Research

  • U.S. map showing licensing for APRNs

    National Study: Pandemic, Oversight Waivers Impact Advanced Practice Nurses

    Preliminary results from a national survey reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), while findings related to the temporary easing of practice restrictions show little effect on APRN practice. In states with restrictive practice requirements, barriers that impact patient care and access continued to exist… Read More

    Nov. 11, 2020

  • Headshot of Ken Wallston

    Ken Wallston, prominent nursing researcher and health psychology pioneer, has died

    Preliminary results from a national survey reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), while findings related to the temporary easing of practice restrictions show little effect on APRN practice. In states with restrictive practice requirements, barriers that impact patient care and access continued to exist… Read More

    Nov. 11, 2020

  • Text that reads OUT The National Cancer Survey. The O in out is filled with rainbow colors.

    Vanderbilt cancer researcher pairs with LGBTQI+ expert on OUT: The National Cancer Survey

    Preliminary results from a national survey reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), while findings related to the temporary easing of practice restrictions show little effect on APRN practice. In states with restrictive practice requirements, barriers that impact patient care and access continued to exist… Read More

    Oct. 26, 2020

  • Vanderbilt family nurse practitioner student talks to a patient sitting on an exam table in a clinic.

    VUSN receives $3.2 million federal grant to increase diversity in health care providers

    Preliminary results from a national survey reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), while findings related to the temporary easing of practice restrictions show little effect on APRN practice. In states with restrictive practice requirements, barriers that impact patient care and access continued to exist… Read More

    Oct. 21, 2020

  • Vanderbilt University

    News Around the School: Mary Jo Gilmer named to International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

    Preliminary results from a national survey reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), while findings related to the temporary easing of practice restrictions show little effect on APRN practice. In states with restrictive practice requirements, barriers that impact patient care and access continued to exist… Read More

    Sep. 3, 2020

  • Map of US with states' status regarding APRN practice during COVID

    Nurse researchers study expanded autonomy for advanced practice nurses during pandemic

    Preliminary results from a national survey reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), while findings related to the temporary easing of practice restrictions show little effect on APRN practice. In states with restrictive practice requirements, barriers that impact patient care and access continued to exist… Read More

    Jul. 2, 2020

  • Vanderbilt nursing faculty Kate Clouse stands in front of the entrance to Godchaux Hall

    VUSN researcher to test app for improving HIV care for new mothers in South Africa

    VUSN Assistant Professor Kate Clouse has created an app for smartphones to help South African mothers with HIV stay connected to health care. Nearly one in three pregnant women attending antenatal care in South Africa is living with HIV. Clouse and an international research team are studying whether the app, CareConekta, is an effective method to reach patients during and after pregnancy. Read More

    May. 13, 2020

  • Vanderbilt researcher Mary Jo Gilmer, with Misha, a teddy bear goldendoodle

    Vanderbilt nursing professor named to International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

    Preliminary results from a national survey reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), while findings related to the temporary easing of practice restrictions show little effect on APRN practice. In states with restrictive practice requirements, barriers that impact patient care and access continued to exist… Read More

    Apr. 7, 2020

  • Cathy Ivory sits in a classroom with rows of computer monitors behind her. She's dressed in a suit.

    Cathy Ivory named director of VUMC Nursing Research

    Preliminary results from a national survey reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), while findings related to the temporary easing of practice restrictions show little effect on APRN practice. In states with restrictive practice requirements, barriers that impact patient care and access continued to exist… Read More

    Nov. 19, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Patient-oriented discovery

    Preliminary results from a national survey reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), while findings related to the temporary easing of practice restrictions show little effect on APRN practice. In states with restrictive practice requirements, barriers that impact patient care and access continued to exist… Read More

    Nov. 5, 2019