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Colleen Conway-Welch honored, named Living Legend
February 1, 2017
Colleen Conway-Welch, Dean Emerita of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), recently received two honors recognizing her international, national and regional impact on nursing and health care. The American Academy of Nursing, one of nursing’s most distinguished and prestigious professional organizations, named Conway-Welch a Living Legend, the highest honor the organization bestows. In making…
Selected Works 2015
February 1, 2017
JOURNALS Adams S. Psychiatric mental health nursing: “A seat at the table.” Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Jan 2015;21(1):34-37. Adams S. An organizational seat at the table: Advocacy based on science and education. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Mar 2015;21(2):111-113. Adams S. APNA’s suicide competencies for inpatient psychiatric nurses: “Saving Lives …One at…
Welcome New Faculty
February 1, 2017
Laurie Connors, DNP, APNG, FNP-BC, AGN-BC, Assistant Professor Dr. Connors has nearly 20 years’ experience in oncology and genetics as a family nurse practitioner. She has practiced in private practice and in medical and surgical oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. In addition to her certification as an FNP, she is…
Currently Funded Grants and Contracts
February 1, 2017
Research Grants Jie Deng Establishing Lymphedema and Fibrosis Measures in Oral Cancer Patients National Institutes of Health — National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research 3/1/2015 – 2/28/2019 $2,408,422 Jie Deng Self-Care for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors with Lymphedema and Fibrosis Supported by the Research Scholar Grant Number, RSG-16-207-01-PCSM, from the American Cancer Society…
School of Nursing earns national CCNE accreditation; changes accreditation body
February 1, 2017
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) received accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and post-master’s certificate programs for a five-year period through 2021. “The CCNE accreditation signifies that Vanderbilt provides quality nursing education and that our graduates…
2016 Alumni Award Recipients
February 1, 2017
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) awarded three outstanding alumni and a legendary Vanderbilt professor with VUSN alumni awards as part of Reunion 2016. Britney Broyhill, MSN ’08, DNP ’13, BA ’06; Cynthia Cameron, MSN ’10; Sally Yeagley, BSN ’66, MSN ’86; and Vereen Bell, professor of English, emeritus, accepted the awards in ceremonies…
