nursing Archive — Page 8 of 11

Smiling woman in a white Vanderbilt University School of Nursing coat and blue scrubs, standing outside a medical center entrance.
October 25, 2016

New faculty: Susanna Rudy is developing a national fellowship standard for ENPs

New Instructor in Nursing Susanna Rudy brings to Vanderbilt a wealth of experience. She’s a board-certified nurse practitioner in emergency, family and adult-gerontology acute care who earned a master’s degree in forensic science before earning master of science in nursing and doctor of nursing practice degrees, the latter two from Vanderbilt.

Four panelists sit at a table before an audience during a discussion about nurses’ involvement in health care policy.
September 2, 2016

Legislators encourage nursing students to share real-life impact of health care issues

Be involved, be personal and be succinct. That’s what two Tennessee lawmakers told doctoral nursing students interested in health care policy.

Five people in blue medical scrubs pose beside a sign reading “Godchaux Hall,” “Frist Hall,” and “School of Nursing,” with Vanderbilt University Medical Center branding.
August 31, 2016

Diverse degrees and opportunities draw new School of Nursing students

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has welcomed 478 new students from 45 states and three countries into its Master of Nursing Science, Doctor of Nurse Practice and Ph.D. degree programs.

Portrait of Colleen Conway-Welch in a blue jacket and pearl necklace beside a close-up of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing seal.
August 11, 2016

School of Nursing dean emerita named ‘living legend’

Colleen Conway-Welch, dean emerita of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, has been named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing, one of nursing’s most distinguished and prestigious professional organizations.

Three women pose onstage; the woman in the center holds a Vanderbilt University plaque recognizing Kristen T. Smith.
August 3, 2016

VUSN honors near-record number of students during pinning ceremonies

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing recognized 360 students—one of the largest classes in its history—during pinning ceremonies July 31 at Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium.

Stone-arched entrance to Vanderbilt University’s Harry R. Bla... Memorial Hall, with steps, railings, trees, and brick walls; the carved inscription above reads “SCHOOL FOR ...” and “EST. 1875.”
June 27, 2016

Search committee announced for VUSN senior associate dean for research

Barbara A. Given, the Visiting Ingram Professor of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and university distinguished professor at the Michigan State University College of Nursing, will lead the search committee for the next senior associate dean for research for VUSN.