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Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter visits Arnold AFB for training exercise
November 17, 2006
A Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) LifeFlight helicopter touched down at Arnold Engineering Development Center‘s (AEDC) airfield recently as part of a training effort to conduct airborne emergency evacuation familiarization training. A group of AEDC‘s firefighters were on hand to meet the helicopter‘s crew, a pilot and two registered flight nurses. Michael Gooch, Vanderbilt LifeFlight‘s…
VUSN students ‘pin’ hopes on advanced practice education
August 11, 2006
More than 200 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students received their professional pins of Nursing at a ceremony on Sunday. VUSN Dean Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., welcomed a crowd of more than 1,600 family members and supporters to the ceremony, held at Belmont’s Curb Center due to construction at Langford Auditorium.
Awards celebrate talent, dedication of VUSN faculty
June 2, 2006
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing recently hosted its 2006 Faculty Awards ceremony. In doing so, Dean Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., reflected on the collaboration, commitment and excellence that makes VUSN one of the top nursing schools in the country. “The strength of our institution can be told in the talent and dedication of our faculty and…
The Last Word with Team Excel at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing
March 27, 2006
Determined to remain physically fit despite their busy schedules, a group at the School of Nursing (l-r: Crickett Harmer, Lee Ann Ruderer, Jacque Holling, Peggy Cameron, Carolyn Arakelian and Roberta Bradley) has found a way to make exercise a regular – and meaningful – part of their daily lives.
Pins signify nursing milestone
August 12, 2005
More than 200 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students were recognized in a special ceremony on Sunday, receiving their professional pins of nursing for finishing the specialty program of their choice. The designation signifies that they can now begin working as nurse practitioners.
Close contact spurs breastfeeding: study
August 9, 2005
A researcher in the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has discovered that skin-to-skin contact between mother and newborn immediately following birth can help babies more successfully begin breastfeeding. Bette Moore, who recently earned her Ph.D. at VUSN and is a lactation consultant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, studied a small group of women in the…
