Nursing Informatics

Although physically in a classroom at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, a group of students were far, far away, virtually experiencing campfires, galaxies, snowfall and other relaxing settings. The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner students were exploring how virtual reality can be used in health care and education, taking part in an innovative VUSN pilot program called SparkleVille, which uses technology to enhance kinesthetic learning. The program also offers learning opportunities for nursing informatic students as part of their practicum.  Read More

Hannah Hoffman, a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student in the Neuroscience for Mental Health Practitioners course, wears a virtual reality headset to see how the experience might help alleviate stress and how it might be useful for patients. | Photo by Caroline Taylor By… Read More

Walk into any modern hospital room and you’ll find as much precisely calibrated equipment as in the cockpit of a 787, machines capable of monitoring and recording just about every known biological function. It’s often nurses who utilize this ever-more sophisticated technology, drawing on real-time data to help treat patients and collaborate with the health care team in making diagnoses or charting a path for care. Read More

Hannah Hoffman, a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student in the Neuroscience for Mental Health Practitioners course, wears a virtual reality headset to see how the experience might help alleviate stress and how it might be useful for patients. | Photo by Caroline Taylor By… Read More

Hannah Hoffman, a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student in the Neuroscience for Mental Health Practitioners course, wears a virtual reality headset to see how the experience might help alleviate stress and how it might be useful for patients. | Photo by Caroline Taylor By… Read More

Hannah Hoffman, a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student in the Neuroscience for Mental Health Practitioners course, wears a virtual reality headset to see how the experience might help alleviate stress and how it might be useful for patients. | Photo by Caroline Taylor By… Read More

In a recent interview with HealthTech Magazine, Patricia Sengtack, VUSN Director, Nursing Informatics Specialty, warned against purchasing new tech equipment without consulting the nurses who will use it. Sengstack also discussed how nurses and other staff should be part of tech equipment purchasing decisions that can directly affect their work. Read More

Hannah Hoffman, a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student in the Neuroscience for Mental Health Practitioners course, wears a virtual reality headset to see how the experience might help alleviate stress and how it might be useful for patients. | Photo by Caroline Taylor By… Read More

Hannah Hoffman, a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student in the Neuroscience for Mental Health Practitioners course, wears a virtual reality headset to see how the experience might help alleviate stress and how it might be useful for patients. | Photo by Caroline Taylor By… Read More

Hannah Hoffman, a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student in the Neuroscience for Mental Health Practitioners course, wears a virtual reality headset to see how the experience might help alleviate stress and how it might be useful for patients. | Photo by Caroline Taylor By… Read More