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Ragnhildur (Raga) Ingibjargardottir Bjarnadottir Lecture

April 22, 2016

Please join The VUSN Center for Research Development & Scholarship Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:00pm 167Godchaux Hall Nursing Annex as we welcome Ragnhildur (Raga) Ingibjargardottir Bjarnadottir, PhD(c), MPH, BSN Presenting “Assessment and Documentation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Home Care ” VUSN Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

NPC honors Outstanding Spring 2016 Alumnus Julie Vasher

April 22, 2016

Northland Pioneer College recognized the accomplishments and contributions of Class of 1995 nursing graduate Julie Vasher, who was selected as the Spring 2016 Outstanding Alumnus. Vasher and her California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative colleagues at Stanford University School of Medicine are working with hospitals in California nationally and internationally to improve obstetrical care and reduce…

Friends, finances may affect how long women breastfeed

April 20, 2016

(Reuters Health) – Mothers with more social and financial resources may breastfeed longer than women with less support, a German study suggests. Pediatricians recommend that infants be exclusively breastfed until at least 6 months of age because it can reduce their risk of ear and respiratory infections, sudden infant death syndrome, allergies, childhood obesity and…

Giving Day Activities – April 21st

April 18, 2016

Join us for Giving Day activities on Thursday, April 21st! Faculty & Staff Lunch, 11:30-12:30, Living Room Drop-By for Pre-Nursing Society, 12:30-2:30, Atrium All-School Social (alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends), 4:00-6:00, Living Room

VUSN FNP Alum Royce Ryker on the Move

April 18, 2016

Royce Ryker joined The Corvallis Clinic Gastroenterology Department in January. Ryker practiced at Mid-Valley Gastroenterology in 2014 and 2015, and at the office of Terrance A. Hill in Corvallis and Lebanon from 2000 to 2014. She also has worked at The Corvallis Clinic and the Benton County Health Department. She is certified by the American…

VUSN PCPNP Alumn Emilie C. Wilson on the Move

April 14, 2016

Emilie C. Wilson, CPNP-PC, is a Board Certified Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Emilie was a Level II Neonatal ICU Registered Nurse in Charleston, SC for almost 3 years before moving to Nashville. She has continued working in the…

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