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School of Nursing celebrates 2016 Alumni Award recipients
November 16, 2016
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing presented three outstanding alumni and a legendary Vanderbilt professor with VUSN alumni awards as part of Reunion 2016. Britney Broyhill, MSN ’08, DNP ’13, BA ’06; Cynthia Cameron, MSN ’10, BS ’03; Sally Yeagley, BSN ’66, MSN ’86; and Vereen Bell, professor of English, emeritus, accepted the awards in…
Research News/MyVU New Faculty 2016: Meet faculty member Susanna Rudy
November 1, 2016
Fresh from college with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Susanna Rudy tackled her first job—working in the emergency department at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center. “I tell my students to find the most difficult place they can work and start there,” said Rudy, an instructor in the School of Nursing. “That will…
Nursing student leads Hult Prize @ Vanderbilt competition
October 24, 2016
After making it to the regional finals in the 2016 international Hult Prize competition, VUSN student Kelsey Moore is directing this year’s campus event. Billed as the “Nobel Prize for students,” the Hult Prize awards $1 million for the best business plan to help solve issues facing millions of people around the globe.
Minnick and Leming-Lee receive student-nominated awards
October 20, 2016
School of Nursing faculty Ann F. Minnick, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, and Treasa “Susie” Leming-Lee, DNP, MSN, CPHQ, recently were honored with the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Dean Colleen Conway-Welch awards. The awards recognize faculty members in the Ph.D. and DNP programs for significant contributions to student learning in their courses and/or by encouraging students…
Meeting highlights Advanced Practice Nursing
October 20, 2016
More than 100 people gathered at the Godchaux Hall Nursing Annex on Oct. 12 for the kickoff of the 2017 series of Advanced Practice Grand Rounds. The session featured speaker Ruth Kleinpell, Ph.D., R.N., ACNP-BC, director of the Center for Clinical Research & Scholarship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Kleinpell, a visiting professor…
Laughing gas makes a comeback in maternity wards
October 13, 2016
South County Hospital is the first in Rhode Island to bring back laughing gas for women in labor. It hasn’t been used in the U.S. for decades. We delve into what happened to nitrous oxide, and why it’s making a comeback.
Vanderbilt Nursing and Law students to staff free health fair for older adults Oct. 29
October 12, 2016
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) students will staff a free health fair for older adults on Saturday, Oct. 29, as part of their Enhancement of Community and Population Health class. Vanderbilt Law School students will also participate and answer questions about power of attorney issues. The health fair will be hosted by the Margaret…
VUSN and Sexual Assault Center develop online training for student volunteers
October 10, 2016
Soon Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) students interested in serving as crisis and support line volunteers for Nashville’s Sexual Assault Center (SAC) will be able to do so from any location in the country. All it will take are commitment, cell phones and a newly developed modified online training program envisioned by Ginny Moore,…
DNP student, J.T. Seaman, named Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar
October 10, 2016
J.T. Seaman, a DNP student at VUSN, has been named a Jonas Nurse Leader Scholar by the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. He is one of 12 doctoral students to be named to the 2016-18 cohort of Jonas Nurse Scholars.
Academy for Women of Achievement honors VUSN’s Marilyn Dubree and more
October 10, 2016
For a quarter century, the Academy for Women of Achievement has recognized inspiring women who have improved the Nashville community. On Thursday, it celebrated its 25th anniversary with tribute to eight female leaders, including Nashville’s first female mayor, a U.S. District Court judge, a Nashville city councilwoman and several executives.
