Research News Category
Spotlight on Nursing Research//Lymphedema in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
April 24, 2013
The road to further nursing research and higher education for Jie Deng started with the 2003 SARS outbreak in China. At the time, Deng was the Associate Chief Nursing Officer at Peking University Health Science Center in Beijing. “Our nurses were incredible – the sacrifices they made for their patients. We had very limited knowledge…
Spotlight on Nursing Research//Veterans Administration Quality Scholar
November 15, 2012
Maybe it’s her intense respect for military veterans like her father and grandfather, or perhaps it’s because of a chance encounter with an inspiring Mississippi resident during hurricane relief efforts. One thing is for certain, LisaMarie Wands is interested in how people move through traumatic events. Wands, PhD, MS, RN, recently joined Vanderbilt University School…
Spotlight on Nursing Research/Pain Management and Alzheimer’s Disease
April 10, 2012
Todd Monroe is on a quest to figure out if and how people with Alzheimer’s disease feel pain. Thanks to a grant from the John Hartford Foundation and the Atlantic Philanthropies, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Monroe, PhD, RN, is studying women with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease and healthy women to see how they…
Crutcher Named to Key Post
October 19, 2011
Terri Davis Crutcher, MSN, RN, has been named assistant dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Crutcher will work closely with Bonnie Pilon, DSN, RN, senior associate dean of Clinical and Community Partnerships, assisting with day-to-day operations and strategic direction initiatives for VUSN’s comprehensive network of faculty practice programs. “Everything…
Spotlight on Nursing Research/Helping Youth Self-Manage Diabetes
October 19, 2011
Shelagh Mulvaney is on a mission to see how technology can help adolescents with diabetes. She is working on the development and testing of several systems and programs, and won’t stop until she and her colleagues can figure out ways to help teens better self-manage their health. “Thanks in part to technology, we have many…
Spotlight on Nursing Research/Swelling in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
April 23, 2011
Sheila Ridner, PhD, MSN, wants everyone to know that lymphedema (swelling) doesn’t just happen to breast cancer survivors. So, she’s expanding her research to head and neck cancer patients. “This work is so important because lymphatic damage and the fibrosis happen from the shoulder to nasal area where our mechanisms for swallowing, nourishing and breathing…
