patients in an understaffed hospital.
June 24, 2024
Karen Lasater Says Hospitals Replacing RNs with non-RN staff would put patients in danger, Penn Nursing
"The findings show that replacing RNs with non-RN staff is dangerous to patients,” said lead-author Lasater. The study also finds no evidence of an RN shortage in the US. Citation:
June 10, 2024
A Study Done by Karen Lasater Depicts the Top 5 Reasons Nurses are Leaving, Penn LDI
Be sure to check out the article using Lasater's study to see how more than 7,800 nurses have left between 2018 and 2021. Citation:
May 23, 2024
Karen Lasater's Article Explains the True Nature of Nurses' Working Conditions, STAT
Lasater show how and why nurses are experiencing high levels of burnout in our hospitals. Citation:
May 10, 2024
Karen Lasater Covers The Real Cause For Nursing Staffing Issues, Stat News
"There isn’t a nursing shortage — it’s nurses’ refusal to be part of a system that puts profits before safety." Lasater says in her new article. Citation:
May 10, 2024
Karen Lasater Quoted Regarding Hospital Staffing Problems, Penn Today
Karen Lasater says that poor working conditions for nurses has been an ongoing problem that predates the pandemic. Citation:
April 12, 2024
Karen Lasater is quoted on nursing shortage problems, NPR
NPR features research associate Karen Lasater
February 22, 2024
Karen Lasater talks about Burnout crisis faced by nurses', Penn LDI
Penn LDI features Karen Lasater's view on burnout crisis faced by nurses'.
December 11, 2023
Rachel Werner and Karen Lasater are panelists for a virtual seminar on the nursing workforce crisis, Penn LDI
Penn LDI features five top experts convened at the University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics to discuss the curren
December 7, 2023
Linda Aiken is interviewed on the ongoing nursing issues in the US, JAMA Network
JAMA Network highlights insights by Linda Aiken on the overworked and understaffed nurses in US, planning to leave the profession.
October 4, 2023
Karen Lasater has been appointed as the Jessie M. Scott Term Chair in Nursing and Health Policy, Penn Nursing
Karen Lasater, Associate Professor in Penn Nursing’s Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, has been app
September 1, 2023
Linda Aiken and Karen Lasater's study on Physician and Nurse Well-Being is featured, Penn LDI
Penn LDI highlights the study by Linda Aiken and
July 27, 2023
Norma Coe, Rachel Werner and Karen Lasater at the AcademyHealth Research Meeting, Penn LDI
Penn LDI features Norma Coe,
July 6, 2023
Matthew McHugh, Linda Aiken and Karen Lasater's study is featured, The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philad
February 17, 2023
Linda H. Aiken, Matthew D. McHugh, and Karen Lasater Conducted a Study of Nurses Immediately Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Penn Nursing
Penn Nursing highlights a new repeated cross-sectional study published in Nursing Outlook
January 12, 2023
Linda H. Aiken and Karen B. Lasater’s recent paper was cited in Medical Xpress
Linda H. Aiken and Karen B.
June 14, 2022
Karen Lasater shares that nurses were already burned-out before added pandemic stresses, Penn LDI
Research Associate Karen Lasater (PARC) co-authored a study, "Conditions of Nursing Practice in Hospitals and Nursing Homes Before Covid 19: Implications for Policy Action," published in the
June 8, 2022
Karen Lasater was featured in a Nation article about the conditions in which nurses are working
Karen Lasater (PARC Reasearch Associate) discusses how politics could help nurses achieve safer working conditions in a Nation article entitled "Nurses Are
May 9, 2022
Karen B. Lasater offers perspective on the benefits of hospital staffing legislation in Grid Health
In a Grid Health article "Nurses are Not OK: Why They're quitting Their Jobs, an
May 2, 2022
Congratulations to Karen Lasater, for being awarded the "2002 Undergraduate Award for Teaching, Student Nurses at Penn."
Congratulations to Karen Lasater (PARC Research Associate), Assistant Professor of Nursing, for being awarded the "2002 Undergradua
March 24, 2022
New Study Published by Karen Lasater, Linda H. Aiken and Matthew D. McHugh cited in a Penn LDI article
New study published in Nursing Outlook by Karen Lasater (PARC Research Associate), Linda H.
November 7, 2021
Karen Lasater featured in Marketplace
Karen Lasater (PARC Research Associate) was featured in Ma
September 6, 2021
Karen Lasater wrote an Op Ed for the Albany Time Union
Karen Lasater (PARC Research Associate) wrote an Op-Ed in t
March 27, 2021
Karen Lasater featured in Nursing Times
Karen Lasater (PARC Research Associate) was quoted in
March 9, 2021
Karen Lasater Research featured in Business Insider
A new study co-authored by Karen Lasater (PARC Research Associate) in BMJ Quality & Safety
September 6, 2020
New study led by Karen Lasater, Linda H. Aiken and Matthew D. McHugh featured in a Penn LDI Blog post
New study published by Karen Lasater (PARC Research Associate), Linda H.Aiken (PSC/PARC Research Associate) and Matthew D.
August 30, 2020