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Deonni Stolldorf studies the effectiveness of nursing innovations
October 8, 2015
First as a nurse in her home country of South Africa, then later as a nurse educator working in a regional North Carolina health system, Deonni Stolldorf saw innovations come and go. “I saw how the hospital would implement an innovation, but we were not always able to see its benefits,” she said. “An implemented…
Bethany Andrews Rhoten on How Patients Can Cope With Body Image Issues
September 29, 2015
Bethany Andrews Rhoten, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, discusses how patients with cancer can cope with body image issues.
Peter Rohloff lecture, Oct 6, 2015
September 25, 2015
Dr. Peter Rohloff, Chief Medical Office Founder and medical director of Wudu’Kawog Maya Health Alliance in Guatemala “Healthcare Delivery in Resource Poor Areas and the Impact of Culture and Native Language on Health Outcomes” Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Nursing Annex 161 Reception to follow
Nursing School lands AANA postdoctoral fellowship
September 24, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) was recently awarded support for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Foundation for a health services research topic related to anesthetic operative phenomena. “The AANA Foundation is providing this support at an important time in health care delivery,” said Ann Minnick, Ph.D., R.N.,…
Professors Honored with Colleen Conway-Welch Awards
September 20, 2015
VUSN faculty members Mary Dietrich, PhD, MS, and Karen Hande, DNP, ANP-BC, RN, were each recently awarded with the Colleen Conway-Welch Award. The award recognizes a faculty member in both the PhD program and DNP program who make significant contributions to student learning in their courses and/or encourage the student as their adviser or mentor…
A grim and growing trend: Alabama sees increased cases of drug-dependent newborns
September 20, 2015
Anastasia Bair arrived last spring in Alabama with a fizzling heroin buzz, one-and-a-half tabs of leftover Subutex and the maternity clothes on her back. For the second time in her third pregnancy, Bair wanted a fresh start.
