Medical Center Nursing

November 30, 2021

Ivory appointed to AHRQ’s National Advisory Council

VUMC’s Cathy Ivory, PhD, RN-BC, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, has been appointed to the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

By Matt Batcheldor
July 29, 2021

Kapu to direct VUSN’s clinical, community partnerships

April Kapu, DNP, APRN, has left her role as associate nursing officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center Advanced Practice and director of the Office of Advance Practice, and begun a new position as associate dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN).

By Matt Batcheldor
December 10, 2020

School of Nursing names Steaban Honorary Alumna

Robin Steaban, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer at Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital (VUAH), has been honored by Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) with the school’s Honorary Alumna distinction. The award was presented during a virtual celebration on Oct. 20.

By Nancy Wise and Matt Batcheldor
Jeanne Yeatman, MBA, MOM, RN, CMTE, EMT, has been named interim chief nursing officer of VWCH.
August 6, 2020

Yeatman named interim chief nursing officer for VWCH

Jeanne Yeatman, MBA, MOM, RN, CMTE, EMT, associate nursing officer and executive director of Vanderbilt LifeFlight, has been named interim chief nursing officer of Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH).

By Matt Batcheldor
A heavy dose of virtual meetings helped VUMC’s Nurse Residency Program welcome its largest cohort ever — more than 350 nurse residents.
July 16, 2020

VUMC welcomes largest group of new nurse residents

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Nurse Residency Program is facing a unique challenge this summer — welcoming more than 350 nurse residents, its largest cohort ever, while drastically altering the program to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Matt Batcheldor
April 22, 2020

Kapu named president-elect of nurse practitioners association

April Kapu, DNP, APRN, associate nursing officer for VUMC Advanced Practice has been named president-elect of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

By Matt Batcheldor
April 10, 2020

VUMC adult hospital prepared for surge of COVID-19 admissions

As of April 9, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital (VUAH) had admitted 79 patients with COVID-19, 55 of those admitted had subsequently been discharged, and three patient had died. Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital had admitted 10 patients with COVID-19, none had died, and one of those admitted had subsequently been discharged.
By Paul Govern
February 27, 2020

APRN fellowship program receives ANCC accreditation

VUMC's Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner Fellowship has been accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs.
By Matt Batcheldor
February 20, 2020

Gannon to oversee efforts to expand ECMO program to additional units

Whitney Gannon MSN, MS, RN, APRN, has been named to the new position of director of Quality and Education for the Vanderbilt Extracorporeal Life Support Program (ECLS).
By Matt Batcheldor
January 29, 2020

VUMC, VUSN academic/practice partnership lauded

The partnership between Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and Vanderbilt University Medical Center was recognized by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) with its 2019 New Era for Academic Nursing Award.
By Nancy Wise
December 12, 2019

Study explores burnout among APRNs, physician assistants

In one of the first studies to document burnout among advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs), Vanderbilt researchers examined causes and solutions.
By Matt Batcheldor
November 14, 2019

Ivory named director of VUMC Nursing Research

Catherine Ivory, PhD, RN-BC, RNC-OB, has been named senior director of Nursing Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 22, 2019

New murals celebrate VUMC nurses

More than 500 nurses working for Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and Adult Clinics are represented on new murals that were recently installed in two locations.
By Matt Batcheldor