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VUSN Alum Dr. Velinda Block appointed chief nursing executive of HCA’s TriStar Division
May 3, 2017
HCA’s TriStar Division has announced the appointment of Dr. Velinda Block as chief nursing executive. Dr. Block received her Master of Science degree in nursing administration from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.
Development and Initial Testing of the FLOW Instrument, a Novel Assessment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men
May 1, 2017
VUSN’s Ken Wallston was part of a research team to develop a method of assessing lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) regardless of literacy/numeracy.
Health care, research and Latino populations subject of May 11 guest lecture
April 25, 2017
Nilda (Nena) Peragallo Montano, DrPH, R.N., FAAN, dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing, will deliver the spring 2017 VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture on Thursday, May 11, at 2 p.m. in Godchaux Nursing Annex room 161.
ImpediMed commencing US lymphoedema study with VUSN
April 24, 2017
The study will be run in conjunction with Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, with shipment of the company’s SOZO™ device to the US underway.
NPT “Aging Matters” episode features VUSN dean
April 24, 2017
Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., FAAN, dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, talks about the aging health care workforce during a new episode of Nashville Public Television’s Aging Matters on Thursday, April 27, at 8 p.m. NPT also shot footage of students in VUSN’s ASN to MSN PreSpecialty program for the show. In the…
The U.S. Surgeon General is a nurse!
April 24, 2017
Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams has just been named U.S. Surgeon General She is a perfect choice–and a friend of VUSN. We were fortunate to have her speak here in January. Congratulations, Surgeon General Trent-Adams. Read more
