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Connecting the Dots: Seamless Care Results in Better Outcomes
November 11, 2014
For people with a chronic illness, leaving the hospital after an acute episode can be overwhelming, confusing and scary. They have many medications to juggle, may struggle to remember their providers’ instructions, and have to fight social barriers like transportation to the pharmacy or grocery and missed work or school days. With all of these…
New Midwifery-led Birthing Center to Debut Next Summer
November 4, 2014
http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/10/new-midwifery-led-birthing-center-to-debut-next-summer/
Starting Point puts homeless community in touch with resources
November 3, 2014
Sponsored by the Metropolitan Homelessness Commission, Nashville Rescue Mission, Room In The Inn, United Neighborhood Health Services – Downtown Clinic and Vanderbilt School of Nursing, Starting Point is an event that places individuals experiencing homelessness in direct contact with multiple agencies in an effort to provide services and connections to long-term support. Overall, 34…
Nurse CIOs are taking on bigger roles in healthcare
November 1, 2014
n the early 1990s, registered nurse Charlotte Seckman moved to Maryland, where she was hired to help a large hospital transition from a paper patient-record system to a digital one. Her position as a nurse informaticist was not a common one at the time. Nurses still worked almost entirely at the patient bedside, and an…
Ten from Vanderbilt receive SEC faculty travel grants
October 30, 2014
Ten Vanderbilt faculty members will take part in the 2014-15 SEC Faculty Travel Grant Program. Now in its third year, the program provides support for selected faculty members to collaborate with colleagues at other Southeastern Conference member institutions. In addition, seven faculty from other SEC schools will collaborate at Vanderbilt. The goal of the program…
Web storytelling study helps children cope with cancer
October 23, 2014
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has been awarded a $1.8 million grant by National Institute of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research. The four-year grant is in partnership with the Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC), and will recruit children with advanced or relapsed cancer via Facebook and develop a Web-based tool so they can…
