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School of Nursing earns national CCNE accreditation; changes accreditation body
February 1, 2017
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) received accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and post-master’s certificate programs for a five-year period through 2021. “The CCNE accreditation signifies that Vanderbilt provides quality nursing education and that our graduates…
School of Nursing website has a brand-new style
February 1, 2017
Visit the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) website (nursing.vanderbilt.edu) and experience easier navigation, more robust content, improved usability and up-to-date news, thanks to a redesigned and restructured website. The new site launched in June 2016 after more than 20 months of extensive planning, design and development. The website features: a homepage with expanded news…
New course explores health issues and needs of LGBT community
February 1, 2017
A new class jointly offered by the Vanderbilt Schools of Nursing and Medicine seeks to inform students about the challenges lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals face in health care in the U.S. and to give them information to better serve their LGBT patients. The 13-week course, LGBT Health in Interprofessional Practice, was developed by…
Class Notes — Winter 2017
February 1, 2017
50s Evelyn Igarashi Blaylock, BSN ‘55, and husband, James, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in December 2015. The couple met on a blind date while attending Vanderbilt. Mary Reagan Butler, BSN ‘57, is president of the South County Democratic Club of San Luis Obispo, California. 60s Mary Hicks Day, Peabody Nursing…
Hospice and Heart
February 1, 2017
By Tom Wilemon Frequently busy with meetings, planning sessions and administrative responsibilities, Alive Hospice President and CEO Anna-Gene O’Neal welcomes the chance to slip out of her office and spend time with residents and staff in Alive’s residence near downtown Nashville. On this particular rainy morning, she sits by resident Knox Ownby’s bed and listens…