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A grim and growing trend: Alabama sees increased cases of drug-dependent newborns
September 20, 2015
Anastasia Bair arrived last spring in Alabama with a fizzling heroin buzz, one-and-a-half tabs of leftover Subutex and the maternity clothes on her back. For the second time in her third pregnancy, Bair wanted a fresh start.
Junior Faculty Teaching Fellow Spotlights: Karen Hande
September 17, 2015
Each month, the CFT Newsletter highlights the work of our Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows. This month, Karen Hande, Instructor in Nursing, and Ravindra Duddu, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, talk about their teaching philosophy and interests.
VUSN’s Jamie Pope unveils new book
September 16, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing instructor Jamie Pope has published a new book, Nutrition for a Changing World. The book represents an accumulation of more than three years of research and was developed for non-nutrition majors in introductory nutrition courses, like the ones Pope teaches for more than 400 Vanderbilt undergraduate students each year. Each…
Faculty Senate introduces leaders; newsletter to launch in October
September 16, 2015
The Faculty Senate, the representative and deliberative body of the Vanderbilt faculties, has elected its leadership for 2015-16. The Executive Committee oversees the work of the senate and meets regularly with Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School…
GAPNA Honors Two Faculty Members
September 14, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) Assistant Professor Linda Beuscher, PhD, GNP-BC, has been selected to receive the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) Award for Excellence in Research, and Assistant Professor Megan Simmons, DNP, PMHNP-BC, will receive the organization’s first-ever Rising Star Award for serving as a role model to future geriatric nurse practitioners….
Texas Alumni Event
September 14, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Alums Kell Douglas BSN ’75, Angela Donahue BSN ’76, and Doug Arrington, MSN ’88, will be hosting a special evening event for VUSN alums, preceptors, students and their guests in the Dallas and Ft. Worth area on Oct. 8. Dean Linda Norman will share updates about the exciting happenings of…
School Awarded AANA Post-Doctoral Fellowship
September 14, 2015
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing was recently awarded support for a two-year, full-time, in-residence postdoctoral fellowship by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Foundation for a health services research topic related to anesthetic operative phenomena. “The AANA Foundation is providing this support at an important time in health care delivery,” said Ann Minnick, PhD,…
Professors Honored with Colleen Conway-Welch Awards
September 14, 2015
VUSN faculty members Mary Dietrich, PhD, MS, and Karen Hande, DNP, ANP-BC, RN, were each recently awarded with the Colleen Conway-Welch Award. The award recognizes a faculty member in both the PhD program and DNP program who make significant contributions to student learning in their courses and/or encourage the student as their adviser or mentor…
Notice of CCNE Accreditation Review
September 14, 2015
The Masters of Nursing Science, the Post Master’s Certificate, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing are scheduled for an accreditation review by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Oct. 21-23, 2015. As a part of that evaluation and accreditation process, we are notifying our major constituents that…
Honoring of the Hands Celebrates Nurse-Midwifery Student Milestone
September 10, 2015
A cohort of VUSN nurse-midwifery students was recently recognized at an Honoring of the Hands ceremony held in the School’s Godchaux Hall Living Room. This ceremony with students, faculty and community nurse-midwives celebrates Nurse-Midwifery Specialty students who are going into their final clinical rotation. Nurse-midwifery faculty members and community nurse-midwives participate to show their support.
