Nursing

September 24, 2024

Initiative aims to prepare high school students for careers in nursing

VUMC is collaborating with Nurses Middle College Nashville (Nurses MC), a proposed public charter school, which is seeking approval from the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission to prepare high school students for careers in nursing.

By Matt Batcheldor
Participants from the Tennessee National Guard pose for a photo on the Vanderbilt LifeFlight helipad.
September 18, 2024

Event provides crucial trauma training for Tennessee National Guard personnel

The event featured specific resource-limited training for austere environments that military personnel may deploy to, such as treating fever in the tropics and using ventilators in emergency evacuations and transport

By Matt Batcheldor
September 18, 2024

Nurse Wellness website relaunched

Though nurses are the focus, everyone in the VUMC community is invited to use the new site, which includes information about workplace violence prevention and leader support.

By Matt Batcheldor
Caroline Banes, ACNP-BC, leads a roundtable discussion on ICU staffing models during the event. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 16, 2024

VUMC Nursing’s ‘Boot Camp’ helps hone critical care skills

The event is a conference for critical care nurse practitioners and physician assistants to receive specialized critical care training to improve patient care.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 16, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She was kind, concerned, and had a genuine compassion for my daughter and me.’

Melanie McAfee, RN works in the Child & Adolescent Unit at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 16, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Melody’s commitment to excellence and patient-centered care makes her an invaluable asset to the surgical department at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital.’

Melody Mullaney, RN, works in the surgical department at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 16, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘Amidst the clinical efficiency of a hospital, there’s room for humanity and kindness.’

Keiryn Weiss, BSN, RN, CPN, works in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Matt Batcheldor
September 4, 2024

Get app-y: scenes from VUMC Nursing’s Code Academy ‘hackathon’

A week of Code Academy focused on solving problems in nursing got tackled with lots of giggles, games, coding — and savvy questions about what it's like to be a nurse.
By Holly Fletcher
August 15, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: “When I think back on how scary that evening was, I always think about how grateful I am that Lauren was our nurse”

Lauren Guthrie, RN 2 CC, works on the Labor and Delivery unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 15, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: “Hayleigh Murphy has a giant heart and is a fantastic nurse.”

Hayleigh Murphy, RN 2 CC, works on the 10 North Trauma Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 15, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: “She helped me have my hope back again.”

Kelsey Hendrix, BSN, RN, works in the Progressive Care Unit at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital and is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 14, 2024

Marilyn Dubree receives DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award

Marilyn Dubree, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FAAN, Former Executive Chief Nursing Officer at VUMC, was awarded a DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 9, 2024

Q&A with new VUMC System Chief Nursing Officer Karen Keady

Karen Keady, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, stepped into her new role as VUMC System Chief Nursing Officer on July 1. In this interview, she covered several key topics, including her leadership style and vision, technology and innovation, work-life balance, shadowing, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
By Matt Batcheldor
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