Ethics

  • Headshot of Vanderbilt's Kate Payne

    Kate Payne, Vanderbilt nurse and bioethicist, has died

    Associate Professor of Nursing Kate Payne, JD, RN, NC-BC, a bioethicist, attorney and beloved nurse leader at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, died at the Alive Hospice Residence on Jan. 6 after a very brief and unexpected illness. For many years, Payne helped people… Read More

    Jan. 14, 2021

  • A Vanderbilt Nurse Practitioner in a white coat talks with a female patient in an exam room

    Americans rank nurses as the most trusted professionals in the U.S.

    Associate Professor of Nursing Kate Payne, JD, RN, NC-BC, a bioethicist, attorney and beloved nurse leader at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, died at the Alive Hospice Residence on Jan. 6 after a very brief and unexpected illness. For many years, Payne helped people… Read More

    Jan. 20, 2020