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A Patient’s Best Friend: The impact of animal-assisted therapy on children with cancer
April 17, 2015
A national study of young cancer patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and four other sites doesn’t focus on experimental medications or therapies, or even the doctors and nurses who administer them. The most important member of this health care team is a tiny 10-pound toy Pomeranian named Swoosh. The “medication” being studied comes in…
Canines and Childhood Cancer Study Overview
April 17, 2015
WHO: The American Humane Association began the Canines and Childhood Cancer (CCC) Study to measure the well-being effects of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) for children with cancer, their parents/guardians, and the therapy dogs who visit them. The hypothesis is that children, their caregivers and the dogs will all experience less stress and anxiety than those who…
On All Fronts: Finding ways to restore quality of life for cancer survivors with lymphedema and other conditions
April 17, 2015
Robert Carver Bone, MD, beat cancer, but there was another foe lurking behind him. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 head and neck cancer that was successfully treated with chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, but he wasn’t the same as before. “I couldn’t open my mouth to take a bite of food, my neck was tight…
Q+A: An Interview with Leslie Hopkins
April 17, 2015
Leslie Hopkins, DNP, APRN-BC, FNP-BC, ANP-C, director of the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) specialty, shares why our nation’s aging population, referred to as a “silver tsunami,” and health care reform are coming together to make Adult- Gerontology Primary Care Nursing a very smart career choice. Which patients can an Adult- Gerontology Primary…
Class Notes – Spring 2015
April 17, 2015
40s Esther Mason, (BSN’40), recently celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends. Mason moved to Australia in 1945 and has lived there continuously except for a few years in the Middle East. She has three children, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She and her husband, a former pilot with the Royal Australian…
MSN Student Poster Presentation
April 16, 2015
The Sigma Theta Tau International Iota Chapter recently hosted the annual MSN Student Poster Presentation session with more than 27 entries covering a wide range of health care issues that are central to nursing. A committee determined the three best posters, listed below. The School of Nursing congratulates all the students and faculty who participated….
