Vanderbilt University Hospital Archive — Page 5 of 19
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October 8, 2024
Medical Intensive Care Unit receives American Association of Critical Care Nurses excellence award
This award was created by the AACN to recognize specific units within a hospital system where direct care nurses have the greatest impact on patient outcomes. -
October 7, 2024
Skydiving, bungee jumping, deer hunting and the World Transplant Games: 13 years after getting her new kidney, Sheila Spann keeps living life to the fullest
All that’s in addition to her day jobs as a pharmacist and diabetes educator just outside of Jackson, Mississippi. -
October 3, 2024
DAISY Award spotlight: ‘While I nervously anticipated fetal surgery, Taylor was a calm in the storm.’
Taylor Melanson, RN, works in the Labor & Delivery Unit of Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC. -
October 3, 2024
DAISY Award spotlight: ‘I felt scared and alone until Miss Emily walked into my room.’
Emily Turner, BSN, RN, works on the 9 North Surgical Specialties unit of Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC. -
September 9, 2024
High-sensitivity test expected to expedite heart attack diagnosis and treatment
At Vanderbilt University Hospital, there are approximately 75,000 adult emergency department visits a year, and approximately 20% of all ED patients receive a cardiac troponin test as part of their initial evaluation. The new cardiac troponin test is more precise and provides results faster. -
August 15, 2024
DAISY Award spotlight: “When I think back on how scary that evening was, I always think about how grateful I am that Lauren was our nurse”
Lauren Guthrie, RN 2 CC, works on the Labor and Delivery unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC. -
August 15, 2024
DAISY Award spotlight: “Hayleigh Murphy has a giant heart and is a fantastic nurse.”
Hayleigh Murphy, RN 2 CC, works on the 10 North Trauma Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.