Matt Batcheldor

August 4, 2022

Nurse residency program gains second PTAP accreditation

Vanderbilt’s Nurse Residency Program has been awarded its second Accreditation with Distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs.

By Matt Batcheldor
August 4, 2022

VUMC nursing education leader Wilson retires after 45 years

Chris Wilson, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, senior director of Nursing Education and Professional Development, retired at the end of July after 45 years of service to Vanderbilt.

By Matt Batcheldor
Marsha Eastridge is doing well following the surgical procedures she received at Vanderbilt.
July 28, 2022

Patient doing well after complex vascular procedures

Marsha Eastridge had no clue she had heart problems until she was diagnosed in December 2021. Barely three weeks later, she was undergoing the first of two complex vascular procedures at Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute that would save her life.

By Matt Batcheldor
July 21, 2022

VUMC Nursing Informatics leader Hughart to retire

Vanderbilt Nursing Informatics leader Karen Hughart, MSN, RN, is retiring at the end of July after 45 years at the Medical Center.

By Matt Batcheldor
July 20, 2022

The nurse came back from Kroger to care for a patient, and other DAISY Award-winning examples of extraordinary nurses.

DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. Here are VUMC’s latest winners.

By Matt Batcheldor
July 20, 2022

Psychiatric Hospital Magnet visit set for Aug. 22-24

The American Nurses Credentialing Center will bring a team of appraisers to Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH) from Aug. 22-24 as part of the Magnet fourth designation process.

By Matt Batcheldor
July 14, 2022

Children’s Hospital Magnet visit set for Aug. 10-12

The American Nurses Credentialing Center will bring a team of appraisers to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Aug. 10-12 as part of the Magnet fourth designation process.
By Matt Batcheldor
July 13, 2022

VUMC launches tuition-free Care Partner Academy

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched Vanderbilt Care Partner Academy (VCPA), a tuition-free, paid training opportunity for people interested in becoming care partners.
By Matt Batcheldor
June 22, 2022

Vanderbilt Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement System recognized

By Matt Batcheldor
June 8, 2022

Genes and age studied as markers for higher death rate in those with atrial fibrillation

Younger patients with atrial fibrillation who had rare genetic variants associated with inherited cardiomyopathy and arrythmia syndromes were associated with a significantly higher rate of death than those without the variants, a Vanderbilt-led study has shown.
By Matt Batcheldor
June 2, 2022

Magnet appraisers set VUH visit for Aug. 16-19

The American Nurses Credentialing Center will bring a team of appraisers to Vanderbilt University Hospital from Aug. 16-19 as part of the Magnet fourth designation process.
By Matt Batcheldor
June 2, 2022

VUMC renewed as a Comprehensive Hypertension Center

The Vanderbilt Comprehensive Hypertension Center has been awarded renewal of the American Heart Association’s Comprehensive Hypertension Center Certification,
By Matt Batcheldor
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