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10 Top ER Nursing Professors
November 15, 2014
Emergency room nurses face constant challenges as they strive to help patients heading into the emergency department with critical issues or in need of immediate assistance. This could mean helping a patient having a heart attack, going into labor, or even suffering from trauma, like a car accident or gun shot wound. Emergency care, as…
Congratulations to Senior Associate Dean Betsy Weiner
November 14, 2014
Congratulations to Senior Associate Dean Betsy Weiner and DNP Faculty Mark Frisse on being inducted into the Institute of Medicine this past weekend. With more than 1,900 members, the IOM is the health arm of the National Academies, serving as an adviser to the nation to improve health and promote health-related research. [ Article ]
VUSN Study Seeks to Improve Lymphedema Care
November 14, 2014
Ph.D. Student Support Fund Update
November 14, 2014
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) Ph.D. Student Support Fund was established by Graduate faculty and program alumni in 2010. Its purpose is to assist students in meeting non-tuition related expenses associated with dissertation completion. To date, seven students have been awarded financial support. Of those, four have been awarded the Ph.D. degree. The…
PhD Student Support Fund Update
November 14, 2014
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) Ph.D. Student Support Fund was established by Graduate faculty and program alumni in 2010. Its purpose is to assist students in meeting non-tuition related expenses associated with dissertation completion. To date, seven students have been awarded financial support. Of those, four have been awarded the Ph.D. degree. The…
New Midwifery-led Birthing Center to Debut Next Summer
November 4, 2014
http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/10/new-midwifery-led-birthing-center-to-debut-next-summer/
Starting Point puts homeless community in touch with resources
November 3, 2014
Sponsored by the Metropolitan Homelessness Commission, Nashville Rescue Mission, Room In The Inn, United Neighborhood Health Services – Downtown Clinic and Vanderbilt School of Nursing, Starting Point is an event that places individuals experiencing homelessness in direct contact with multiple agencies in an effort to provide services and connections to long-term support. Overall, 34…
Nurse CIOs are taking on bigger roles in healthcare
November 1, 2014
n the early 1990s, registered nurse Charlotte Seckman moved to Maryland, where she was hired to help a large hospital transition from a paper patient-record system to a digital one. Her position as a nurse informaticist was not a common one at the time. Nurses still worked almost entirely at the patient bedside, and an…
Ten from Vanderbilt receive SEC faculty travel grants
October 30, 2014
Ten Vanderbilt faculty members will take part in the 2014-15 SEC Faculty Travel Grant Program. Now in its third year, the program provides support for selected faculty members to collaborate with colleagues at other Southeastern Conference member institutions. In addition, seven faculty from other SEC schools will collaborate at Vanderbilt. The goal of the program…