Elizabeth Nilsen

From mental health worker to surgical RN to PhD/DNP student.
Interested in postoperative opioid prescribing to patients with serious mental illness.

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

@DxRxEdu 😂😂 fully compensated to SoCal weather

[Ben Reynolds @BenReynoldsPAC]

If you are a leader and haven’t been on the frontlines of the current healthcare crisis then this is a must read. Never read anything that better encapsulates the situation.
Empathy matters in leadership. It always has. https://t.co/65xHJAqbv7

[Beth Darnall, PhD @BethDarnall]

Critical to have ALL treatment options available to patients who want them.

Psychologists do not “cure” pain, nor do they claim to

They CAN help many people live better with the debilitating conditions they have

[Crystal Washington @cryswashington]

Dr. Callista Roy is accepting her lifetime achievement award for over 50 years of service and contributions to the field of nursing. Wow!!! #SigmaCONV21

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

Modeling some of the @SustDev sustainable development goals with my new friend @meganemayfield at #SigmaCONV21! #NurseScientists #NurseTwitter

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

So excited to represent @UPittNursing as a #risingstar, presenting my work with @hgermack on prolonged postoperative opioid use at #SigmaCONV21! My first in-person presentation!

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

Great work coming out of @UPittNursing Health Services and Policy Research HUB!! I'm grateful to be working with these researchers!

[Hayley Germack, PhD MHS RN @hgermack]

Take a look at our publication in @JournalGIM where @lucindaleungmd @UPittNursing professors find that #teambasedcare is associated with better outcomes for #Veterans with comorbid #mentalhealthdisorders and physical health conditions

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

Since starting graduate work, presented at a lot of different venues. I think I was most excited to present at home hospital! There were some excellent presentations at the Clinical Research Forum today!

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

Today I took advantage of @PittTweet grad appreciation programming and learned about houseplants with @city_grows. I don’t just have a black thumb, I have a necrotic thumb. Hoping to change that by starting with a Sansevieria plant!

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

And student nurses! When patients have a student nurse they now have 3 sets of people (the primary RN, clinical instructor, and student) watching after them. I've had students catch things before me or the primary RN. Learners are assets to the team.

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

@rabihmgeha @CPSolvers @samymady12 @DxRxEdu Mind reader! I was just asking @DxRxEdu about constipation yesterday......for a student 😂😂

[aj PA-C @j_thePA]

me waiting for my vaccine email

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

How did I become my unit’s unofficial COVID vaccine educator?! Does anyone have examples of COVID vaccine education for frontline workers?
IMHO if we’re asking people to get the vaccine, we should also provide them with information on it!

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

@walidgellad 100% correct. We're technically not in a "crisis" yet (honestly I don't know what that even means) but we're rapidly burning out the staff we do have.

[Ryan Howard @rhowMD]

Our new study in @AnnalsofSurgery looked at new persistent opioid use after inguinal hernia repair.

What is that and why is it important, you ask?

A brief thread... 1/9

[UPMC Policy Matters @UPMCpolicy]

As @UPMC wraps up Advanced Practice Provider Appreciation Week, let’s continue to thank our APPs and other health care workers for all that they do this week and every week. #APPWeek

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

@Sharminzi @DxRxEdu 🥳🥳🥳

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

@rabihmgeha @DxRxEdu 🙏🙏🙏

[Elizabeth Nilsen @nilsenea]

@CoronaryKid My understanding is that it allows nurses who are not normally on med-surg floors (GI lab, PACU, IV team, etc) to help.