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VUSN Reaches out to High School Students
October 3, 2014
Glencliff High School Public School students recently learned first-hand about health care roles thanks to a collaboration between the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and the Oasis Center’s Youth Engagement and Action Program. “Students often say they want to be a doctor, which is great, but we’ve found they don’t know much about other health…
VUSN Reaches out to High School Students
October 3, 2014
Glencliff High School Public School students recently learned first-hand about health care roles thanks to a collaboration between the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and the Oasis Center’s Youth Engagement and Action Program. “Students often say they want to be a doctor, which is great, but we’ve found they don’t know much about other health…
Maxwell studies trauma recovery in older population
October 3, 2014
Working in trauma and critical care for most of her career, Cathy Maxwell noticed profound differences among older patients and their responses to injury. Her curiosity led her to become a nurse researcher in this area. “I remember two striking cases,” Maxwell said. “One was a female in her 90s who was hit by a…
Introducing Nitrous Oxide for Labor Pain Relief
September 25, 2014
What did you set out to change or improve? Adding the option of nitrous oxide as labor analgesia. How did you change it? What new policy, process, or practice did you put in place? It was an involved process, but began by partnering with OB anesthesia and then meeting with all of the services involved…
VUSN lecturer shares keys to successful negotiations
September 25, 2014
Ron Shapiro, negotiator, sports agent, attorney, educator, author and civic leader, recently led a workshop titled “How to Negotiate so Everyone Wins, Especially You!” at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. “Ron is a dynamic speaker and a master negotiator with exceptional real world experience who enlightened everyone in the audience — members from Vanderbilt’s divinity,…
Geriatric nursing association honors VUSN’s Kim
September 18, 2014
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Jennifer Kim, MSN, received the 2014 Excellence in Leadership award from the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association at the group’s recent national conference in Orlando, Florida.
