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Rebirth of the Midwife
November 23, 2009
Tisha Holloway was exhausted. She had been laboring in a North Carolina hospital for almost 26 hours to give birth to her first child, but the baby just wouldn’t come. “I tried to do everything right during my pregnancy,” the 27-year-old woman says. “I ate right, exercised, kept my weight down. Just before I went…
Geriatric care focus of new VUSN series
June 26, 2009
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is embracing new technology to bring better care to older members of the population. Called “webinars” by the technologically savvy, the NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) Web Based Learning Series unites health care staff and experts across the country for educational sessions related to geriatric care. With the…
VUSN sees surge in master’s program enrollment
March 6, 2009
More students than ever are turning to Vanderbilt University School of Nursing for their master’s education. The school has experienced a 42 percent increase in applications over 2008 and has nearly doubled the number of applications since 2007.
VUSN to study platforms for simulated learning
February 27, 2009
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing was recently awarded a $1.6 million, three-year grant from Health Resources Services Administration’s (HRSA) Innovative Nurse Education Technologies (INET) Program for the next step in simulation software management. When completed, portions may look a lot like popular gaming systems such as Wii, Xbox or PlayStation.
VUSN Centennial lecturer sees challenges for health reform
February 20, 2009
Tom Scully, J.D., former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said universal health care coverage is “probably a long way off.” Scully, who spoke at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing last week as part of the school’s Centennial Lecture Series, began working with the Senate in 1981 and was a chief health…
Accomplishments of Mion, Weiner honored by VUSN
January 30, 2009
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing recently honored Lorraine Mion, Ph.D., R.N., as the Independence Foundation Professor in Nursing and Betsy Weiner, Ph.D., R.N., as the Centennial Foundation Professor in Nursing.
