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Ashley Brown Panas, MD, is one of several advanced providers on the Vanderbilt LifeFlight crew that include physicians and nurse practitioners.
July 22, 2020

LifeFlight adds NPs, physicians to expand flight crew

Patients treated and transported by Vanderbilt LifeFlight are now receiving a higher level of care thanks to the credentialing of more than 20 flight nurses as nurse practitioners and the addition of a flight physician at several LifeFlight bases.

By Jerry Jones
February 20, 2020

VUSN seeking applicants for new community-based nurse practitioner fellowship

New nurse practitioners and nurse practitioner students who want to work with rural or medically underserved populations are invited to apply for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s new community-based nurse practitioner fellowships based in Tennessee.

By Nancy Wise
VUSN’s Christian Ketel, DNP, MSN, left, Courtney Pitts, DSN, Leah Branam and Pam Jones, DNP, will use HRSA grants to increase the number of nurse practitioners in rural and medically underserved areas.
September 12, 2019

Grant to help increase nurse practitioners in rural areas

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.

By Nancy Wise
September 20, 2018

Boot camp boosts critical care skills

More than 300 nurse practitioners and physician assistants from 40 states visited the Vanderbilt University Medical Center campus last week to attend the seventh annual Acute Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Critical Care Boot Camp.

By Jill Clendening
doctor or nurse examining chest x-ray
August 14, 2017

VUSN and VUMC researchers receive FAANP funding for Choosing Wisely collaborative study

A collaborative project between Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received funding to pilot a project aimed at demonstrating the influence of nurse practitioners in reducing unnecessary testing.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 31, 2016

Critical care nurse springs into action when young friend suffers stroke

A 27-year-old Nashville woman is thankful a neuro critical care nurse practitioner from Vanderbilt University Medical Center was nearby when she suffered a stroke last month.

By Tom Wilemon
October 8, 2015

‘Boot Camp’ gives chance to hone critical care skills

More than 250 critical care nurse practitioners and physician assistants from 41 states gathered at Vanderbilt recently for the fourth annual ACNP/PA Critical Care Boot Camp.
By Matt Batcheldor
June 25, 2015

Vanderhoef recognized by American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Assistant Professor Dawn Vanderhoef is the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Education from the American Nurses Psychiatric Association.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 11, 2013

New service helps patients keep glucose levels on track

Following her successful heart valve surgery at Vanderbilt, Gwendolyn English and her family faced a long journey home to Florida. Her family was concerned about the trip, because English has diabetes and her blood sugar levels had been fluctuating erratically.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 16, 2012

Nurse practitioner group honors VUSN’s Case

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Jane Case, DNP, FNP-BC, recently received the 2012 Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Excellence Award from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
By VUMC News and Communications