August 4, 2019

People passing by the School of Nursing on Friday, August 2, may have wondered why sidewalk cracks in front of the school and up and down 21st Ave. were filled with red sand. The red sand in cracks made up an interactive art installation created by School of Nursing students, faculty, staff and friends as they…

August 2, 2019

VUSN DNP and MSN Nursing and Health Care Leadership Alumna, Trish Baise, was recently interviewed by the Kingsport TimesNews after she was named CEO of Ballad Health’s new Behavioral Health Services Division. They have an $85 million, 10-year plan to get its job done as part of the Certificate of Public Advantage with the state of…

July 30, 2019

VUSN MSN Alumna, Natima Alexander, CNM, has joined the staff of Goshen Birth Center. Alexander joins a team of three other certified nurse midwives at Goshen Birth Center. Alexander, along with the team, provides care to women and their families throughout their pregnancy, labor and birth and transition into new motherhood. Alexander’s roles include educator, labor…

July 29, 2019

July 28, 2019

VUSN MSN Alumna and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Ashley Ritter, was welcomed to the New River Women’s Health team of providers. A native of Southwest Virginia, Ms. Ritter spent her early career honing her skills as a registered nurse working in Labor and Delivery, postpartum care, and later public health. She will rotate through the local offices, with…

July 24, 2019

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing will call attention to the growing public health issue of human trafficking on Friday, Aug. 2, by creating an interactive art installation on 21st Ave. in front of its building. The Red Sand Project will start at 11 a.m. at 461 21st Ave. S. Students, faculty, staff and other participants…