Joan Bretschneider This is Me

Education

 Web References

1. 1. Jefferson Receives Grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Launch Chinese Community Partnership for Health

   www.jeffersonhealth.org/e3fron - [Cached]

   Published on: 3/26/1998   Last Visited: 2/1/2003

   "We have already begun to put certain pieces of our project model for the Chinese Community Partnership in place," said Joan Bretschneider, RN, PhD, director of Special Projects at Jefferson. "We currently have a Chinese patient educator who teaches childbirth classes in both Mandarin and Cantonese, and the dietary preferences of new Chinese mothers are also being addressed through our department of nutrition and dietetics."
   
   Jefferson has also recently launched a mental health program for the Chinese community. A Chinese speaking clinical nurse specialist is available to refer residents to community-based programs and to provide counseling services to individuals and their families. Also, Jefferson has introduced the Jefferson Chinese Health Line, a phone line that has been successful in providing Chinese community members with language appropriate access to information related to health concerns and the hospital system.

2. 2. Healthcare Industry News Articles

   www.amnhealthcare.com/news.asp - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/11/2006   Last Visited: 12/14/2007

   Panelists included: Phyllis Horn, RN, MSN, of The University of Kentucky; Roxanne Moustafis, RN, MS, BC, of The University of Arizona; Marion Smith, RN, MA, AOCN, of The New York University Medical Center and Joan Bretschneider, RN, Ph.D., of The University of Pennsylvania.