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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…
Web storytelling study helps children cope with cancer
October 23, 2014
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has been awarded a $1.8 million grant by National Institute of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research. The four-year grant is in partnership with the Palliative Care Research Cooperative (PCRC), and will recruit children with advanced or relapsed cancer via Facebook and develop a Web-based tool so they can…
Future of the Libraries Committee named
October 23, 2014
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente has charged a new committee comprising faculty from across the university and library leadership and staff with developing a vision for the future direction of the Vanderbilt University library system. “Our libraries have been transformed over the past five years, but now is no time…
Ivory at United Nations
October 23, 2014
As Board President, VUSN Assistant Professor Cathy Ivory represented the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) at the Every Woman Every Child High-Level event last month as part of the United Nations General Assembly.
VUSN Receives ACHE Recognition
October 22, 2014
The VUSN MSN in Healthcare Leadership specialty and the DNP (Systems focus) program have been officially recognized and listed in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Higher Education Network. ACHE is committed to supporting healthcare management programs, which nurture and teach the future leaders of our profession. To assist the work as mentors of…
VUSN study seeks to improve lymphedema care
October 16, 2014
A new Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) study may lead to earlier detection and better outcomes for the 20-30 percent of breast cancer patients with lymphedema, the painful and stigmatizing arm swelling that often results from treatment. The study is testing bioimpedance spectroscopy, a device where electrodes are placed on the patient’s arms so…
Neal will train next generation of nurse-midwives
October 13, 2014
Cesarean delivery is the most common major surgery in the United States. Although it is sometimes necessary for the health of a mother or her baby, Jeremy Neal thinks too many C-sections are done without good rationale, contributing to adverse health outcomes. “It’s an ongoing national priority to safely decrease cesarean rates, particularly among low-risk,…
VUSN Reaches out to High School Students
October 3, 2014
Glencliff High School Public School students recently learned first-hand about health care roles thanks to a collaboration between the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and the Oasis Center’s Youth Engagement and Action Program. “Students often say they want to be a doctor, which is great, but we’ve found they don’t know much about other health…
VUSN Reaches out to High School Students
October 3, 2014
Glencliff High School Public School students recently learned first-hand about health care roles thanks to a collaboration between the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and the Oasis Center’s Youth Engagement and Action Program. “Students often say they want to be a doctor, which is great, but we’ve found they don’t know much about other health…
