Nursing

July 20, 2022

The nurse came back from Kroger to care for a patient, and other DAISY Award-winning examples of extraordinary nurses.

DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. Here are VUMC’s latest winners.

By Matt Batcheldor

July 20, 2022

Psychiatric Hospital Magnet visit set for Aug. 22-24

The American Nurses Credentialing Center will bring a team of appraisers to Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH) from Aug. 22-24 as part of the Magnet fourth designation process.

By Matt Batcheldor

July 14, 2022

Children’s Hospital Magnet visit set for Aug. 10-12

The American Nurses Credentialing Center will bring a team of appraisers to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Aug. 10-12 as part of the Magnet fourth designation process.

By Matt Batcheldor

July 13, 2022

VUMC launches tuition-free Care Partner Academy

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched Vanderbilt Care Partner Academy (VCPA), a tuition-free, paid training opportunity for people interested in becoming care partners.

By Matt Batcheldor

July 13, 2022

Clinic offers ongoing care for pediatric heart patients

Vanderbilt recently launched a new multidisciplinary Fontan Clinic, which will provide an ongoing, coordinated care plan for children and teens, ages 10-19, who have had the Fontan procedure for single ventricle heart disease.

By Christina Echegaray

July 5, 2022

Magnet staff notice: Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital