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‘Call the Midwife’ Recap: Season 5 Blog

April 4, 2016

Good news, Midwife fans! Call the Midwife is back for a fifth season and so are the faculty of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing with a weekly guest blog. Watch the show Sundays at 7 p.m., March 27 through May 22, then read our blog each Monday morning for historical and contemporary context about…

Healthy Aging: Lunch and Learn

March 16, 2016

LUNCH AND LEARN Tips for Healthy & Successful Aging Special Guest: Janet Hawley-Whitmore, MSN, RN Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 Noon-1pm VUSN Living Room Please bring you r lunch & join us! * Hosted by the AGPCNP Faculty

Schools of Medicine, Nursing ranked among nation’s elite

March 16, 2016

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) have once again been named among the “Best Graduate Schools” in the country byU.S. News and World Report magazine. The School of Medicine is ranked at No. 15 among the nation’s elite programs in the magazine’s 2017 rankings, which were released today….

Sexual Assault Awareness: Brown Bag Discussion

March 11, 2016

  Join us for a Brown Bag discussion: Sexual Assault Awareness March 14, 2016 12-1 p.m. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Godchaux Hall Nursing Annex Room 167 If you would like more information or volunteer to help with this event please contact our co-chairs: Adrienn Myers: adrienn.e.myers@vanderbilt.edu Nancy Wilfong: nancy.e.wilfong@vanderbilt.edu

VUSN Alum Kalpana Deshpande promoted by Nashville Fire Department

February 23, 2016

VUSN Alum Kalpana K. Deshpande holds a Master’s of Science in Nursing from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and joined the department in 1986 as a paramedic was promoted to EMS Assistant Chief.

VUSN Alum Robert Spencer Named Director of Dickson Nursing Program

February 22, 2016

Freed-Hardeman University has named the director of the university’s nursing program at Dickson scheduled to begin Fall 2016. Robert Spencer, a seasoned nurse educator and practitioner, began working with FHU Monday, Feb. 15, 2016.

Nursing Leadership in Global Health

February 9, 2016

“Nursing Leadership in Global Health” John C. Welch, CRNA, MSN Friday, Feb. 12, 3-4 pm VUSN Nursing Annex 167

VUSN Alum Amber Vermeesch to Represent at National Convention

January 28, 2016

Serving vulnerable populations. It was something Amber Vermeesch knew she’d be involved with no matter where she was at in her career. It led her to a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from Davidson College in 2001. It’s now leading Vermeesch, a nursing professor at UP, to represent nursing faculty at the American Association of…

MLK lecturer highlights the power of perseverance

January 21, 2016

As a child in Africa, Rita Adeniran, DNP, R.N., had never heard of Martin Luther King Jr. It wasn’t until she was an adult that she learned of his teachings and used them to inspire her to be a strong, successful black woman. She shared her story during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative…

Dr. James Powers, “Demential and Antipsychotics in the Long Term Care Setting”

January 15, 2016

SPRING SEMESTER LECTURE SERIES Interprofessional Approach to Mental Health “Dementia and Antipsychotics in the Long Term Care Setting” Thursday/JAN 21, 2016   202 LIGHT HALL   12-1 PM VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER James S. Powers, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Dr. James Powers received his MD from the  University of Rochester and did his residency…

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