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VUSN’s Moore-Davis to attend NIH’s Summer Genetics Institute
June 14, 2012
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing instructor Tonia Moore-Davis, CNM, MSN, has been selected to attend the National Institute of Nursing Research Summer Genetics Institute (SGI) at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., this June. The SGI is designed to provide a foundation in molecular genetics to use in future research, clinical practice and…
Jessee named VUSN PreSpecialty director
June 14, 2012
6/14/2012 – Mary Ann Jessee, MSN, R.N., has been named Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Pre-Specialty director. She had been serving as interim director of the program since last August. VUSN’s prespecialty program enrolls approximately 150 students each academic year. The students already hold bachelor’s degrees in fields other than nursing. They participate in three semesters…
VUSN project helps get children ready for kindergarten
June 8, 2012
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students, working in partnership with the Martha O’Bryan Center, United Neighborhood Health Services (UNHS) and Kirkpatrick Elementary School, developed a pilot project to increase awareness and improve access for children in the Cayce Place community who need to register for kindergarten.
Q+A: An Interview with Trish Trangenstein
April 18, 2012
What does the term “nursing informatics” mean? Nursing informatics is a specialty recognized by the American Nurses’ Association. Nursing informatics transforms electronic information into knowledge and eventually knowledge into wisdom needed to improve outcomes. Nursing outcomes can only be improved if you can apply wisdom across any number of areas, and a person needs advanced…
VUSN School-based Nutrition Program Honored at White House
April 10, 2012
Fall-Hamilton Elementary School was honored at a reception last fall hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House in Washington, D.C. The event was part of the Healthier U.S. School Challenge Program, an initiative of the United States Department of Agriculture that sets benchmarks encouraging schools to create healthier school environments through increased…
Post-Master’s in Urogynecology
April 10, 2012
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has started offering a post-master’s certificate in Urogynecology – a growing subspecialty among women’s health nurse practitioners. This education focuses on pelvic floor dysfunction which can cause physical problems and affect quality of life. “This is a wide open field as our population ages. These issues can be quite complicated…
