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VUSN opens Master of Nursing applications for January 2025 admission
May 21, 2024
The School of Nursing has opened applications for the Master of Nursing program for the class that will begin January 2025. The MN program is designed for individuals with an earned bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing who wish to enter the discipline as registered nurses. The inaugural class of 30 MN students…
VUSN graduates 449 students at 2024 commencement ceremony
May 13, 2024
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing celebrated graduating students and their entry into the nursing profession with a pinning ceremony and reception Thursday, May 9, followed by Investiture on Friday, May 10. The ceremonies recognized students completing their programs in August and December 2023 and May 2024. It also marked the first class of Master of Nursing…
VUSN to host Nurses Month panel
May 13, 2024
As part of Nurses Month, VUSN will host an alumni panel titled “Nurses Who Make A Difference” on Thursday, May, 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in NA 161. Join moderator Dean Pam Jeffries, PhD, RN. FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, for a discussion with Julie Hamm, MSN’06, Brett Young, MSN’21, and Nancy Anness MSN’86, about…
VUSN celebrates Nurses Month 2024
May 2, 2024
The Vanderbilt School of Nursing will celebrate Nurses Month in May with a variety of events highlighting the importance of the profession. This year’s theme, Nurses Who Make a Difference, comes from the American Nurses Association and honors the varying roles of nurses and their positive impact in the lives of many. “We feel that…
Kleinpell receives AACN Pioneering Spirit award
May 2, 2024
Independence Foundation Professor Ruth Kleinpell has been awarded the Pioneering Spirit Award by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. The award recognizes significant contributions that influence progressive and critical nursing and relate to the association’s mission, vision and values. She will be presented with the award during the 2024 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care…
VUSN faculty honored with advocacy award, fellowships
April 26, 2024
Three Vanderbilt School of Nursing faculty members were recently recognized for excellence across various nursing disciplines with fellow designations and major awards. Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing Education Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, FAAN, FAANP, FNAP, MCCM, was honored for nurse practitioner advocacy. Assistant Professor Michael Gooch, DNP, MSN’05, PMC’08, and Assistant Professor Mulubrhan Mogos, PhD, FAHA,…
