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    School of Nursing to hold in-person Open House October 1

    The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will hold its in-person Open House on Saturday, October 1, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event offers a unique opportunity to learn about the MN, MSN, DNP, PhD and Post-Master's Certificate Programs. Register now. Read More

    Sep. 14, 2022

  • Message from the Dean – First year reflections

    Message from the Dean – First year reflections

    Dear alumni, colleagues and supporters, Just a few weeks ago, I celebrated my one-year anniversary as dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. What a year it has been! In the past 12 months, the School of Nursing has developed and announced a new master of nursing degree, launched a… Read More

    Sep. 13, 2022

  • Invaluable and Essential: Preceptors Shape the Future for New Practitioners and for Nursing

    Invaluable and essential

    It’s a centuries-old practice: A more experienced practitioner guides a nursing student in how to apply the classroom education they have acquired. As days go by, the student learns from their preceptor and gains expertise in patient care and communications. Eventually, after hundreds of hours of experience, the student becomes a colleague. Read More

    Sep. 13, 2022

  • With tech and big date come huge opportunities

    With tech and big data come huge opportunities

    “The role of data science and technology continues to grow exponentially in health care delivery,” says School of Nursing Dean Pamela Jeffries, PhD, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, the Valere Potter Distinguished Professor of Nursing. “New methods and discovery have the potential to impact large groups of patients, health care providers and health systems. You only need to look at the role data has played in forecasting and tracking the pandemic to see its value.”  Read More

    Sep. 13, 2022

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    In the midst of chaos

    When U.S. Navy nurse Stacey Rokas, MSN’22, filled out her application to Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, she was in South Korea, embedded with the U.S. Marines on a training exercise with an international joint force. She was the officer in charge of medical care.  Read More

    Sep. 13, 2022

  • Lodged in Resilience

    Lodged in resilience

    Erin Miller, one of only two pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE-P) in the state of Florida, is on a mission to encourage more nurses to dedicate their careers to helping child sexual abuse survivors feel “brave and safe.” Read More

    Sep. 13, 2022

  • Black Doula Training Program

    Black doula training program provides support for Black mothers and families

    Certified nurse-midwives from three top universities have teamed up to improve pregnancy outcomes for Black women by creating a specialized training program for doulas, persons who support birthing mothers and families. Read More

    Sep. 13, 2022

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    Veterans, research and now students benefit from longtime Vanderbilt champion

    When Frank and Ethel Battle moved to Nashville from Louisiana to start a new chapter as newlyweds, neither knew that the move would set Ethel on a path that not only changed her focus as a nurse but would also lead to expanded psychiatric care for thousands of American veterans. Read More

    Sep. 13, 2022

  • School of Nursing holds innovative informatics conference for nurse educators

    School of Nursing holds innovative informatics conference for nurse educators

    Nursing educators challenged with incorporating nursing informatics into their curriculum in accordance with new AACN Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education got a jump start at a three-day Vanderbilt Informatics Summer Teaching Academy (VISTA) held at VUSN July 20-22.   The informatics immersion, led by… Read More

    Sep. 13, 2022

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    Jeffery working with VU, VUMC and VA on substance use disorder prediction technology

    Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Assistant Professor Alvin Jeffery is a biomedical informatics expert, lending his expertise in developing back-end computational work to problems across health care. Here, Jeffery details studies funded by two recently awarded grants, including a grant of more than $2.3 million over five years from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Read More

    Sep. 1, 2022