nursing Archive — Page 6 of 11

Group of uniformed people standing behind a table stacked with medical supply boxes and assorted books inside a room with pink and textured walls.
May 21, 2018

An Army doctor’s appeal: “People in Iraq need medical books — can you help?” The response from Vanderbilt was overwhelming.

VUMC gastroenterologist Terence “T.A.” Smith wanted to help an Iraqi colleague at a small clinic. Vanderbilt donors responded with dozens of boxes of books.

By Jessica Pasley
Robin Steaban and her daughter, Milli Vincent, pose together outdoors beside a brick planter; Steaban wears a blue dress and Vincent wears a purple dress.
May 8, 2018

Moms of the Medical Center

Some Vanderbilt employees have another word for a work colleague: Mom

By Nancy Humphrey
Three adults smile together indoors: a man in a gray suit, a woman in an orange blouse and white jacket, and a woman wearing glasses and an employee ID badge. Another person is visible in the background.
May 8, 2018

Janice Overall retires after 47 years of nursing at Vanderbilt—most of it caring for children in the Pediatrics clinic

“I thought I’d only stay here three years. I’ve been here ever since!”

By Vanderbilt Health News
Television news screenshot showing several women hugging and smiling in a room. Lower-third text reads: “THANK A NURSE TODAY,” “'UNSUNG' HERO,” and “SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR NURSE WHO WENT VIRAL.”
May 2, 2018

The inside story of how the “Today” show surprised a VUMC nurse on the air

There was singing. There were hugs. There was laughter. There were tears.

By Matt Batcheldor
Three smiling women pose together indoors; the woman in the center wears a corsage, and the woman on the left wears a name badge.
March 28, 2018

Julie Foss departs the Medical Intensive Care Unit for the last time

The “proud Vanderbilt nurse’s” life’s work, and her passion, are the patients and the employees of MICU.

By Matt Batcheldor
Smiling nurse with long brown hair, wearing black scrubs, a stethoscope, and an ID badge, standing in a hospital room.
March 1, 2018

“The most famous nurse in the world” looks back on the video of her singing to a patient — and tells the story behind it

Olivia Neufelder sang from her heart to her dying patient, and millions of people all over the world shared the video. Here’s the story behind the song, and what the 24-year-old Vanderbilt nurse’s reaction has been to her fame.

By Christina Echegaray