Vanderbilt Nurse News Category

Faculty and Alumni Selected as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing

October 30, 2015

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) Professor and Faculty Scholar Susie Adams, PhD, APRN, PMHNP, FAANP, and Assistant Professor and Director of the Healthcare Leadership Program Kelly Wolgast, DNP, MSS, RN, FACHE, have been selected as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. Additionally, three VUSN alumni were selected: Cecilia Page, DNP ‘13, BSN ‘79,…

Vanderhoef to Direct Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program

October 30, 2015

Assistant Professor Dawn Vanderhoef, PhD, DNP, PMHNP/CNS-BC, has been named director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN). The program is one of the School’s largest specialties and is ranked as the No. 4 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program in the country, according to the most recent…

Nurse-Midwifery Program Lands High Honor from ACNM

October 30, 2015

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Nurse-Midwifery Program received a Lifetime Golden Commendation from the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)—one of only four educational programs in the country to achieve this recognition. “We are delighted that our Nurse-Midwifery program is honored in this way,” said Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., Valere Potter Menefee Professor of Nursing…

VUSN Video Workshop Helps Teens Cope With Type 1 Diabetes

October 30, 2015

A group of adolescents gathered at the downtown Nashville Public Library in July for a three-day Digital Storytelling Workshop to learn how to write, edit and produce a video about managing their type 1 diabetes. The project is part of research conducted by Shelagh Mulvaney, PhD, associate professor of Nursing, and her team, into the…

VUSN Congratulates new FAANs

October 22, 2015

 Congratulations to VUSN faculty and alumni who were recently inducted as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing at the annual ceremony in Washington, D.C.  Pictured L to R:  Dean Linda Norman,  VUSN Professor Susie Adams, Cecilia Page (BSN ’79, DNP ’13, Founder’s Medalist), VUSN Assistant Professor Kelly Wolgast (MSN ’93, Founder’s Medalist), Patrick Palmeri (MSN ’00) and…

Faculty & Staff Service Awards – Nov 2, 2015

October 20, 2015

Annual School of Nursing Service Awards Celebration Honoring Our Faculty & Staff for Dedicated Service to Vanderbilt Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 11:00 am: Service Awards 11:30 am: Luncheon Atrium and Living Room Service Awardees: Charlotte Covington (35 years) 35 years Charlotte Covington 30 years Tom Cook Bernie Rimgale 25 years Sandy Church Mary Dietrich Cheryl Giles Mary…

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