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Dean’s Message
April 10, 2012
Welcome to the Spring issue of Vanderbilt Nurse magazine. We have been able to accomplish many things at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing together, but when it comes down to it, my job is simple. It’s about doing anything and everything to ensure the ever-increasing value of a Vanderbilt University School of Nursing degree. Whether…
VUSN displays Army’s mobile medical capabilities
March 22, 2012
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students and members of the community had an opportunity to learn more about battlefield health care this week thanks to the U.S. Army Forward Surgical Team (FST) simulation setup in the Frist Hall Atrium. The FST is deployed by the Army and other medical services in mobile medical facilities in…
Vanderbilt University Nurse Practitioner Named Continence Care Champion
March 20, 2012
Newswise — The National Association For Continence (NAFC) presented Margaret “Amy” Hull, RNC, MSN, WHCNP, with its Rodney Appell Continence Care Champion Award at the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA) annual awards luncheon on March 3, 2012 held during the 2012 SUNA Annual Symposium in San Francisco. Cheryl LeCroy, MSN, RN, a member…
Sarratt Gallery exhibition examines bioethical dilemmas brought on by medical technology
November 1, 2011
In August, the New York Times Magazine reported on the rapid rise of pregnancy reduction – not the accepted reduction of multiple fetuses, but on the rising number of women electing to reduce a twin pregnancy to that of a single fetus.
Photo Galleries: Graduation and Pinning
October 31, 2011
Responding to Parents Who are Reluctant to Vaccinate Their Children
October 24, 2011
If a parent asks you if it’s okay to skip or delay a few of their child’s immunizations, how do you respond? It’s a situation faced by a growing number of health care providers. Some parents express concern over the number of vaccines on the recommended vaccination schedule, while others fret over possible side effects….
