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Research at the College of Nursing

The UC Medical Center and College of Nursing strive to apply clinical research to real problems that can directly improve the health and well being of surrounding urban communities. Our nurse scientists are designing and testing interventions to manage challenging health care problems. They are forging ahead in three research areas that reflect our commitment to real-world issues: injury/violence, symptom management, and substance abuse.

Injury/Violence: Investigators are exploring a variety of interventions - from reducing violence against nursing home assistants to testing a forensic technique used to identify injury after sexual assault.

Symptom Management: Researchers are particularly interested in interventions that ameliorate symptoms experienced during the treatment of chronic illnesses or disorders, such as managing cancer-related fatigue or reducing obesity.

Substance Abuse: Investigators are researching methods to reduce alcohol consumption by pregnant women and to decrease problem drinking and risky driving in emergency department populations.