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VUSN and VUMC researchers receive FAANP funding for Choosing Wisely collaborative study
August 10, 2017
A collaborative project led by a Vanderbilt University School of Nursing researcher and Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Associate Nursing Officer for Advanced Practice has received funding from the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) to roll out a national pilot project aimed at demonstrating the influence of nurse practitioners in reducing unnecessary…
School of Nursing celebrates accomplishment during August Pinning ceremonies
August 9, 2017
More than 350 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) students were recognized at the completion of their programs during Pinning ceremonies held at Langford Auditorium on Sunday, Aug. 6. The 276 Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) students received the VUSN pin from their individual specialty directors, while eight Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students…
Maxwell honored with National Hartford Center Award
July 31, 2017
The National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) has named Cathy Maxwell, Ph.D., R.N., its 2017 NHCGNE Innovation Award recipient. The award recognizes and celebrates innovative programs and projects that highlight excellence in gerontological nursing. It is given to a member or team for innovation that positively impacts nursing care for older adults. Maxwell,…
HRSA Awards $1.2 Million to School of Nursing for Future Faculty
July 17, 2017
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing recently received a $1,221,359 grant to support Doctor of Nursing Practice students who plan to become nursing faculty. The award brings the funds the school has received for the program since 2008 to $7.3 million. The grant is part of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s Nurse Faculty Loan…
Mapping America’s nurse-managed clinics
June 29, 2017
Bonnie Pilon, Ph.D., FAAN, knows and loves nurse-managed clinics so much she took a year off to visit as many as possible. Pilon, now Professor of Nursing, Emerita, opened and oversaw nurse-operated clinics for the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing for 15 years as senior associate dean. In 2015, she took a sabbatical year to…
Health care expansion through ACA may have reduced incidence of cardiac arrest
June 29, 2017
A limitation of the study “is that the determination of primary cardiac etiology for any [out-of-hospital cardiac arrest] was made on the basis of EMS information gathered at the time of arrest,” Mary Fran Hazinski, RN, MSN, FAAN, FAHA, professor in the division of trauma and surgical critical care at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing wrote in a…
Obamacare coverage linked to “extraordinary reduction” in deadly heart condition in one state
June 29, 2017
The observed reduction in cardiac arrest is a “surprising and very positive sign,” said Mary Fran Hazinski, a professor of trauma and surgical critical care at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville.
Hard hats and shovels signal the start of construction for School of Nursing building
June 21, 2017
Students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing gathered June 20 for a groundbreaking ceremony officially starting construction on the nursing school’s new $26.3 million expansion. Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente, Board of Trust Trustee Emeritus Dennis Bottorff and School of Nursing Dean Linda Norman spoke at the ceremony, which was held in front of the School of Nursing’s Godchaux and Patricia Champion Frist Halls at 461 21st Ave. S. The new structure will be built on the land where the two buildings intersect.
Main entrance to VUSN during construction
June 1, 2017
As of July 5, all visitors to the School of Nursing should enter from 21st Ave. S. via the MRB III ramp and new walkway into Godchaux Hall, where you’ll be welcomed at our new reception desk. Entry is also available from MRB III to the Nursing Annex between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. All other entrances to the School of Nursing require VUSN ID cards.
