Mask

  • 5 Nursing students in blue scrubs model colorful handmade cloth masks provided for them by alumni

    School of Nursing alumni send students encouragement along with masks

    When Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean Linda D. Norman, DSN, RN, FAAN, emailed a request to alumni and friends of the school in May asking them to make and send cloth face masks to be used by students during their clinical rotations, she hoped that the school… Read More

    Aug. 21, 2020

  • Seven cloth masks hang on a clothesline outdoors

    Sew for a student: A Vanderbilt Nursing way to help COVID-19 efforts

    When Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Dean Linda D. Norman, DSN, RN, FAAN, emailed a request to alumni and friends of the school in May asking them to make and send cloth face masks to be used by students during their clinical rotations, she hoped that the school… Read More

    May. 27, 2020

  • Hands holding up a mask as if about to put it on

    Quick guide on how to wear a mask

    Masks are now part of our daily lives. They are recommended by the CDC and other health experts as a way to limit the spread of COVID-19. David Aronoff, MD, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center has put together a quick tutorial on proper and safe masking. It’s a good refresher for those of us who are used to wearing masks and a valuable how-to for mask-wearing novices. This is also a great resource to forward to your friends, family and neighbors who may never have had to wear a mask before. A full article with illustration has been published online at the JAMA Patient Page. Read More

    May. 8, 2020