Vanderbilt Nurse News

  • Vanderhoef to Direct Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program

    Vanderhoef to Direct Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program

    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… Read More

    Oct. 30, 2015

  • Nurse-Midwifery Program Lands High Honor from ACNM

    Nurse-Midwifery Program Lands High Honor from ACNM

    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… Read More

    Oct. 30, 2015

  • VUSN Video Workshop Helps Teens Cope With Type 1 Diabetes

    VUSN Video Workshop Helps Teens Cope With Type 1 Diabetes

    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… Read More

    Oct. 30, 2015

  • VUSN Congratulates new FAANs

    VUSN Congratulates new FAANs

    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… Read More

    Oct. 22, 2015

  • Faculty & Staff Service Awards – Nov 2, 2015

    Faculty & Staff Service Awards – Nov 2, 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… Read More

    Oct. 20, 2015

  • Emergency Nurse Practitioner Students Participate in Emergency Medicine Day

    Emergency Nurse Practitioner Students Participate in Emergency Medicine Day

    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… Read More

    Oct. 16, 2015

  • Vanderbilt and Lipscomb Students Help Health Seniors with Medicare Enrollment

    Vanderbilt and Lipscomb Students Help Health Seniors with Medicare Enrollment

    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… Read More

    Oct. 14, 2015

  • VUSN Announces Subscription Agreement with ReelDX

    VUSN Announces Subscription Agreement with ReelDX

    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… Read More

    Oct. 14, 2015

  • VUSN's Jamie Pope Unveils Her Latest Book

    VUSN's Jamie Pope Unveils Her Latest Book

    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… Read More

    Oct. 14, 2015

  • Mickelson Receives VUSN PhD Student Excellence in Writing Award

    Mickelson Receives VUSN PhD Student Excellence in Writing Award

    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… Read More

    Oct. 14, 2015

  • VUSN Grant: Brain Activity and Pain in People with Alzheimer’s Disease

    VUSN Grant: Brain Activity and Pain in People with Alzheimer’s Disease

    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… Read More

    Oct. 14, 2015

  • Peter Rohloff lecture, Oct 6, 2015

    Peter Rohloff lecture, Oct 6, 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… Read More

    Sep. 25, 2015

  • Alumni Event: Dallas and Ft. Worth, Oct. 8, 2015

    Alumni Event: Dallas and Ft. Worth, Oct. 8, 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… Read More

    Sep. 15, 2015

  • GAPNA Honors Two Faculty Members

    GAPNA Honors Two Faculty Members

    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… Read More

    Sep. 14, 2015

  • Texas Alumni Event

    Texas Alumni Event

    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… Read More

    Sep. 14, 2015

  • School Awarded AANA Post-Doctoral Fellowship

    School Awarded AANA Post-Doctoral Fellowship

    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… Read More

    Sep. 14, 2015

  • Professors Honored with Colleen Conway-Welch Awards

    Professors Honored with Colleen Conway-Welch Awards

    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… Read More

    Sep. 14, 2015

  • Notice of CCNE Accreditation Review

    Notice of CCNE Accreditation Review

    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… Read More

    Sep. 14, 2015

  • VUSN Welcomes Incoming PhD, DNP and MSN Students

    VUSN Welcomes Incoming PhD, DNP and MSN Students

    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… Read More

    Aug. 19, 2015

  • VUSN Alumni Leadership News

    VUSN Alumni Leadership News

    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… Read More

    Aug. 11, 2015

  • Faculty and Students Recognized at ACNM Annual Meeting

    Faculty and Students Recognized at ACNM Annual Meeting

    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… Read More

    Aug. 7, 2015

  • Faculty Workshops: August 2015

    Faculty Workshops: August 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… Read More

    Jul. 15, 2015

  • VUSN’s Adams and Wolgast Selected as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing

    VUSN’s Adams and Wolgast Selected as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing

    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… Read More

    Jul. 15, 2015

  • Students Use Evidence-Based Knowledge in Homeless Community Outreach Project

    Students Use Evidence-Based Knowledge in Homeless Community Outreach Project

    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… Read More

    Jul. 14, 2015

  • VUSN Hosts Simulation Debriefing Workshop

    VUSN Hosts Simulation Debriefing Workshop

    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… Read More

    Jul. 14, 2015

  • Janie Daddario Retirement Party

    Janie Daddario Retirement Party

    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… Read More

    Jul. 6, 2015

  • Mark Your Calendars for Reunion 2015

    Mark Your Calendars for Reunion 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… Read More

    May. 12, 2015

  • Gilmer Selected as Nashville Business Journal's Health Care Hero

    Gilmer Selected as Nashville Business Journal's Health Care Hero

    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… Read More

    May. 12, 2015

  • DNP Poster Presentations

    DNP Poster Presentations

    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… Read More

    May. 1, 2015

  • Nurses Week: Ice Cream Treat

    Nurses Week: Ice Cream Treat

    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… Read More

    Apr. 29, 2015

  • Dr. Colin Armstrong lecture – May 4, 2015

    Dr. Colin Armstrong lecture – May 4, 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… Read More

    Apr. 23, 2015

  • Cooke Encourages Nurse Practitioner Advocacy and Leadership

    Cooke Encourages Nurse Practitioner Advocacy and Leadership

    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… Read More

    Apr. 20, 2015

  • Photo Gallery: Reunion 2015

    Photo Gallery: Reunion 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… Read More

    Apr. 20, 2015

  • Dean's Message

    Dean's Message

    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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • School of Nursing Advances Four Spots in U.S. News Ranking

    School of Nursing Advances Four Spots in U.S. News Ranking

    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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • Health Coaching for Positive Change

    Health Coaching for Positive Change

    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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • Dempsey: Importance of Patient Experience

    Dempsey: Importance of Patient Experience

    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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • Pam Jones: New VUSN Practice Leader

    Pam Jones: New VUSN Practice Leader

    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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • RoundingWell Collaborates with VUSN Clinic

    RoundingWell Collaborates with VUSN Clinic

    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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • How to Become Part of an Animal Therapy Team

    How to Become Part of an Animal Therapy Team

    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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • Vanderbilt University

    A Patient’s Best Friend: The impact of animal-assisted therapy on children with cancer

    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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • Canines and Childhood Cancer Study Overview

    Canines and Childhood Cancer Study Overview

    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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • Vanderbilt University

    On All Fronts: Finding ways to restore quality of life for cancer survivors with lymphedema and other conditions

    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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • Vanderbilt University

    Q+A: An Interview with Leslie Hopkins

    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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • Class Notes – Spring 2015

    Class Notes – Spring 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… Read More

    Apr. 17, 2015

  • MSN Student Poster Presentation

    MSN Student Poster Presentation

    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… Read More

    Apr. 16, 2015

  • Faculty/Staff Awards Spring Assembly

    Faculty/Staff Awards Spring Assembly

    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… Read More

    Apr. 15, 2015

  • Love Selected as American Association of Nurse Practitioners Fellow

    Love Selected as American Association of Nurse Practitioners Fellow

    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… Read More

    Apr. 14, 2015

  • Nurse-Midwifery Program Earns Golden Commendation from the American College of Nurse-Midwives

    Nurse-Midwifery Program Earns Golden Commendation from the American College of Nurse-Midwives

    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… Read More

    Apr. 14, 2015

  • Love Selected as Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

    Love Selected as Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

    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… Read More

    Apr. 10, 2015