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VUSN to offer Lean Methodology in Health Care course

July 9, 2013

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Health Systems Management program is offering a Lean Methodology in Health Care course this fall. Lean is a quality improvement methodology first developed by Toyota and applied to numerous industries, including health care.

Vanderbilt planning for the future

July 5, 2013

An executive committee has been named and will meet regularly this summer to develop a framework of ideas to guide a university-wide academic strategic planning process that will set the course for Vanderbilt’s future. “Throughout the strategic planning process, we will reflect on where we were 10 to 15 years ago, where we are now,…

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to present Flame of Excellence Award to Mary Fran Hazinski

May 8, 2013

Mary Fran Hazinski — professor, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing — recognized as one of the most influential clinicians in the field of cardiopulmonary resuscitation practice and science Flame of Excellence Award honors sustained contributions to acute and critical care nursing at a high level and with broad reach

National cancer prevention study enrolls 168 at Vanderbilt

May 2, 2013

Rose Vick, MSN, instructor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, has blood drawn during Cancer Prevention Study-3 enrollment on April 25. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society.

Natural ways to induce labor

April 28, 2013

Are you done with being pregnant and ready to have your baby? Whether your due date is quickly approaching or it’s already come and gone, you’re probably eager to get things moving along. But sit tight, experts say. A full term pregnancy is anywhere between 37 and 42 weeks, and most women will go into…

March of Dimes Celebrates Nurses

April 24, 2013

Each year, The Middle Tennessee Chapter of the March of Dimes recognizes nurses who demonstrate excellence in various aspect of the nursing profession.  At the recent awards ceremony, seven nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing were honored: VUSN PhD student Bethany Andrews-Rhoten…

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