Author
Sleep strategy used by night nurses throws off their circadian clocks
April 14, 2011
As many as 25 percent of hospital nurses go without sleep for up to 24 hours in order to adjust to working on the night shift, which is the least effective strategy for adapting their internal, circadian clocks to a night-time schedule. That is one of the results of the first study to examine the…
5 Myths About Water Births
April 1, 2011
Are water births easier? Will your baby drown during childbirth? Get the real facts about water births to decide if it’s the right labor method for you. If you’ve ever considered a water birth, in which you experience either labor and delivery or just labor in a tub of warm water, read on. Giving birth…
Vanderbilt nurses train in virtual world
March 21, 2011
Some of the top nurses at Vanderbilt University have been playing around with their alter-ego avatars in a website virtual world, but this is no computer game. It is a future place for medicine. The avatars allow nurse practitioners and patients to interact on the computer screen. They also make it possible for nursing professors…
Your world … and welcome to it
March 18, 2011
When it comes to losing weight or making healthy challenges, the world at large is not your friend. Jamie Pope, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., instructor of Nutrition at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, knows this all too well. “Most people are very aware of what they should do, or even what they need to do,”…
Exercise can curb marijuana use and cravings
March 4, 2011
Vanderbilt researchers are studying heavy users of marijuana to help understand what exercise does for the brain, contributing to a field of research that uses exercise as a modality for prevention and treatment. Participants saw a significant decrease in their cravings and daily use after just a few sessions of running on the treadmill, according…
Support needed to help nurses tackle substance abuse
February 24, 2011
An estimated 10 percent to 20 percent of nurses and nursing students in the United States may have substance abuse, misuse, dependency or addiction problems. The key to tackling this difficult issue — and protecting public safety — is support and treatment rather than punishment, according to a recent paper in the Journal of Clinical…
