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    Vanderbilt to host Delirium & Age-Friendly Care Institute

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Feb. 25, 2025

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    Williams recognized with student-voted Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Award

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Feb. 4, 2025

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    Tapp awarded VUSN Award for Recognition of Faculty Achievement in Social Justice

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jan. 27, 2025

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    International Council of Nurses selects Nashville, Tennessee, for 2026 ICN NP/APN Network Conference

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jan. 17, 2025

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    Alexander named Nursing Informatics Director at VUSN

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jan. 16, 2025

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    2024 Reunion celebrates, recognizes alumni

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Nov. 21, 2024

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    Piano selected for Distinguished Achievement Award by American Heart Association

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Nov. 21, 2024

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    VUSN named Best School for Men in Nursing for sixth time

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Nov. 19, 2024

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    VUSN honors talent, brainpower, service of 2024 Alumni Award winners

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Nov. 15, 2024

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    VUMC leader to head up new nurse anesthesia program at Vanderbilt School of Nursing

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Nov. 12, 2024

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    Vanderbilt receives award from ARPA-H to focus on improving mental health chatbots

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Oct. 10, 2024

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    School of Nursing earns 2024 INSIGHT Into Diversity Champion award

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Oct. 4, 2024

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    VUSN to expand dementia-friendly care with $5 million HRSA GWEP grant

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Sep. 26, 2024

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    Inaugural Research Day shares nursing science on health equity

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Sep. 19, 2024

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    McNelis awarded prestigious 2024 NLN award

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Sep. 16, 2024

  • VUSN Awarded $1.5 million to continue work on SANE program

    VUSN Awarded $1.5 million to continue work on SANE program

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Sep. 16, 2024

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    Vanderbilt leaders receive HENIF grant to expand programs promoting diversification in nursing

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Aug. 23, 2024

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    DeWire’s second career of nursing leads to 15 years of compassionate care

    Tracey DeWire, MSN'08, ACNP-BC, had a 16-year career in sales before deciding to become a nurse practitioner, a decision inspired by her best friend’s cancer diagnosis. She’s kept that inspiration burning in the 15 years of her second career. Her compassionate care has led to a VUMC Patient and Family Choice Award. Read More

    Aug. 2, 2024

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    VUSN to host research day August 21

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jul. 30, 2024

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    Stolldorf to be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jul. 26, 2024

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    Johnson, Gooch recognized as distinguished fellows

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jun. 27, 2024

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    Shaunna Parker named Women’s Health/Gender-Related Specialty director

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jun. 13, 2024

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    Hart recognized at 2024 Spring Staff Assembly

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    May. 31, 2024

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    Stolldorf among 66 Vanderbilt faculty grants empowering student innovation through immersion

    Associate Professor Deonni Stolldorf 's project, "Implementation Science in Healthcare Settings," is part of the Provost's Faculty Grants for Culminating Projects in Immersion, designed to support faculty who provide students with transformative experiences across Vanderbilt. Read More

    May. 31, 2024

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    Three VUSN faculty honored by ACNM

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    May. 23, 2024

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    VUSN recognizes faculty and staff at awards ceremony

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    May. 22, 2024

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    VUSN opens Master of Nursing applications for January 2025 admission

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    May. 21, 2024

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    VUSN graduates 449 students at 2024 commencement ceremony

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    May. 13, 2024

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    VUSN to host Nurses Month panel

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    May. 13, 2024

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    VUSN celebrates Nurses Month 2024

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    May. 2, 2024

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    Kleinpell receives AACN Pioneering Spirit award

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    May. 2, 2024

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    VUSN faculty honored with advocacy award, fellowships

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Apr. 26, 2024

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    VUSN matching program to inspire philanthropy, drive research and create change regarding health inequities

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Apr. 23, 2024

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    School of Nursing to host free virtual panel on planetary health

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Apr. 18, 2024

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    Giving Day 2024: Give. Go. Help. Share.

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Apr. 1, 2024

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    Nominations for 2024 VUSN Alumni Awards sought

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Mar. 15, 2024

  • VUMC welcomes first RNs from Nurse Scholars Program

    VUMC welcomes first RNs from Nurse Scholars Program

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center is welcoming the first graduates of the Nurse Scholars Program, which pays for up to four semesters of nursing school tuition at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) or Cumberland University in return for a work commitment to VUMC. The welcoming of the graduates comes as the latest group of nursing scholars were recently accepted into the program, which began accepting scholars in 2023. The program will pay up to $7,500 in tuition per semester, which is applied after grants and other scholarships. Read More

    Feb. 23, 2024

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    School of Nursing and Center for Spiritual and Religious Life team up on project to prepare students to work with diverse religious populations

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jan. 25, 2024

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    Assistant Professor Julia Steed receives social justice award

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jan. 24, 2024

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    Allison honored with student-voted Dean Colleen Conway-Welch Award

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jan. 24, 2024

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    Comments sought for accreditation of Master of Nursing program

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jan. 18, 2024

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    More than Skin Deep: Alumnus Victor Czerkasij helps the children in Ukraine

    Nursing alumnus Victor Czerkasij, MSN’06, has made visits to Ukraine, the land of his parents and ancestors, part of his personal mission. On his recent visits, he treated hospitalized children who have been traumatized by the war. “What was amazing to me was how many of the children would say, ‘I’m OK. Why don’t you give it to the child next door? They’re even worse than me,’” Czerkasij recalls. Read More

    Jan. 12, 2024

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    School of Nursing receives HRSA grant to enhance simulation training

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Jan. 8, 2024

  • Research studies focus on nurse staffing, discharge transitions and social drivers of health for patients.

    Research studies focus on nurse staffing, discharge transitions and social drivers of health for patients.

    Three targeted research projects aimed at improving hospital models of care delivery are coming together at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing Education Ruth Kleinpell PhD, ACNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FNAP, MCCM, and colleagued talked to "DIscoveries in Medicine" about their work on social determinants of health and how a new State of Tennessee grant is helping them evaluate how to fit routine SDOH screening into care. Read More

    Dec. 15, 2023

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    Brigit M. Carter to speak on social justice and inclusion for the School of Nursing MLK, Jr. Annual Commemorative Lecture

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Dec. 15, 2023

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    Academy for Diverse Emerging Nurse Leaders adds new March 2024 session

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Dec. 14, 2023

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    School of Nursing recognizes alumni and friends for health care and education excellence

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Dec. 4, 2023

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    HRSA awards $4 million to VUSN to address need for nurse-midwives and access to care

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Nov. 30, 2023

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    School of Nursing secures Moore Foundation grant for leadership academy

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will host The Gold Standard: Elevating Delirium & Age-friendly Health Care, an educational institute that will bring together health care professionals, educators, researchers and administrators to Nashville from around the globe on June 26-27. The comprehensive two-day institute is designed for health care professionals committed… Read More

    Nov. 29, 2023

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    School of Nursing alum Erin Miller receives VU early career achievement award

    Erin Miller, MSN’19, was honored with Vanderbilt's 2023 Early Career Professional Achievement Award during Reunion and Homecoming weekend Nov. 2-5. The award is given by the Vanderbilt University Alumni Association and recognizes alumni age 40 and under for their significant record of career achievement and promise for professional success. Both a certified pediatric nurse practitioner and a pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner, Miller was one of the first graduates from VUSN’s pilot VEP-SANE program. Today, her expertise as a pediatric SANE, child advocate and health care leader is recognized in more than 1,000 completed sexual assault exams and court testimony in more than 100 cases. Read More

    Nov. 8, 2023