School of Nursing Archives
Adams named Psychiatric Nurse of the Year
Oct. 10, 2019—Susie Adams, PhD, has been named 2019 Psychiatric Nurse of the Year by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Researchers explore music’s effect on ICU patients, staff
Sep. 25, 2019—A group of Vanderbilt researchers is launching a pilot study on the effect of live music on patients, families and staff in the adult intensive care unit and is inviting musical members of the Vanderbilt community to help.
Grant to help increase nurse practitioners in rural areas
Sep. 12, 2019—Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has received $5 million in federal funding to boost the number of nurse practitioners working in rural and underserved communities.
VUSN to honor Crankshaw’s clinical achievements
Aug. 15, 2019—Marlee Crankshaw, DNP, RN, CNML, is receiving the 2019 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Alumni Award for Clinical Achievement in Nursing.
VUSN named a National League for Nursing Center of Excellence
Aug. 15, 2019—The National League for Nursing (NLN) has named Vanderbilt University School of Nursing an NLN Center of Excellence (COE) in recognition of its high standards of educational excellence and visionary leadership.
Three School of Nursing faculty named first Valere Potter Distinguished Dean’s Faculty Fellows
Jun. 13, 2019—Cathy Maxwell, PhD, Shelagh Mulvaney, PhD, and Bethany Rhoten, PhD, have been named Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s first Valere Potter Distinguished Dean’s Faculty Fellows.
Phillippi to direct Vanderbilt’s Nurse-Midwifery program
May. 22, 2019—Julia Phillippi, PhD, CNM, has been named academic director of the Nurse-Midwifery program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She will also co-direct the Nurse-Midwifery/Family Nurse Practitioner dual-focus specialty with Courtney Pitts, DNP, FNP.
Nursing graduates embrace quest for health care excellence
May. 16, 2019—Dean Linda Norman, DSN, told the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s 2019 graduating class that she is optimistic about the future of health care because of them.
Commencement 2019
May. 8, 2019—Vanderbilt University's 2019 Commencement ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. Friday, May 10.
Bioimpedance spectroscopy better than tape measure for identifying lymphedema risk
May. 3, 2019—Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is better than a tape measure for assessing a woman’s risk for developing lymphedema.
Therapy animals’ impact on children with cancer studied
May. 2, 2019—The sight of a dog in a therapy vest trotting down a hospital hallway or being petted by a child lying in a hospital bed is familiar to many, yet the scientific research showing the impact of therapy animals is largely anecdotal, says Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Professor Mary Jo Gilmer, PhD. Her work is changing that.
Piano named to nurse researcher hall of fame
Apr. 18, 2019—Mariann Piano, PhD, RN, the Nancy and Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing and Senior Associate Dean for Research at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, has been selected for induction into the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.
