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January 23, 2019
DAISY Awards honor four extraordinary nurses
DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. This group is Vanderbilt's first. -
November 15, 2018
Songwriting aids palliative care nurse in cancer fight
Megan Palmer, RN, a nurse in the Palliative Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, wears many hats, but she never imagined writing a song about a perfect Stetson cowboy hat would hold such powerful meaning in her life. -
October 16, 2018
An approaching hurricane. A critically ill baby. A Vanderbilt team flies in to help.
"The mother was so grateful that we were able to get her baby to a safe place.” -
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. -
September 7, 2018
Every child who finishes chemo gets a rousing serenade. The woman behind Children’s Hospital’s “Last Chemo” song.
Warning: you will be humming "The Macarena" for the rest of the day. -
August 14, 2018
Patty Hofstetter came to Vanderbilt as a teenager. She never left — until now.
A conversation with the 41-year veteran nurse upon her retirement. -
May 30, 2018
Kathy Moss “always dreamed of being a nurse.” Now, she leads a staff of 200 dedicated to quality patient care.
Kathy Moss remembers the days when she and her sister spent hours practicing running a doctor’s office. Their dolls and stuffed animals served as patients.